Sunday, August 5, 2012

100% RAW VIRGINIA NEWS

THE 100% RAW EASTERN USA OPEN SINGLE LIFT CHAMPIONSHIPS SAW SOME GREAT LIFTING. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF STATE AND NATIONAL RECORDS SET AT THE EVENT. THE MEET WAS HELD AT THE POWERHOUSE GYM IN WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA. MIKE EATON ON MARYLAND SET THE ALL TIME FEDERATION DEADLIFT RECORD WITH A PULL OF 363 KILOS 800.25 POUNDS. EATON WEIGHED IN THE MORNING OF THE CONTEST AT 240 POUNDS. EATON WENT ON TO TRY 810 POUNDS AND GIVE IT A GREAT TRY BEFORE COME UP SHORT. JESSICA READ SET THE 198 PLUS NATIONAL RECORD IN THE BENCH PRESS WITH A VERY NICE EFFORT OF 259 POUNDS. ARRON BOYD BROKE ONE OF THE FEDERATIONS LONGEST STANDING VIRGINIA STATE RECORDS WITH A 617 POUND DEADLIFT IN THE 198 POUND CLASS. THE DRUG TEST RESULTS ARE IN AND ALL RECORDS ARE NOW OFFICAL! THE VIRGINIA STATE RECORDS ARE NOW UPDATED AND SHOULD BE ON THE WWW.RAWPOWERLIFTING.COM THIS WEEK.
FULL RESULTS ARE ON WWW.RAWPOWERLIFTING.COM SATURDAY OCT 18 AT THE GOLDS GYM 9705 LIBERIA AVE IN MANASSAS, VA WILL BE THE 100% RAW BULL RUN BENCH PRESS & STRICT CURL CHAMPIONSHIPS. ENTRY FORMS ARE ONLINE AND NEED TO BE BY SATURDAY AUGUST 11. WE WANT TO MAKE THIS A ANNUAL EVENT SO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE BULL RUN CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE MID ATLANTIC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22 AT THE BEST WESTERN IN ZION CROSSROADS. THE MEET IS FULL POWER AND SINGLE LIFTS BENCH PRESS-DEADLIFT-STRICT CURL. ENTRY FORMS ARE ON THE 100% RAW WEBSITE. THE 2013 SCHEDULE WILL BE OUT AROUND THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER. I HAVE A REALLY STRONG SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR.