8-18-08
What
weekend. Ed and Betty Pariso in conjunction with Inzer Advance
designs put on the best sports extravaganza Texashas ever seen.
The REAL RAW meet went off on Friday night while the Pro bodybuilders
were involved in pre-judging. There were some great action going
on and a fairly big crowd. On Saturday, the Powerlfting Superfest
took place and quite frankly drew an impressive crowd. Some of
the biggest and best in the bench press showed up going head to head in
an all new format.....REPS. The results of the MX2 division (Most weight X 2 or
more repetitions) was as follows:
Light-Heavyweight
(under 198)
Jason Coker - 700x3, 750x2
Jessie Kellum - 700x2,
750x0
Frank Caminita - 650x0,
650x1
Joe Ceklovsky
Heavyweight (under 259)
Rob Luyando - 800x2, 850x2
Bobby Fields - 750x1, 700x2
Superheavyweight
(over 259)
Scot Mendelson - 850x2,
900x1&0
Tiny Meeker - 800x2&0,
950x0
Glenn Russo - 750x2, 850x1
Sebastian Burns - 750x0,
700x2
Gene Rychalk - 850x1
Paul Key -
800x1&0, 850x0
Wait a minute
though......things didn't stop there.
Tiny and Scot came right back to a weight for reps challenge where Tiny
took a slight lead and beat Scot. It had to be the wildest and
most exciting thing I have ever seen. Then came the Set weight X most Repetitions or
just simply the SXR division. It was
divided in two division and the results were as follows:
Heavyweight (259 and under)
500 Pound Bar
Jason Coker - 9 (4500)
Rob Luyando 8 (4000)
Bobby Fields 7 (3500)
Jessie Kellum 6 (3000)
Frank Caminita - 4 (2000)
400 Pound Bar
Jason Coker 16 (6400)
Jessie Kellum 15 (6000)
Frank Caminita 10 (4000)
Superheavyweight (over 259)
600 Pound Bar
Tiny Meeker 11, 10, 7 (16,200)
Scot Mendelson 11, 10, 6 (15,600)
Glenn Russo 8 (4800)
Sebastan Burns 6 (3600)
Paul Key 3 (1800)
500 Pound Bar
Glenn Russo 17 (8500)
Scot Mendelson 13 (6500)
Tiny Meeker 12 (6000)
Superlifting Pro Bench Prize Winners
Joson Coker - $3,000 (1st MX2, 1st SXR, 1st SXR)
Rob Luyando - $2,000 (1st MX2)
Scot Mendelson - $2,000 (1st MX2)
Tiny Meeker - $1,000 (2nd MX2, 1st SXR)
Glenn Russo - $750 (3rd MX2, 1st SXR)
Jessie Kellum - $500 (2nd MX2)
Bobby Fields - $500 (2nd MX2)
Sebastian Burns - $250 (4th MX2)
Prizes were awarded as follows:
MX2 - $2000 1st, $500 2nd, $250 3rd,, (3rd place HW no-show awarded to
4th place winner in SHW)
SXR - $500 1st each division and round.
Is this the direction the sport needs to go? Perhaps.....in my
opinion this had to be the most exciting meet I have ever seen.
the crowds were tremendous and feed back from the meet promoters was
great. No matter what your interest was in going to the Europa
you were bound to enjoy whatyou saw. Look forward to seeing more
great things our of Inzer Advance designs when they put on another
powershow at the Olympia.
Anyway,
thanks to meet director Kirk Stroud and
Samm Stroud, Strouds Fitness and their Team for running a quality,
quick and efficient operation. The referees ran tight judging. The
platform manager and spotter loaders were fast and loaded perfectly.
The famous announcer Chuck Lamantia was awesome. The legend Ken Lain
showed once again why his legacy continues. He was extremely positive
and supportive of the current champions. The Producers, Directors and
film, camera, officials, scorecard, score table, logistics, sound,
music, staging, promotion, security, and platform Crews were all
professional and superb. The list is very long of great people who
helped, and they all deserve congratulations because it was not easy to
work a format that had never been done before.
Thanks to Ed and Betty Parisos Europa Super Show Sports Expo for
providing a great venue!
Enjoy the videos of the meet provided by some of
our readers:
* Anyone else that has videos to contribute please let us know.
6-24-08
POWERLIFTING
at the EUROPA SUPER SHOW!!!
Powerlifting
is back and better than ever in 2008 for Ed and Betty Pariso's huge
Super Show Expo
in Dallas. Meet directing legend
Kirk Stroud has teamed up with new supporters to present the Super Pro
Bench
Press Championships, ISA World Championships and ISAA Amateur
Powerlifting.
Full
Powerlifting, Bench Press, Deadlift, Squat and Push Pull. This year's
event
will feature more ways to compete, more fun and more excitement than
ever
before. This year the competition will be all inclusive
of every aspect of
powerlifting integrated into the Powerlifting
Super Show. Whether you're a beginner, amateur,
soon-to-be pro
or super pro bench presser, Dallas
Texas is the place to be on August 15th and 16th !!!
Europa
Super Show fans will be in full force to witness your lifting talents.
After
the lifting, venture over to the IFBB Pro Bodybuilding, Fitness and
Figure,
World Grappling Tournament, Hot Body Model Search, Custom Car Shows,
USA
Strongman Nationals, Arm Wrestling and Professional Wrestling. Mingle
with
sports legends. Talk shop with oldtimers and newcomers of various
sports. Meet
celebrities. Learn the latest developments in the science of athletic
performance. Get FREE
product samples from hundreds of vendors and sponsors promoting their
newest
innovations.
Kirk
Stroud's team has coordinated a plethora
of exciting developments too long to describe in one newsletter. Check
your
email again soon for coming announcements!!! Reserve your spot
now by
printing and mailing your Entry Form.
HOTEL
&
TRANSPORTATION
Book your room HERE at the Official hotel, Hyatt Regency Dallas
This is the ONLY hotel that will have FREE shuttle to and from the
Europa Super
Show.
See
ya'll at the Dallas Convention Center, August
15th and 16th !!!
9-10-07
Ok, it's time to update you on all the meets that have taken place her
in Texas over the past 5 months. First in the APF, on March 31st
in Houston the
APF
Texas State Powerlifting Championships; on May 12, 2007 again in
Houston, the
APF
Summer Bash. In Seguin, Texas on June 9, 2007 was the
APF
South Texas; on June 15, 2007, in Dallas, Texas the
Firefighters
Olympic Powerlifting Championshps were held; on June 13, 2007 in
League City, Texas the
Police
Olympic Powerlifting Championships were held; on June 15, 2007 the
APF
Rio Bravo Powerlifting Championships took place; on July 28, 2007
in Beaumont, Texas, the
APF
Texas South East Powerlifting Championships were held; and on July
21, 2007 in Houston, Texas the
Paul
Barbee Powerlifting Championships were held.
Next in NASA, on May 26, 2007, in Hereford, Texas the
NASA
West Texas State was held; on July 7th, 2007 the
NASA
South Texas Open was held in Alvin, Texas; and on July 30th the
NASA
East Texas Open was held in Tyler, Texas.
Next we have the
USAPL
South Texas Qualifier held on March 12, 2007; the
USAPL
Texas A&M Invitational held at College Station, Texas on March
3, 2007; and finally the
USAPL
Collegiate Nationals held in Killeen, Texas.
All of the meet results can be viewed by clicking on the links.
4-12-07
Like girls high school
lifting? The best in the USA happens each March here in
Texas. Click on the link to see the results of the 2007 Texas High
School Womens powerlifting Association Texas State Meet. Also, the THSWPA has
updated their Texas
records, check those out while you are visiting their web
site. The Texas
High School Powerlifting Association also has the results up for
the boys State meet. Amazing turnout and lifting.
3-26-07
The NASA East
Texas Open was held February 24 in Tyler Texas. Meet results
can be viewed by clicking on the link. Also in are the results
for the USAPL
Texas A&M Invitational held on March 3, at College Station,
Texas, the USAPL
South Texas Qualifier held March 12 and the WABDL
MetroFlex Push Pull Challenge was held on March 10 in Arlington,
Texas. For the WABDL
deadlift results please click on the link. Congratulations to
all the lifters!
2-17-07
The
Gulf
Coast States Powerlifting Championships were held in Houston, Texas
Saturday, February 17,2007 at Sam Houston High School. A huge
thanks to judges Joe
Dalton, Mark Harris, and Brian Kline, score keeper Tom
McCullough and Maria
McCullough,
expeditor Fred McCullough, platform manager Josh Ash, rear
spotter Steve Burtschell, loaders/spotters Ruben Galindo, MikeSalinas
and Cesar
Martinez.
Without the hard work of these individuals, the
meet would not have taken place.
Thanks also to Tiny Meeker and Gene Wagonseller for the use of the
equipment and Karen Siemsson and Ramey Benfield for all the hard work
they did transporting and loading equipment.
A special thanks also to Inzer
Advance Designs for
supporting this sport and our meets for many years, Mike Lambert of
Powerlifting USA who has been there supporting us all for a
long time and a huge thanks to Houston ISD and Sam Houston High School
for all of their support over the past 7 years.
1-21-07
The
APF Space City Bench Press
Extravaganza was held Saturday the 21st at Sam Houston High School
. The meet director Tom McCulough gives s huge thanks to head
judge Joe
Dalton, side judges Mark Harris, Maria McCullough and Matt
Wray, score keeper Tom McCullough and Maria
McCullough, expeditor Fred McCullough, platform manager Josh Ash,
spotters and
loaders Jose Marroquin, Dionisio Hurtado and Cesar
Martinez.
Without the hard work of these individuals, the
meet would not have taken place.
I want to also say thank you to Jeff Snyder for showing what great
athletes we have in this sport. At the end of the meet Jeff gave
his best lifter trophy to 17 year old Juan Gonzalez. Juan was so
grateful to get the trophy he broke down in tears. All the rest
of the adults watching this great act of sportsmanship had the same
reaction. Truly the most touching act I have seen in this sport
in 27 years of involvement. Exactly why we all keep doing what we
do for the sport. Congratulations
Jeff Snyder for having such a
big heart.
Thanks
also to all the lifters who attended this meet and all of the
people who drove out to watch. A special thanks also to Inzer
Advance Designs for
supporting this sport and our meets for many years, Mike Lambert of
Powerlifting USA who has been there supporting us all for a
long time and a huge thanks to Houston ISD and Sam Houston High School
for all of their support over the past 7 years.
