billw3941 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 AAU Feats of Strength National Championships on April 14-15 in Laughlin NV, 9 events in 2 days: tire flip, tire throw, 1-hand partial deadlift, farmer's walk, pullups for reps, weighted pullup, dynamometer hand grip strength, bench press for reps, and deadlifts for reps. Contact billw3941@gmail.com for rules, weight tables, & entry form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Pretty cool. Not sure if I have ever heard of this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 It really sounds interesting and like it would be lots of fun. No way I can afford to go but if I can find all the rules etc - I could try some of them here at home and see how I might have done - just for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw3941 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 The April 14-15 National Championship meet in Laughlin NV will be the inagural meet for AAU Feats of Strength. AAU Feats of Strength is a part of AAU Powerlifting. Four more meets are being planned for 2012 that will be joint AAU Powerlifting and AAU Feats of Strength meets--tentatively May 24-25 in Walnut Creek CA, June 2-3 in Moreno Valley CA, August 18-19 in Long Beach CA, and Nov. 8-9? in Reno NV. Others are in the works. If you are in other parts of the country and want to stage your own AAU FOS meet with your own events, please contact me. AAU provides insurance, awards, publicitgy backing, etc. We currently have a core group of 15 events with AAU-approved rules in place. We take events from grip, strongman, powerlifting, gymnastics, and track & field competitions. Grip events at the April 14-15 National Championship meet include the dynamometer hand grip test, 1-hand partial deadlift (with a rolling handle), and 50m farmer's walk with one turnaround. The 1-hand partial deadlift involves 3 attempts with progressively greater weights selected by the competitor as in a powerlifting competition. The farmer's walk handles are loaded with specific "standard weights" that vary per age group/bodyweight classification (see the "Weight Tables"), however, contestants can increase the load in 25 lb increments above their standard weight (no limits) to attempt a truly challenging weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw3941 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Feats of Strength event flier and entry form (3 pages) are attached. Please note that there will be the AAU Powerlifting National meet and the ABA Bodybuilding Southwest Championships taking place simultaneously at the Event Center of the Edgewater & Colorado Belle Hotels/Casinos in Laughlin NV, April 14-15, 2012. If your powerlifting weight class is scheduled for Sunday April 15, you may make special arrangements to compete in powerlifting on Saturday and feats of strength on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw3941 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Weight Tables for Farmer's Walk, Bench Press for Reps, Deadlift for Reps, Tire Flip, and Tire Throw events. See attached files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw3941 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 AAU NEWS PRIME ARTICLE, FEB. 17, 2012: AAU Powerlifting adds a new Division to provide a greater number of options for athletes Click on link: http://aaunews.org/news/?p=6342 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw3941 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Powerlifting Watch Article: "AAU Powerlifting adopting AAU Powerlifting Feats of Strength" Click on this link: http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/21709 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw3941 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 The meet has been retitled "AAU Powerlifting Feats of Strength National Exhibition". The new Division will be introduced over the next seven months as a pilot program with final approval as an AAU Powerlifting Division at the AAU National Conference being held in Hawaii in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw3941 Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Rules for Feats of Strength events--See attached file RULE BOOK-AAU FOS, Rev. 2-20-12, final.doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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