MEET RECAP: The 2Day ColdFeet Classic
Powerlifting Meet amidst a pandemic?
YES, and it brought about a lot of firsts for The Dirty Gym! Let’s talk about the logistical wins...then we will actually get into the competition, and the show put on by the athletes.
BIG DG Firsts:
First Two Day Meet!
First Drug Tested Meet!
First Live Streamed Meet!
The team is so proud we were able to put on this event; follow both USPA and Responsible Restart Ohio guidelines, and on top of that provide an excellent experience for the lifters.
One final special mention before we get into the lifting, Thank You so much to Kabuki Strength and Ghost Strong For sponsoring our event….Ok, now let’s get into the real action.
First up, Saturday, Drug Tested day. The gym hosted 20 lifters, several new competitors including our very own Kelly Cramblit, and a nasty showdown in the mens’ 90kg weight class between Brayton Shannon and Carlos Pantoja. The boys went lift for lift all day, with Brayton coming out ahead by 27# at the end of the day, and taking the overall win as well as a win for the weight class. Also of note we had several National records set in the Push-Pull division, by Sophia Ostrander, and Larry Edwards. Sophia is a Junior lifter and only 16 years old, with a very bright future in the sport! On the opposite end of the spectrum, Larry is one of our masters lifters, who is still breaking barriers at 73! Nicole Praet took the overall win for the ladies, with a 382.5kg Total and 331.8 Wilks. Chandler Jobe took the big W for the Men’s Junior Overall to cap out a very smooth quick day!
Onto Day 2, and wow did the men show up! Another 20 lifters, and we started the day off with 7 lifters squatting over 700#! Capping off with the largest Classic Raw squat ever completed at The Dirty Gym, 841# by Mark Conover. The guys did not disappoint on the bench either, 5 athletes benched over 400#. Robert Knuttson, brought the heaviest deadlift of the day at 771# and had the scare of a lifetime almost bombing out due to grip issues. Marcus swooped in to give some tips, and he made his last deadlift! Stephanie Flesher paved the way for the ladies, squatting 450#, benching 291# and deadlift a massive 462# in her first official meet! Sara Howard, our little hop along, did the thing in the bench only division, benching 176# at 130# bodyweight with one leg! It was a day of MONSTERS!
The weekend went by so fast!