This page is dedicated to the Arnold Sports Festival and will have updates and information posted here as it becomes available.
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Arnold Sports Festival Thank Yous
Posted Monday, March 9, 2009 @ 6:33 PM CMTs
Back home in Anchorage and would like to thank some of the people who made the USAPL/IPF events at the Arnold Sports Festival great.
First, I would like to say how honored we are to be a part of the Festival and we are very grateful to Mr. Jim Lorimer and Governor Schwarzenegger for giving us this opportunity and letting us run with it. We hope we presented a quality show that you both enjoyed and we proud of. They are ably supported (and we were too) by the ladies in the office, Donna Reeder, Lucy Pinney, Stephanie Lorenz, and Suzanne Irwin. Thank you all for all of the hard work you did on our behalf.
No effort of this scale would be possible the efforts of many, many people. While it is difficult to single out any one person as being instrumental in the effort to stage this event, Greg Page clearly rose above and beyond what was expected of him, working logistics, securing equipment, recruiting personnel, directing staff, getting food and water for the staff, and on top of all that, lifting in this meet. Greg represents all that is good in USAPL.
He was assisted by Stephanie Dzurnak and Bernie Tatulinski, who were everywhere. From driving the equipment truck to handing out t-shirts, these two ladies went non-stop from Wednesday, and they are still working.
We had a number of spotters and loaders, equipment movers, etc. They were (apologies if I forget someone):
Thomas Rodrigues
Dan Rusziwecz
Justin Mac
Meriele Micheal
Emanuel Butler
Mike Cantu
Travis Moore
Cardyl Trianfante
Kevin Clark
Jason Fleenor
Steve Rohr
Taylor Sams
Eric Curry
Rick El' Aimin
Andrew Williams
Dave Laugermill
Brandon & Jessica Boyce
Gary Bess
Clay Breedlove --- helped with the booth
Tomas ( do not know his last name )
Our Technical Secretary was Robert Keller. He was assisted by (and, again apologies if I have forgotten someone):
Jack Marcus
Bill Sindelar
Bill Clayton
Berndt Ramartzig (Germany)
Detlev Albrings (Germany)
Arkadiuz Znojek (Poland)
Angela Simons
Eliot Feldman
Clair and Billy Keel
Rob Grisham
Jeff Butt
Buddy Duke
Johnny Graham
There were three IPF officials who travelled from overseas to work, and we did make them work. They loaded plates, hauled equipment, put up banners, cleaned the platform. Well, you get the idea. They were:
Detlev Albrings, IPF President
Emanuel Schieber, IPF General Secretary
Susumu Yoshida, President, Asia Powerlifting Federation
The registration of athletes was ably handled by Donna Bryant, Johnny Graham and the ladies from the Phantom Corps at Ft. Hood, Texas.
Joe and Cathy Marksteiner ran the computer scoring again this year and it is safe to say that there is NO BETTER powerlifting scoring system in the world. This year's addition by Joe was a calculator that figured what lifts were necessary for placing in a Wilks scored meet. If you want to move into first place, the program tells you what you have to lift to do it. Amazing.
Our announcers for the weekend rocked the house: Niko Hulslander, Rick Fowler, Lance Slaughter and Robert Keller.
Martha Thomas and Lance Slaughter ran the USAPL booth.
We are all greatful for the support of our sponsors. Without them a meet of this scope and cost would not be possible:
Premera Health, makers of Con-Cret creatine and Amino Active
NutraCea, makers of rice-based nutritional products for athletes
Eleiko Sport, providers of our bars and discs and significant financial
support
Quest Nutrition
GNC Pro Performance
Titan Support Systems
Finally, I would like to thank the members of the Arnold Sports Festival Planning Committee: Priscilla Ribic, Brad Gillingham, Rick Fowler, Sherman Ledford, Lance Slaughter, Geoff Plante. These folks worked all year to make this event a success.
Thank you all for all of the efforts you put forth for USA Powerlifting and the dedication and care you give our athletes.
Until next year, health, happiness, and white lights,
LJM
Arnold Sports Festival Athlete Information
Posted Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 @ 9:35 PM CMTs
A. ATHLETE CHECK-IN & WEIGH-IN SCHEDULE:
A table will be set-up in the Grand Ballroom of the Convention Center
for Athlete Check-in and Gear Check. Weigh-ins will be located behind
the stage in the Grand Ballroom for all Events, excluding the Titan
Pro Bench. If you have pre-purchased an Arnold Sports Festival shirt,
you may pick those up in the Grand Ballroom.
USAPL lifters, please remember that your Membership card needs to be current. You can renew during registration or you can also do so online at the USAPL eStore. If renewed online, please print your payment receipt and bring it with you to check-in.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS** Titan Pro Bench weigh-in location may change due to the security around the Main Stage; information concerning weigh-in will be available at the Check-in locations on Saturday.
B. ATHLETE I.D.:
Athletes will be given wrist bands during Athlete Check-in which will
allow entry into the Expo and will identify them as Arnold Sports Festival
athletes.
C. COACHES:
Warm-up spaces is limited therefore, athletes will be allowed one coach.
Entry to the warm-up room for the Deadlift and Bench competitions will
be strictly limited. Personal coaches will be required to purchase your
weekend wrist band (See Spectator section below.)
D. TRANSPORTATION TO UNIVERSITY PLAZA HOTEL, HILTON GARDEN INN:
Competitors and officials are responsible for transportation to the
competition hotel. Many competitors are driving in. Please find directions
to the hotel at: www.universityplazaosu.com.
Taxi transportation from the airport costs approximately $25.
E. TRANSPORTATION FROM THE HOTELS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER:
By hotel shuttle (to be arranged on check-in), by taxi, or on regularly
scheduled Arnold Sports Festival shuttles.
Map to the Convention Center: www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/parking.asp
F. SCALE:
The competition scale will be available at the University Plaza Hotel
each evening from 7 to 10 p.m. and at weigh-ins as listed above.
G. SPECTATORS:
Access to the Expo Center, including the Grand Ballroom is $10 per day
and can be purchased at the Convention Center or through the Arnold
Sports Festival website.
H. ATHLETE WHEREABOUTS:
Please remember you must keep your Athlete Locator Form updated if there
were any changes to your schedule after your initial submission even
if you have already been out-of-meet tested. Email any changes to your
schedule to: usapl_alf@me.com.
Full information on the Arnold Sports Festival can be found at www.arnoldsportsfestival.com
We hope your training is going well and you are ready for this exciting event.
Larry Maile, PhDUSA Powerlifting President
Arnold Sports Festival Schedule of Events
Posted Monday, Jan 19, 2009 @ 10:35 PM CMT
Arnold Sports Festival Prize Money
Posted Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009 @ 10:35 PM CDT
The following are the cash payouts for the four events at the Arnold
Sports Festival. Payout will occur after drug testing results are finalized.
|
GNC
Pro Performance IPF Deadlift Championship |
IPF
Titan Pro Bench Bash
Women's Wilks Score Champions 1st Place $1,000 2nd Place $750 3rd Place $500 Men's -90kg Wilks Score Champions 1st Place $1,000 2nd Place $750 3rd Place $500 Men's 90kg+ Wilks Score Champions 1st Place $1,000 2nd Place $750 3rd Place $500 |
|
NAPF Quest American Invitational Wilks Score Champions |
CON-CRET/NutraCea Raw Challenge Women's Wilks Score Champions |
2009 Arnold Sports Festival Logo Winner
Posted Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009 @ 10:35 PM CDT
We received some fabulous art work for the Arnold Sports Festival logo. All entries were submitted to the Arnold Sports Festival Organizers and the winning logo was selected by Jim Lorimer.
A big congratulations to contest winner Vicki Dixon! Although not a powerlifter herself, her husband Randy has been since back the in the ADPFA days! Vicki is from Westerville, Ohio.
Thank you to all for the great submissions!
2009 Arnold Sports Festival - Final Rankings & Entry Form
Posted Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 1:55 PM CDT
The rankings have been finalized for the following events:
Titan Pro Bench
GNC Pro Deadlift
CON-CRET Raw Challenge
If you are a US Lifter who appears above the Alternate list in your event, please submit your Entry Form (posted above), which will be your formal acceptance to participate in the Arnold Sports Festival. Deadline is November 30, 2008.
The Quest Invitational and International lifters will be finalized after the completion of Open Worlds.
2009 Arnold Sports Festival Rankings Posted
Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 12:55 AM CDT
The rankings for the Deadlift, Bench and Raw competitions have now been posted. They will be updated with corrections and as results are in for upcoming qualifying meets.
Remaining qualifying meets:
Raw Nationals (July 25-27)
Bench Nationals (Aug 30-31) Junior Worlds (Sept 1-6)
NAPF/Pan-American Benchpress Championships (Sept 26-28)
Push-pull Nationals (Sept 13-14)
Night of the Living Dead Pro Meet (Sept 20)
Master Worlds (Sept 30-Oct 4)
Please email corrections to pribic@usapowerlifting.com.
2009 Arnold Sports Festival Selection Criteria & Competition Formats
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 9:35 PM CDT
The 2009 selection criteria has now been posted (see link above), showing the selection competitions as well as the meet formats. With such positive feedback, only minor changes have been made to the format of the 2008 competitions.
More information, specifically the nominations will be posted soon. As qualifying events are completed, nominations will reflect any lifter who makes the minimum qualifying requirements.
Cash prizes for all the meets will be disclosed once sponsorship funds have been secured.
2008 Arnold Sports Festival Results
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 9:35 PM CDT
Final results from the Arnold Sports Festival competitions.
| GNC Pro Performance IPF Deadlift Championship | IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash |
| Quest American Invitational | USA Powerlifting Raw Challenge |
2008 Arnold Sports Festival Archive
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 @ 9:35 PM CDT
Achieved information for the 2008 Arnold Sports Festival can be read by clicking here.
