American open

[thejdeck]

Anyone know if there has been any information of where and when the American Open is this year?

[olyw8lifter]

Anyone know if there has been any information of where and when the American Open is this year?

Have you checked the USAW site?? I heard that it's in Palm Springs, CA this year, but not sure. It's always the first weekend of Dec, so that gives you a when.

[thejdeck]

Have you checked the USAW site?? I heard that it's in Palm Springs, CA this year, but not sure. It's always the first weekend of Dec, so that gives you a when.

With the new site it seems it has nothing posted past July, then again it was on my phone when I checked so maybe I could get farther on the desktop. This would give me a reason to go to Cali, maybe I should start saving.

[fraverdenstreet]

With the new site it seems it has nothing posted past July, then again it was on my phone when I checked so maybe I could get farther on the desktop. This would give me a reason to go to Cali, maybe I should start saving.

i have a question... i've never competed before. would i be eligible to enter? or do i have to have some kind of previous qualifying total? and do i have to be a member?

[WHT_LIGHTNING]

i have a question... i've never competed before. would i be eligible to enter? or do i have to have some kind of previous qualifying total? and do i have to be a member?

This is just what I have been told, since I have not competed before either, so it might not be 100% right.

Yes, you have to be a USAW member and there will be a qualifying total which you have to have (which I believe has to be at a sanctioned USAW meet).

Last years qualifying totals are here http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlif...Selection.aspx

under 2012, 2013s haven't been set yet

[fraverdenstreet]

This is just what I have been told, since I have not competed before either, so it might not be 100% right.

Yes, you have to be a USAW member and there will be a qualifying total which you have to have (which I believe has to be at a sanctioned USAW meet).

Last years qualifying totals are here http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlif...Selection.aspx

under 2012, 2013s haven't been set yet

**** i guess im not going. and i can hit a 277 total easy. fok . oh well. ill probably be competing in canada by then

[MikeWittmer]

i have a question... i've never competed before. would i be eligible to enter? or do i have to have some kind of previous qualifying total? and do i have to be a member?

You have to have a total in a sanctioned meet to qualify, which means you have to be a member. Your lifts would easily qualify.

[WHT_LIGHTNING]

**** i guess im not going. and i can hit a 277 total easy. fok . oh well. ill probably be competing in canada by then

Well you would have plenty of time to qualify if you wanted. Yeah, if you can put up a 315-320 total by then (which isn't a stretch at all) you would be sitting pretty good. Although the 94s are kind of stacked right now at the top.

I want to move to Canada.

[feces99]

mfw i can qualify for junior nationals with my planned total for my next meet.


edit: the 105+ qualifying total is a joke. its only 5k above the 85's qualifying total. how could this be?

[fraverdenstreet]

mfw i can qualify for junior nationals with my planned total for my next meet.


edit: the 105+ qualifying total is a joke. its only 5k above the 85's qualifying total. how could this be?

cuz we suck LOL

[WHT_LIGHTNING]

mfw i can qualify for junior nationals with my planned total for my next meet.


edit: the 105+ qualifying total is a joke. its only 5k above the 85's qualifying total. how could this be?

not a lot of good supers in the junior ranks....

[thejdeck]

Fraverdemstreet (or whatever it is) your lifts are getting huge man! I haven't posted in awhile so haven't kept up here..how long have you been training them? Anyways yeah all you need is a 277 total in a sanctioned meet before December to qualify

[fraverdenstreet]

Fraverdemstreet (or whatever it is) your lifts are getting huge man! I haven't posted in awhile so haven't kept up here..how long have you been training them? Anyways yeah all you need is a 277 total in a sanctioned meet before December to qualify

i just completed my first straight year of uninterrupted training... but it was interupted because i've moved to different countries and didnt get to lift for 3 weeks a few times. LOL . i've been an Ol'er for... 3 years now, with two 7 month breaks cuz of military deployments. ive always had the strength to do these numbers, and im capable of like 10kgs more in each lift, my technique has just improved

[raffiki]

ive always had the strength to do these numbers...

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