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Posted by Staff on August 22, 2008, 4:50 pm, in reply to "Re: My Prospective on the Europa"
Hello Tom...
That was a good and accurate report. Thank you for your support of the event.
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: Great post Tom!
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: TRAIN HARD
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: "BIG WILLIE" J.T. HALL
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: I have been involved in powerlifting since
: 1980 as a competitor for 25 years and a meet
: director for 12 years. This was THE most
: exciting meet I have ever been to including
: the old USPF Nationals, WPA, the GPA etc.
: Over the years I have watched many people
: try to make this sport more palatable for
: the average person to watch with little of
: no success. Inzer came up with a wild idea
: that really came off with a huge success.
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: This type of lifting is much easier for the
: average person to relate to. REPS! It went
: very quickly and spectators got to see a
: collection of the World's best lifters on
: stage pushing huge amounts of weight for
: more reps than you would see them do in
: several meets.
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: As I looked around the venue I saw that the
: MX2 and SRX drew the crows, excitement and
: curiosity you might expect to see in
: audiences at something like the X games. I
: think Inzer has hit on something BIG.
: Imagine seeing the top bodybuilders, strong
: men and powerlifters going head to head in
: the SRX!
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: The REAL RAW meet.....I was very skeptical
: about doing this meet. Especially since I
: believe so strongly in equipment. However,
: I feel this meet was VERY positive. No guys
: standing around bashing equipped lifters, no
: guys beating up on those they feel might be
: using supplements they don't agree with.
: Just a bunch of guys who wanted to show up
: at a great venue and lift some weight.
:
: Inzer Advance Designs awarded the best
: bencher and best deadlifter a sizable gift
: certificate and guess what.......both
: athletes couldn't wait to hit the Inzer
: booth to buy bench shirts and deadlift
: suits. I believe now that is unequipped
: lifting can be promoted in conjunction with
: equipped lifting with none of this negative
: bashing going on, it can be the true gateway
: to hard core equipped lifting. Doing this
: will surely help to unite this fragmented
: sport and get everyone going the same
: direction. All in all, there was a pretty
: good crowd at the REAL RAW meet including
: the MX2 lifters, all there cheering on their
: fellow athletes and having a great time.
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: My wife and I had a blast this weekend and
: it seem to have put some of the fire back
: into this sport that seems to have burned
: out for me months ago.
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: John Inzer, Ed and Betty Pariso were great
: hosts and me and my wife were very proud to
: be a part of this great moment in both
: powerlifting and bodybuiding. We met some
: great legends in both sports and lots of new
: up-comers. Betty Pariso....what can I
: say...this is the biggest woman I have ever
: seen. I don't see how anyone will ever beat
: her. She is a true inspiration for all of
: us over 50. she inspired my wife to get to
: work in the gym and try to get her pro card.
:
: Thanks John, Peter Thorn and everyone else
: involved. I hope all you guys who lifted are
: getting over your soreness. I know you must
: have felt like you got hit by a truck Sunday
: morning.
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