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. --Previous Message-- : : Great post Tom! : : TRAIN HARD : : "BIG WILLIE" J.T. HALL : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : 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. : : 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! : : 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. : : 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. : : 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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