WABDL Southern Nationals Saturday, February 22, 2025 Trumann, Arkansas

MEET LOCATION: Trumann Sports Complex, 16179 Pecan Grove, Trumann AR 72472.
This meet is a qualifier for the WABDL World Bench press and Dead Lift Championships in Hawaii November 3-7, 2025. The top 3 places in each division qualify for the World's.
 
On-line entry deadline is Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Under no circumstance will on-line entries be accepted after Wednesday, February 19th. Any division or wt class change must be made before the deadline. Contact Brant Bishop at bswbishop@charter.net for division or wt class changes to the online entry form before the deadline. NO changes will be made after the Wednesday, February 19, 2025 deadline.
 
Meet Director: Eddie Morgan - (870) 219-1452 / email -  eddiemorgan61@icloud.com
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Bench Press Gear
Dead Lift Gear

YOU MUST INDICATE ON THIS ENTRY WHETHER YOU WILL BE LIFTING SINGLE-PLY, DOUBLE-PLY or RAW IN THE BENCH PRESS AND/OR DEAD LIFT AND/OR PUSH-PULL. If you are doing push-pull, all plies must be the same. If you are not doing push-pull, you may have different ply for bench press and dead lift

Push/Pull Gear
1 Division = one of bench press or one of dead lift or one of push-pull
2 Divisions = two of bench press, dead lift or push-pull
3 Divisions = two of one category and one of another or one of all three
4 Divisions = two of one category and two of
                    another two or one & one
5 Divisions = two of one category, two of another & one
6 Divisions = two of all three categories of lifts
Meet Entry Price - Everyone
WABDL Membership Card
MEMBERSHIPS CARD: Every lifter MUST have a current WABDL membership card. Cards can be purchased at THIS meet. You will NOT be allowed to weigh-in at this meet without a current membership. If you have any questions about your membership card contact Paul Barnes at the following email address at the WABDL office.  www.wabdlhq@gamil.com
 
 
Disclaimer-Read Careful: When you sign, legal rights will be surrendered. I, ___ABOVE LIFTER____, hereby for myself and my heirs release any and all rights/claims for damages or injuries I may have against, WABDL®, Gus Rethwisch, Eddie Morgan, The Haven Hotel and any and all participating sponsors, supporters, referees, spotters-loaders, or any other authorized meet personal as a result of my traveling to, participating in, or traveling from this WABDL contest. I make this release and waiver claim with full knowledge of the hazards and with the understanding I inherent all risks associated with the above mentioned competition. I expressly, assume the risk of injury if using the thumb-less or “suicide” bench press grip and any and all property damage/loss. Moreover, I agree that any testing method, which Gus Rethwisch uses to detect the presence of strength-inducing drugs shall be conclusive. If it is determined that I have failed the drug test I agree to waive any claim for which legal relief is available. I agree to pay any attorney fees and litigation expenses incurred by any person, real or corporate, whom I may sue in an effort to challenge this release from liability. I understand that my agreement to pay attorney fees and litigation expenses is the sine qua non for the acceptance of my entry for this contest .
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You MUST complete the on-line form with PAYMENT to be entered into the competition. You are NOT considered a lifter/competitor/or entered in to the competition unless you have PAID your entery fee. Payment IS required when you fill out the on-line entry. If you have any questions about the online entry or payment contact Brant Bishop at bswbishop@charter.net

This contest will be drug-tested with the highest coefficients being selected. 

MEMBERSHIP CARDS: Every lifter will be required to have a current WABDL card. Adult card $50.00, Teen cards $30.00. Cards can be purchased with this entry form or at the meet weigh-ins.

NO CHANGE IN PLY, DIVISION, OR WEIGHT CLASS after Wednesday, February 19, 2024

Lifters are responsible, as always, for checking regularly on the progress of flights and being on time for their flights. You must lift in the division that is contested first.

WEIGH-INS: Will ONLY be held on Friday, February 21, 2025 at The Days Inn & Suites, 400 Commerce Dr., Trumann, AR 72472 from 1:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO WEIGH-IN ON TIME and bring all your equipment with you. Please be sure you make the weight for which you signed up!!! THERE WILL BE NO WEIGH-INS ON SATURDAY.

RULES BRIEFING will be held Saturday morning February 22, 2025 at 8:30 A.M. at The Trumann Sports Complex

LIFTING to start at 9:30 A.M. Saturday morning February 22, 2025 at The Trumann Sports Complex.

HOTEL INFORMATION:  Days Inn & Suites, 400 Commerce Drive, Trumann, AR 72472, (870) 483-8383. You can use your favorite resorvation website for any of the local hotels. There are several nice hotels in Jonesboro which is approximately 15-20 minuted north of Trumann.

Spectator Admission: Person's 12 and over are $10.00. 11 and under are free.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION or QUESTIONS:

For questions about the meet contact:

Meet Director: Eddie Morgan - (870) 219-1452 or email him eddiemorgan61@icloud.com

For the on-line entry and on-line entry payment. Contact - Brant Bishop - (256) 390-4436 or bswbishop@charter.net

PAYMENT: Pay on-line thru PayPal to: otho1950@hotmail.com

Any lifter who cancels February 12nd or after WILL NOT receive a refund but will receive a credit to a future meet by the same meet director. Any lifter who cancels before February 12nd and asks for a refund will be handled on a case by case basis. Any refund issued will be minus the PayPal fee that PayPal charges to use their service.

RULES, WEIGT CLASSES & LIFTING DIVISIONS can be found in the WABDL Rule Book on www.wabdl.org

WEIGH-INS:

Will ONLY be held on Friday, Feburary 21, 2025 

The Days Inn & Suites 400 Commerce Drive, Trumann, AR 72472

TIME - 1:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO WEIGH-IN ON TIME and bring all your equipment with you. Please be sure you make the weight for which you signed up!!! THERE WILL BE NO WEIGH-INS ON SATURDAY.

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR VALUABLE SPONSORS OF WABDL®-LLC:
Reid and Kelly Solar (individual sponsors)
Kevin Pitman of Anderson’s Powerlifting– (972) 733-3717 – www.andersonpowerlifting.com
Amy Rudder (individual sponsor)
Suzette and Dan Swift-USANA products - StrengthNutrition.usana.com - svsuzette@yahoo.com 702-
302-3784
Mike Neely (individual sponsors)
Brian and Denise Welker of Welker Engineering and Welker’s Competitive Edge Gym –
Brian@competitiveedgegym.com or 309-642-0424
David R. Smith and Coby Washburn (individual sponsors)
Tom & Eddie Morgan
Mike Frizzell
Teresa Plowman (individual sponsor)
Jill Porter (individual sponsor)
Ivanko: (310)514-1155
Forza: (503)901-1622
Dotfit: Odd Haugen (805)514-1155

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