2018 USAWA RULE BOOK UPDATES

ADDENDUM TO RULEBOOK 10TH EDITION

ADD TO H12. THOR’S HAMMER
“Plates must be loaded using the largest plates and in the sequence of heavier discs
innermost with the smaller discs in descending weight arranged, with a maximum of 10
pound plates being used.”

NEW LIFTS (BOTH OTSM LIFTS):

Habecker Lift: The bar will placed at a height of one third the lifters height,
measured to the bottom of the bar. The lift begins at the lifters discretion. The
lifter will take the bar in the inside of the elbows between the upper arms and
lower arms as in the Zercher Lift. The bar is lifted to a position where the lifter is
standing fully upright with legs straight and shoulders erect. The feet must not
move position during the lift, but the heels and toes may rise. It is an infraction if
the bar is supported by the lifters belt. Once upright and motionless, an official
will give the down command. A one minute time limit is allowed for the lifter to
make a legal lift, during which time a lifter may make multiple tries. No padding of
any kind is allowed on the bar or on the lifters arms. The bar must be returned to
the supports under control.

Lurich Lift: This is a partial Hack Lift, where the bar height must not be over 18”
from the platform (measured to the bottom of the bar). The plates or bar may be
supported on stands, rack supports, or blocks to obtain this height. The lifter must
have the bar behind the legs, as defined by the rules of the Hack Lift. The hands
must be on the outside of the legs (NO SUMO STANCE) during the entire lift. Lifting
straps or any other gripping aid is not allowed, but any grip may be used. It is NOT
an infraction to drag the bar up the legs. The bar may touch the calves and the
rear of the upper legs as it rises. Should it bind against the upper legs, the bar may
be stopped momentarily or lowered while a hip adjustment is made. A one minute
time limit is allowed for the lifter to make a legal lift, during which time a lifter
may make multiple tries. Once the lifter is totally upright and the bar motionless,
an official will give the command to end the lift.