Men

David Hanson: 805@193 (236.50)
Brandon Cass: 844@219 (233.60)
Vince Urbank: 906@297 (231.04)
Ryan Snelling: 650@146 (230.86)
Tom Eiseman: 755@180 (230.85)
Brett Russell: 859@242 (229.46)
Andy Bolton: 881@308 (223.39)
James Searcey: 870@360 (215.66)
Carlos Rijos: 705@181 (214.86)
Mike Hedlesky: 815@270 (211.57)
Marshall Johnson: 811@275 (209.72)
Jason Davis: 720@198 (208.72)
Willis McCoy: 552@145 (197.12)
Robert Dale: 755@273 (195.55)
Rhys Browning: 706@233 (190.93)
Nic Peterson: 705@234 (190.37)
Jon Drummond: 749@308: 189.92)
Chip Edalgo: 700@237 (188.22)
Mike McCoy: 710@250 (187.85)
Matt Karparis: 733@308 (185.89)
Luke Hill: 649@214 ((181.37)
Mark Steel: 650@218 (180.26)
Rick Wilcox: 661@260 (173.11)
Luke Blanton: 575@195 (167.96)
Jacob Slagle: 500@162 (163.93)
John (Jack) Morrow: 517@158 (172.64)
Wayne Stover: 535@181 (163.05)
Zach Seymour: 285@97 (153.14)
Robert Geyer: 501@220 ((138.42)
Titus Russell
Chase Pernell

Females

Jen O'Neil: 557@148 (258.87)
Rheta West: 512@148 (237.95)
Rhonda Clark: 485@163 (211.04)
Lodrina Cherne: 314@113 (179.55)
Anna McCloskey: 474@197 (186.34)
Elisa Bird: 260@97 (166.02)
Roxana Mendez: 300@120: (163.72)
Cerri Bradley: 300@123 (160.58)
Hannah Oliver: 221@104 (133.73)

New Guidelines for the Night of the Living Dead

(effective for the 2013 competition)



This year is the 10th anniversary and things are going through the roof! The greatest deadlifter will be crowned at the NOTLD. I will again begin to work the sponsors hard and I will announce at a later date about the prize money. The greatest pullers in the world are planning on coming, and we are pulling out all the stops to make the 10th installment of the NOTLD, the most insane deadlift event ever.



1) We will have an open period for people to tell me of their desire to lift at the meet. Second, rankings will be released that invited the top 25 lifters (20 male and 5 female). Third, a time period where the top 25 ranked lifters must confirm their spot with payment, Then another period where alternates will fill the spots of any top 25 lifter that has decided not to lift. Then the final lineup will be announced. It worked perfectly last year. You can imagine there are other reasons like sponsors, preparation, etc. that we must know who is coming in advance.



2) Qualifying lifts will be accepted from all sanctions and it does not matter where, but it just needs to have happened. All legitimate competitions are accepted, and we do not play politics to find our lifters. We just take the best and put them on 1 platform.



3) Each entrant will have to pre-register by the given deadlines. This meet will be full, and I do not play favorites. I hope that all lifters understand that this meet is now so huge we have been tasked with finding the greatest pound for pound deadlifter regardless of weight, age, or federation and it causes a logistical nightmare now that, major sponsors, media, international lifters, etc. have been added to the mix.



4) The morning flight has been a huge success. We are prepared to take even more lifters this year for the morning flight. The price will be $60. We may take as many as 30 lifters (2 flights of 15) if needed. We will again provide an automatic qualifying spot for the night flight the following year to the best male and female lifter.



4) The price will be $75. Every lifter will get a free t-shirt, the winning lifter will be crowned the Ultimate Deadlifter and receive prize money. There will be tons of media coverage through live web streaming, websites, etc.



5) Again our focus will be on finding and crowning the unified deadlift champion by Wilkes formula this year. It may be possible due to increased sponsorship to have prizes (either cash or in kind) to lifters outside of the champion, but that will be decided as sponsorship comes in and announced as soon as possible.



6) The date for the meet is going to be October 12th, 2013 in Elizabethton, TN.



7) An entry form will be distributed at a later date and will be announced through personal emails, mail if requested, Facebook, and Powerlifting Watch, and of course on our website www.nightofthelivingdeadlift.blogspot.com.





Here is the tentative deadline:



Now- July 12th: Email me and inform me of your desire to compete

July 15th: The top 25 spots (20 male and 5 female) will be posted with alternates

July 15th :July 26th: Lifters must confirm their spot by sending entry form and payment

July 29th: Spots available due to a declination of the top 25 will be announced to the

alternates

Aug 9th: Alternates must have confirmed their spots with entry form and payment

Aug 12th: The final roster will be posted, we will begin filling the morning flights spots, all will have 11 weeks to prepare and train



Do understand that unforeseen circumstances may cause slight changes in the process, and I will do all in my power to make these announcements in a timely manner by email or through the website. You need to check the website often to make sure you are keeping up with the updates.





Alex Campbell

Meet Director NOTLD



Revised: April, 2013



Abcampbell69@hotmail.com

http://nightofthelivingdeadlift.blogspot.com

https://www.facebook.com/#!/livingdeadlift?fref=ts

2012 PROMOTIONAL POSTER

All of the information, finalized lifters, and payout schedule has been included in this first ever official NOTLD PROMOTIONAL POSTER created by Ray Arnett. This artist has worked on movies like the HULK, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, GARFIELD II, SURF'S UP and so many more. Now he brings his talents to the NOTLD and has done an amazing job.

QUEST NUTRITION OFFERS WORLD RECORD BONUS

Quest Nutrition has decided to add a $200 bonus for any lifter that successfully breaks an all-time weight class world record at the 2012 NOTLD. Quest has been a sponsor, advertiser, and supporter of the NOTLD for many years, and this offering is just another addition to the support and recognition paid to the lifters of the NOTLD by this excellent company.

Sherman Ledford and Quest Nutrition produce many fantastic supplements that only have the finest ingredieints and have never been found to be tainted or have impurities so you know what you getting when you supplement with these products. That is why they are the chosen supplements of legendary lifters like Brian Siders, Wade Hooper, and Doc Holloway.

For mroe information about Quest and their products go to www.quest-nutrition.com/

TITAN TEAMS UP WITH THE NOTLD FOR 2012

Titan Support Systems will be providing 4 custom deadlift suits for our lifters. These will be awarded to the best male and female pull by coefficient from the morning show and the second best pull by coefficient in the male and female divisions of the night show.

Titan makes hand down the best support equipment in powerliftig, and it is a great honor to have them team up with the greatest deadlift show on earth, the Night of the Living Dead.

For more information about their deadlift suits and all of their other top notch products go to www.titansupport.com.

Pretty Strong Powerlifting Signs on As the Sponsor of the Female Division for 2012

Pretty Strong Powerlifting has signed on as our first ever dedicated female sponsor. They have upped the prize money for the female lifters to an even $500. For the first time ever, they will also be providing special t-shirts for the female lifters.

If you are going to be strong, you might as well look good doing it!

Check them out on the web at: http://www.prettypowerlifting.com/Welcome.html

NOTLD INTRODUCES THE WEST CARY BARBELL DEATH GRIP CHALLENGE IN 2012

The Night of the Living Dead Presents the

WEST CARY BARBELL

DEATH GRIP CHALLENGE

Presented by West Cary Barbell

Saturday – October 13, 2012

Eligibility Requirements: Open to anyone (limited to the first 12)

Weight Classes:

Male: 59k, 66k, 74k, 83k, 93k, 105k, 120k, 120k+

Female: 47k, 52k, 57k, 63k, 72k, 84k, 84k+

Master's: Age brackets 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

Competition Lifting and Weigh-in Schedule:

Saturday – October 13, 2012:

12:00 to 12:30 pm - Weigh-in

12:30 to 12:45 pm - Rules briefing and lifter warm-up

1:00 am - Lifting for all classes

Awards presentation will follow lifting

Divisions & Awards:

• A grip athlete package will be presented to the best lifter by NAGS Scoring System by West Cary Barbell

• All divisions recognized by NAGS will be recorded at the meet for record keeping purposes only: Novice, Open Class A, Open Class B, and Elite

Events:

1. Parallel Set Grippers- Iron Mind Captains of Crush: #1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, and 3.5. Start at any gripper you want, 4 total attempts, can only go up and not back down, if you miss a gripper twice then you are out.

2. Two Hand Pinch- Using a Europinch device with 4 ascending weights: 150, 175, 200, and 225. Last man standing, 2 misses at same weight and you are out.

3. Axle Deadlift- 3 attempts, cannot go down in weight, with rounds system like in powerlifting

Rules:

All competitors will compete head to head for placing and awards. Divisions, weight, and age categories will be recorded for reporting to NAGS. General Rules and Scoring- Per North American Grip Sport

Spectator Admission:

All spectators pay a one-time $5 entry fee (this is good for all activities (morning deadlift show, arm wrestling, night deadlift show, etc.) during the day

Contact Information:

Alex Campbell- Contest Director

615 Swimming Pool Rd. ***Hampton, TN 37658

(423)725-2415 or (423)677-1653* E-mail: abcampbell69@hotmail.com

www.nightofthelivingdeadlift.blogspot.com

NOMINATION LIST FOR THE 2012 NOTLD

MALE

Night Session Confirmed Lifters
1. Richard Hawthorne (611@123) 536.64

2. Orlando Orlando Green (870@231) 473.37


3. Ryan Snelling (639@146) 471.90


4. Thomas Eiseman (755@180) 470.97
5. Vince Urbank (906@297) 461.52

6. Alex Bakhirev (667@166) 441.82

7. Luke Edwards(810@240) 435.70

8. Carlos Rijos (700@181) 435.00

9. David Hansen (881@330) 434.5

10. Rich Sadiv (661@177) 417.29
11. John Bostick (744@218) 414.2

12. Jon Rock (705@198) 413.20

13. Charlie Driscoll (766@242) 411.11

14. Darren Dorn (700@198) 410.27

15. Michael Eaton (760@242) 407.89

16. Willis McCoy (540@145) 401.33

17. Robert Dale (755@273) 394.64

18. Casey Williams (700@218) 389.76

19. Nick Leadbetter (700@237) 377.86

20. Mike McCoy (700@242) 375.69
21. Larry Tentinger (575@ 180) 358.69



Standby:
David Hansen (881@330) 434.51

Brandon Cass



Morning Session Lifters:


1. Greg Kiser (640@155) 448.26

2. Nick Peterson (670@220) 371.52

3. Chase Pernell (424@129) 353.74

4. Zack Seymour (275@90) 352.08

5. Jamie Espalin (475@148) 346.47

6. Sinjin Howerton (630@240) 338.88

7. Zack Blanton (500@162) 337.65

8. Luke Hill (612@243) 328.15

9. Wayne Stover (525@181) 326.24

10. John Shackelford (715@242)

11. Robert Geyer

12. John Drummond (740@308)

13. Siva Avvaru

14. Mark Steel


FEMALE

Night Session Confirmed Lifters

1. Linda Okoro (502@146) 397.48

2. Debbie Damminga (501@148) 392.13

3. Jessica Scofield (530@165) 383.119

4. Hannah "the Minx" Johnson (458@147) 360.31

5. Rhonda Clark (450@165) 325.35

* Elisa Bird * (automatic qualifier)

* Alison McWeeney * (automatic qualifier)



Morning Session Lifters:

1. Lodrina Cherne (300@111) 283.63

2. Cerri Bradley (271@117) 258. 43

3. Hannah Oliver

NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE NOTLD (effective 2012)

As many of you know, the NOTLD exploded in 2010 with the addition of TV. 2011 was even crazier with the addition of UNation and the UPC championship belt for deadlift awarded at the NOTLD. This year things are going through the roof! Again we have signed on to be part of the Xtreme Power TV Ultimate Powerlifting Series that will now be televised in 100 million homes on MAVTV and TUFFTV (up from 40 million on FSN). There will be a weekly show on these networks with XPTV airing the same time every week very soon. We are also being expanded from 1 thirty minute show to 2 thirty minute shows this year. What we do know right now is that the NOTLD will be the only deadlift show aired on national TV.

XPTV will again have a series for the full meet powerlifting belt, but the greatest deadlifter will be crowned exclusively based on performances at the NOTLD. We will be awarding the championship belt that cost thousands to the winner. I will again begin to work the sponsors hard and I will announce at a later date about the prize money. Many of the greatest pullers in the world are planning on coming, including all of the big winners from last year: Hawthorne Urbank, Bolton, Jenny O’Neil, Eiseman, etc.).

1) With all of these new happenings, we will have to change our format a bit. First, we will have an open period for people to tell me of their desire to lift at the meet. Second, rankings will be released that invited the top 25 lifters (20 male and 5 female). Third, a time period where the top 25 ranked lifters must confirm their spot with payment, Then another period where alternates will fill the spots of any top 25 lifter that has decided not to lift. Then the final lineup will be announced. It worked perfectly last year. You can imagine there are other reasons like sponsors, TV, etc that we must know who is coming in advance.

2) Qualifying lifts will be accepted from all sanctions and it does not matter where, but it just needs to have happened. All legitimate competitions are accepted, and we do not play politics to find our lifters. We just take the best and put them on 1 platform.

3) Each entrant will have to pre-register by the given deadlines. This meet will be full, and I do not play favorites. I hope that all lifters understand that this meet is now so huge we have been tasked with finding the greatest pound for pound deadlifter regardless of weight, age, or federation and it causes a logistical nightmare now that TV, major sponsors, media, international lifters, etc. have been added to the mix.

4) Last year we introduced the morning flight and it was a huge success. We are prepared to take even more lifters this year for the morning flight. The price will be $60. We may take as many as 30 lifters (2 flights of 15) if needed. We will again provide an automatic qualifying spot for the night flight the following year to the best male and female lifter.

4) The price will be $75. Every lifter will get a free t-shirt, the winning lifter will be crowned the Ultimate Deadlifter by Xtreme Power TV, and receive a $3,000 championship belt and prize money. The meet will also be nationally televised with tons of media coverage through live web streaming, and magazine coverage, websites, etc.

5) Again our focus will be on finding and crowning the unified deadlift champion by Schwartz formula this year. It may be possible due to increased sponsorship to have prizes (either cash or in kind) to lifters outside of the champion, but that will be decided as sponsorship comes in and announced as soon as possible.

6) The date for the meet is going to be October 13th, 2012 in Elizabethton, TN.

7) An entry form will be distributed at a later date and will be announced through personal emails, mail if requested, Powerlifting USA, and internet powerlifting forums such as Powerlifting Watch, and of course on our website www.nightofthelivingdeadlift.blogspot.com.


Here is the tentative deadline:

Now- July 6th: Email me and inform me of your desire to compete
July 9th: The top 25 spots (20 male and 5 female) will be posted with alternates
July 9th-July 20th: Lifters must confirm their spot by sending entry form and payment
July 23rd: Spots available due to a declination of the top 25 will be announced to the
alternates
Aug 3rd: Alternates must have confirmed their spots with entry form and payment
Aug 6th: The final roster will be posted and all will have 11 weeks to prepare and train

Do understand that TV, media, sponsors, and unforeseen circumstances may cause slight changes in the process, and I will do all in my power to make these announcements in a timely manner by email or through the website. You need to check the website often to make sure you are keeping up with the updates.


Alex Campbell
Meet Director NOTLD

Revised: February, 2012

Abcampbell69@hotmail.com
http://nightofthelivingdeadlift.blogspot.com

Watch All the Action from 2011 at UNATION Now

If you want to check out all of the action from the NOTLD in 2011, go to UNATION and you can see the lifting, interviews, lifter introductions, etc. Over 2 hours of footage! Hopefully, soon the edited show that airs on Fox Sports Net will be uploaded to the site as well.

Go to www.unation.com or www.xptvnation.com and either sign in if you are already a member or create a log in if you are not a member to watch the show.

Watch the 2011 and 2010 NOTLD in December on Fox Sports Net

You will get 5 chances to see the 2011 Night of the Living Dead in the month of December on Fox Sports Net and 9 chances to see the reairing of the 2010 show.

27 Airings of Xtreme Power TV and the Night of the Living Dead on FoxSportsNet

FSN SportSouth
Fri 12/16/2011 5:30:00 PM 0.5 ( MRL ) 46 Jay Adams Brawl Call - Night of the Living Deadlift
Sat 12/17/2011 1:30:00 AM 0.5 ( MRL ) 46 Jay Adams Brawl Call - Night of the Living Deadlift
Fri 12/23/2011 12:00:00 AM 0.5 ( MRL ) 46 Jay Adams Brawl Call - Night of the Living Deadlift
Fri 12/23/2011 1:30:00 PM 0.5 ( MRL ) 46 Jay Adams Brawl Call - Night of the Living Deadlift
Fri 12/30/2011 3:30:00 PM 0.5 ( MRL ) 46 Jay Adams Brawl Call - Night of the Living Deadlift

Wed 12/14/2011 03:30:00 PM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 31.0 Night of the Living Dead (R) ALL N
Fri 12/16/2011 11:30:00 PM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 46.0 Night of the Living Deadlift (D) ALL N
Sun 12/18/2011 04:00:00 PM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 46.0 Night of the Living Deadlift (R) ALL N
Thu 12/22/2011 09:30:00 PM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 46.0 Night of the Living Deadlift (R) ALL N
Mon 12/26/2011 09:30:00 PM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 46.0 Night of the Living Deadlift (R) NON-NBA N
Mon 12/26/2011 08:30:00 PM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 46.0 Night of the Living Deadlift (R) NON-NBA N
Fri 12/30/2011 10:00:00 PM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 46.0 Night of the Living Deadlift (R) NON-NBA N
Sat 12/31/2011 06:30:00 PM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 46.0 Night of the Living Deadlift (R) ALL N
Sat 12/31/2011 04:30:00 AM .5 ( MRL ) Jay Adams Brawl Call 46.0 Night of the Living Deadlift (R) ALLS

NOTLD Nets Powerlifting USA Cover for December

Full details (write-up, pictures, and results) will be featured in the December issue of Powerlifting USA with this amazing cover by our photographer Jeremy Gouge of Vincent Urbank pulling the new American record deadlift at 308 of 906lbs. Please check out the issue and let us and PLUSA know what you think.

www.powerliftingusa.com

DATE SET FOR 2012 EVENT

October 20th will be the 2012 event. That gives everyone plenty of time to train, get their qualifying meets in, and get their name in the hat for the 2012 edition. We will be putting out the information about the sign up process very soon. Rest assured we are working very hard to make this meet bigger and better than ever. Stay tuned!

Steve Flaming Wins Automatic Spot for 2012

Steve Flaming, although just missing his PR attempt, defeated all of the other male competitors to automatically qualify for the evening session for 2012. Congrats to Steve and we look forward to him putting up way more than 800 next year in prime time.

Results up for the 2011 NOTLD

Powerlifting Watch did a great job of keeping everyone informed of the results. Special thanks to Chad Salyer, NOTLD scorer, who did such an amazing job.

Evening Session

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/20618

Morning Session

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/20613

Over 1,500 Pics of the 2011 NOTLD Are Available Online

Over 1,500 pictures of the 2011 show are up and availble at http://www.xtremepower.tv/NOTLD. There are pictures from both the morning and night session, plus lots of pics from behind the scenes, armwrestling, etc. Enjoy

Jennifer O'Neil Takes Female Division

NOTLD first timer, Jenny O'Neil, won the female division of the NOTLD. She wanted that 500 pound pull, but ended the day with an amazing lift in the high 400's so maybe we will see that 500 next year on the NOTLD stage. What is more amzaing is that she snapped her forearm just a few months ago and was able to get back into such awesome form so quickly. A testament to her didication.

Alison McWeeny Brings Her Isnpiring Story to the NOTLD

Alison McWeeny brought her inspiring story of triumph to the NOTLD stage. After losing a leg in a horrific boating accident 2 years ago, she completed a 171 pound lift on her 4th attempt. MOre importantly, she inspired all that saw her to never give up!

Urbank Breaks All-time American Record at the NOTLD

Vincent Urbank became the greatest 308 deadlifter in the history of America by destroying 906 on his opener at the NOTLD. He then called for 936 on his third to be the greatest deadlifter in American history regardless of bodyweight, but that bid fell just short. He is only 3 pounds off the all-time world record 308 pull and will no doubt eclipse that record soon if he so desires.

Urbank Out Duels Bolton

Vincent Urbank accepted Andy Bolton's challenge to face him at the NOTLD to see who was the biggest puller on the planet. Urbank is America's biggest deadlifter this year and took that responsibility to face Bolton with the weight of the entire nation on his back. He picked the perfect strategy of opening with a new all-time American 308 record of 906 and pushed the sickly Bolton too hard. Doing what many considered impossible, he defeated a man that had not been beaten in a deadlift event in 8 years. If there are no problems with his strongman schedule, Urbank plans to be back to defend his title as the NOTLD"s biggest puller in 2012.

Richard Hawthorne Dominates the NOTLD on Formula

NOTLD first timer, Richard Hawthorne, dominated the field for the best coefficient deadlift by pulling 4.9 times his bodyweight. He is an amazing lifter and only weighed in at 125.6 pounds and ripped up an astounding 611 pounds. He also recieved the first ever NOTLD championship belt presented by Xtreme Power TV. Richard assured us that he is not taking the belt lightly and will be training hard to defend it in 2012 against all comers. You better start training now to have any chance at prying his fingers off of his strap.

Elisa Bird Wins Automatic Bid for 2012

Elizabethton's own Elisa Bird earned her automatic spot in the female division for the NOTLD in 2012 by way of her best female score at the amateur flight of the NOTLD. She is only 15, but we all know she will be training hard to represent her self, and her school, well with the greatest deadlifters in the world next year.

Zach Seymour Wins XPTV UPC Champtionship belt

Boy Wonder, Zach Seymour, won the first ever deadlift belt for Xtreme Power TV's Ultimate Powerlifting Championship at the NOTLD. He competed in 3 of the events throughout the year and just edged out Richard Hawthorne's 2 scores. Congratulations to Zach and we can't wait to see him defend the belt next year.

EXALT GYM BECOMES THE TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2011 NOTLD

Exalt Gym is the only real gym in the entire Tri-cities area. Forget those cozy little "gyms" with the coffee shops and pink foam weights. This is a real gym for real athletes. They have competition benches, squat racks, chains, bands, monolift, GHR, reverse hyper, battling ropes, sleds, tires, etc. It was the only gym beastly enough to handle the Andy Bolton seminar in 2010. We are proud to have a gym with their vision as the title sponsor of this event. If you live in the area, there is no other place to train. If you ever visit (you know, like to watch the greatest deadlift show on earth) you have to get workout in there.

http://exaltgym.com/exalt-gym/home.html

QUEST NUTRITION IS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE ANDY BOLTON CHALLENGE

Quest Nutrition and Sherman Ledford have stepped up as the title sponsor for the ANDY BOLTON CHALLENGE. I can think of no better a company to do so. Not only have they been invloved with the NOTLD since the second year, they supply the best supplements in the world to the best powerlifters in the world. Lifters like Mike Mastrean, Doc Holloway, Brian Siders, and Wade Hooper can't be wrong. Not only are they a financial supporter, but hey will also be giving away hundreds of dollars in supplements for the participants at the NOTLD.

http://www.quest-nutrition.com/default.asp