By
Cpl Alisha Carr
AN
AUSTRALIAN MP recently travelled to the US to compete in a Natural
Athlete Strength Association (NASA) Championship, coming home
with nine first-place trophies.
Sgt
Scott Upston, ADFA, said he competed in two competitions while
overseas.
“One
was the Bluegrass Classic, which was held in Kentucky and the
other was the NASA competition,” he said.
“In
Kentucky I competed in Powersports, which consists of three lifts
– a strict curl, bench press and dead lift.
“I
won my class – 227lbs pure – and I also won the strict
curl and dead lift as individual lifts.”
He
said he broke four state records but because he was not a resident
of Kentucky, they could not be recorded.
“I
broke the records in my curl, bench press, dead lift and in my
overall total.
“I
then won the overall Powersports competition against all weight
classes. I also qualified for the World Cup.
“I
competed in the NASA World Cup in Oklahoma City and won my weight
class.
“I
placed second overall in the Powersports once they tallied up
the results from all weight classes.”
He
said his best lifts were strict curl – 85kg, bench press
– 170kg and dead lift – 272kg.
“No
supportive equipment can be used except for your weight belt.”
- Further
information about NASA can be found at www.nasasports.com
