European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Suiaunoa Faamausili makes pressing More than 300 pounds took easy. Record the Strain shows on his face during a press. A amps photos by Ken George by Ron Mckinney staff writer Suiaunoa Quot Junior Quot Faamausili or. Has a Way of drawing atle lion when he walks into a weight room shuffling Forward with his arms propped out at his sides. But that a the Way Faamausili has to walk what with 21 Al tech biceps and a 59h-Inch Chest. Not that this staff be Igeal a a personnel service supervisor for the 2nd signal in in Mannheim. Germany a is any candidate for sumo wrestling Faamausili is not fat nor is he shod at 5-toot-7 and 265 pounds he s just Well huge. In october the 40-year-old samoan took his hulking irame to Montevideo Uruguay As a member of the . Masters Power lifting team and won the heavyweight division in the world master International Power lifting federation championships. Quot it was like a dream come True a he said without any previous International Competition Faamausili was nervous during the flight to South America. Quot it was weird Man Quot he said Quot i Felt a Little bit better when i got with the rest of the team the coach and the  but the butterflies stayed with him As he prepared for his first lilt a 738-Pound squat since his opening weights were higher than those of anyone else in the Competition Faamausili knew that earning White lights on the first lift was a key to winning the lights from the the judges indicate Legal lifts Quot when i turned around and saw those Thiee White lights i was doing the samoan  he said laughing. Quot right then i knew i was heading  but not everything came up roses. During his second squat lift Faamausili suddenly jerked and the weight spotters helped replace the Barbell. While concerned spectators watched Faamausili turned to walk away and showed the crowd what had happened a his suit had Biown out in the Crotch. Quot Good thing i had clean underwear Quot Faamausili said laughing about it now. Wearing his backup suit Faamausili swept All three lifts in his division setting a world record with a Bench press of 530 pounds. His other lifts a 661 pounds in a dead lift and 804 pounds in the squat for a combined 1,995 pounds a were Good enough to beat out even the super heavyweight division Winner. He also was named the world championship s Best lifter an elite award that is based on a formula of total weights lifted in proportion to body weight. Although Faamausili is competing in an age category 40 years and up for master she says he gets better every year. And next year at the world championships he plans to set three new records a 550 pounds in the Bench 900 pounds in the squat and 2,150 pounds in combined lists. The team picked up Faamausili s costs in Ura Quay and the Mannheim military Community recreation office helped gel him there with commercial sponsorship. The . Military athletic association covered More than 63 percent of the plane ticket while the Community paid about $400 with locally generated non appropriated funds said recreation director Bruce Martin. Quot anytime we have a world class athlete we try to help out Quot Martin said a Jones like Junior Don t come along very  Faamausili works out four times a week at the Sullivan Barracks weightlifting gym when he s training for Competition whenever he starts pumping Iron activity pretty much comes to a Stop As others turn to watch and even though the gym is Well stocked the equipment is not always in his Range of strength. A Junior has Bent every bar in this gym Quot said sue Clark who often trains with him. A the warms up with 300 pounds on the Bench pres so by the time he loads up the bars Are  his workouts in preparing for Competition Are not All that time consuming. That does t make it any easier however. As a Power lifter Faamausili works his Way up in weight with each set and Down in repetitions. Between sets Faamausili s face is covered with perspiration but his eyes never lose their twinkle. Despite the aggression required to Power lift Faamausili is As docile As one comes. A i used to be wild Quot Faamausili said. Quot i used to break chairs and slam my Belt on the floor on my Way to  the 16-year army Veteran began lifting in 1979 in South Korea to help get in better shape for the army physical fitness test. And despite his 265 pounds his body fat 18 percent to 20 percent is Well under his army allowance of 26 percent. But Faamausili s still not setting any records with the army s physical fitness test. Quot after getting so big Quot he said you can t Hump those two mites  Faamausili adds 20 kilograms to the bar. Play Competition no nonsense to Crews by Chuck Roberts staff writer. Diana Ryan talked like a Bimbo Tor six weeks to prepare for the role of Audrey Iho dumb blonde in the musical tide shoe of horrors sgt. 1st class Robert Mclaughlin did t change a thing in the Way he performed his task As technical director of the musical nonsense. But these differing approaches paid off the same Way when when Ryan and Mclaughlin took top honors at the All Europe tournament of plays Ryan knew that getting into character was Hoiting on the nerves of her family when she was putting hoi 12-year-old daughter Jessica to bed one night Jessica looked up her Mother and said a Karen t you getting tired of that voice Quot her daughter May have grown tired of the voice.-, but not the judges who critiqued 24 musicals and plays performed by 20 army communities in Germany and Italy. In their critique the two judges said that Ryan had a gift for comedy and timing when delivering her lines. Ryan 39, began acting when she was 16 because. A a it a the Only legitimate Way to be someone else and not be called  but no one noticed Mclaughlin s efforts during the performance of nonsense in Stuttgart. Germany which is Why the judges awarded him Best technical director for a musical. Quot when you can t see what they be done they be done their Job Quot Mclaughlin said of technical directors. Quot the techies Are almost never recognized so this has been really extra Nice for me Quot Mclaughlin did no to change the Way he usually runs things As technical director because he was t aware that he was in Contention for an award until two weeks alter nonsense began Mclaughlin credits local Theale Contoi Diu Vitoi Dane Winters and his wife. Debia lot leaching him much about technical directing Gobi a won he award Lei Best costumes Tor a musical Loi her work m pm mis Beha in tee meal a sectors weave Lig Lils sounds and props into the on Slage Perior Manee it tails on people such As Mclaughlin to make sure Hal a chair or Sola positioned on stage does t Obs duct the audience s View of the performance Mclaughlin also has done some acting since he became involved with theater in 198/ Al fort dooms. Mass. But he would rather make a stage than stand on one Quot to like to build things and make things  said Mclaughlin who plans to continue mrs avocation when he transfers to fort Carson Colo he is assigned to the 207th military intelligence brigade Al Coffey Barracks in Stuttgart. The tournament of plays is designed to credit Usa eur soldiers civilians and family members who make local theater work said David Mcgown Turner a theater specialist in Giessen. Get Many who helped organize the tournament tins year the judges this year were Kathryn d Robinson and Colenton Freeman Robinson is director of he school of the performing arts at Louisiana tech University and Freeman is an opera Singer who usually performs in Germany. The 1991 tournament of plays was almost twice As Large As last year s Competition. Only 13 communities entered in 1990 because so Many Casl members and technical Crew workers were deployed to the persian Gulf Turner said. Aboul 350 people attended this year s awards banquet in Giessen said l. Scott Lahaie entertainment director for the Keller theatre in Giessen who ran the Competition the past two years and the winners Are. Best musical a a funny thing happened on the Way to the forum Schweinfurt Best play a Shirley Valentine Mannheim. Best director of a musical a Jill Benjamin Little shop of horrors Frankfurt. Best director of a play a tie Nancy austere Shirley Valentine and Felicity Thoet Early one evening at the Rainbow bar and Grill Mainz Best actor in a musical a Jim Carafano a funny thing happened on the Way to the forum Schweinfurt Best actor in a play a tie James Mulder. Macbeth Nurnberg and j Randy Randle greater tuna Mannheim. Best actress in a musical Diana Ryan. Little shop of horrors. Best actress in a play a Cathi overcast Pope Shirley Valentine Best supporting actor in a musical a David Wallace Crane a funny thing happened on the Way to the forum Ansbach. Best supporting actor in a play a tie David Pecarovich the musical comedy murders of 19j0. Wil Flecken. And Michael h. Mckay. The foreigner Frankfurt Best supporting actress in a musical tie Cynthia Baldessare Little shop of horrors and Linda Webster a funny thing happened on the Way to the forum Schwem Lurt Best supporting actress in a play Desiree Henry the Heidi chronicles Hanau special award for an outstanding performance us an understudy a Steven Doke Blithe spin Heidelberg Best technical director for a play William g Montgomery Macbeth Best technical director for a musical Robert Mclaughlin nonsense. Stuttgart Best choreography a Terry Mcintyre. Debbie Kelly and Brett Harwood nonsense. Best musical director a Alan Bux Pompei nonsense. Best orchestra for a musical a Ain t mis Bhavin special award for excellence in music support ring a play a the Poehler elizabethan Consort comity of errors Mannheim Best make up for a play Gabriele Robinson Macbeth Busl make up for a musical tie Connie Mackirdy angry housewives Hoh Olels. And Bill Slaughter and Patricia stall Dracula the musical Bamberg Best costumes for a play Paul Larella j Randy Randle and Nancy Keienburg greater tuna Best costumes for a musical Debra Melaughlin Ain 7 misbehave. A special award for excellence in period costuming Kathie Ackerman the comedy of errors Best lighting design for a play a tie Keith Anderson. Early one evening at the Rainbow bar and Grill and William g Montgomery Macbeth Besl lighting design for a musical tie Tony Vazquez and Tom Cole angry housewives and up Lucia Statz Dracula the musical Best Sei design Lor a play tie Heidi Mulvey the foreigner and Jerry Harbin. The comedy of errors Besl set design Tor a musical Patricia Statz Dracula the musical special award Tor excellence in scene painting the sound of music bad Kreuz Nach special recognition for outstanding diamain., achievements by Young actors the sound Olmi o bad Kreuz Nach the comedy of errors main min you re a Good Man. 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