
	Elisabeth Akinwale Designs Team MDUSA athlete Elisabeth Akinwale clothing is now available. MDUSA introduced five new styles of training gear this past weekend and will be adding additional designs in the coming weeks. Elisabeth will be MDUSA this week to discuss with MDUSA future designs and poster ideas.


	Pendlay 2013 Weightlifting Shoes Finally! The Pendlay 2013 Weightlifting Shoes are back in stock and better than ever! Inventory is still strong on our Red and Gray shoes and we are waiting for more Purple shoes in the next few weeks.


	Pendlay Rubber and Metal Change Plates back in stock! After a longer than expected delay getting these items back in stock we now have full inventories of these items available. We re-worked the design on the rubber change plates to ensure the metal insert stays in place and worked with our supplier to improve the paint quality on our metal change plates.


	MDUSA Wood Gym Rings will stay on sale! MDUSA Gym Rings will continue to be on sale! We have been able to keep production of these at such high levels we are going to let the sale run as long as we can. One of our most popular products at a great price! (Retail price is $65, 20% off sale, $52)

Team MDUSA News


Team MDUSA athletes Travis Cooper and James Tatum ready for 2013 Pan Am Weightlifting Championships®		Team MDUSA athlete Elisabeth Akinwale on her way to the 2013 Crossfit Games®
This years Pan American Championships will be held in Venezuela from June 22nd to June 30th. Two members of Team MDUSA will be representing the US at this competition, James Tatum and Travis Cooper. Travis lifts in the 85kg class and is not only the top US lifter in that class, he is the overall #1 ranked US lifter on the team. Travis' best lifts of 152kg snatch and 192kg clean and jerk give him not only a chance of earning a medal, but the possibility of a gold in the clean and jerk. James is the top 77kg lifter on the US team, and ranked #7 overall. This is James first international competition but with a 145kg snatch in training, has possibilities for a medal in the snatch.		Elisabeth Akinwale has already placed 13th & 7th in the world respectively in the 2011 & 2012 Crossfit Games®, now Elisabeth has her sites set on the podium this year. At the North Central Crossfit® Regionals, Akinwale proved that she will be a contender for the title of “Fittest on Earth”. Winning the region with 5 of 1st place finishes out of 7 events (2 of which were event record times), Elisabeth has shown that her hard work & training are paying off. Akinwale gained the attention of MDUSA after being approached by her coach, Rudy Nielsen of The Outlaw Way. We were not only impressed with her as an athlete and her incredible Olympic lifting skills, but also with her amazing character. Her dedication to her training and most importantly to her son was one that inspired us. We look forward to her continued journey at the 2013 Crossfit Games® in July 22nd - 28th.

Employee Spotlight at MDUSA

Curtis Gabbert (left) was initially hired to pull orders at MDUSA's warehouse in Fort Mill, SC. He's proven to be highly dependable and has show tremendous interest in learning other positions including; working in the shipping department, inventory leader and quality control products prior to packing. Curtis is now floating within the company learning many other positions and also works with office staff on major projects.

Ryan Webber (right) joined MDUSA this past January and has quickly learned many facets of the company. Ryan’s unique background lends him many skill sets to be an effective member of the MDUSA team including playing college football at Wingate University while he completed his degree in Sports Management. Ryan started at MDUSA in the role of "Cases" (resolutions for customer orders and warranties), and has quickly proven himself to be an asset as Wholesale Manager and a key member with the MDUSA Nutrition project. Ryan is currently a Level 1 CrossFit® trainer and coaches Olympic Lifting at CrossFit Eternal.

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