High Country Vigour

High Country Vigour (HCV) All Round Weightlifting requires quite a bit of equipment in order to contest 195 lifts.  The majority (150) can be done with basic equipment.  There are also (13) Fulton bar lifts.  The only class of lifts that stand alone are the Heavy Lifts and variations (8) which require a special heavy lift bar and accessories.  Finally, special equipment is needed for another (24) lifts. Barbell, plates, dumbbell handles, collars, rack Fulton Bar Fulton Dumbbell Finger Lift Ring Heavy Lift Bar 2" Vertical Bar 1" Vertical Bar Roman Chair Inch Dumbbell Weaver Stick Saxon Plank Foot Press Apparatus Back Lift Apparatus 3" Barbell Trap Bar Dinnie Handles 3.5" Dumbbell Handle Rim Lift Stubby Bar 3x4 Metal Saxon Hand & Thigh Bar Hip Belt Neck Harness Chest Harness Teeth Bit Travis Lift attachment Hand & Thigh Bar Hand Rails HCV can contest 179 of the 195 lifts in the 13th edition of the record book.  With a Heavy Lift Bar and Hand & Thigh Bar on

Against my better judgement, I picked up this Titan Round Grip String Bar with a 3" diameter for $125 (plus another $10 shipping protection and taxes).  It is only used for one USAWA lift and I will probably use it once and be done with it, but I have certainly spent considerably more money for equipment I use on a very limited basis.

It has been over seven years since Al Myers penned his piece on Championships in the USAWA ( https://www.usawa.com/championships-in-the-usawa/ ) .   I have absolutely no shame in stealing his article ideas and adding my own thoughts.   Eight Championship events have been proposed and contested in USAWA.   There is certainly something for everybody whether your niche is chain lifting, grip, OTSM or true All-Round.   The events listed are in the order that they were established. National Championships Established – 1988 Location- Rotates Much has already been written about the National Championships.   It has been held continuously since 1988 and had the most variety of host venues.   Past USAWA Nationals (https://www.usawa.com/history-of-iawa/best-lifters-by-year/) is a summary of overall winners, locations, promoters and lifts.   The past 10 years have seen an average of 15 athletes (Max 21 in 2017, Min 7 in 2022).   I attended in 2023 and 2024. Heavy Lift Championships E

We have stayed activity participating in the following events: 6/9 - Clark's Gym Record Day 6/29 - USAWA National Championships 7/27 - Buffville Road to the Century Club 5 8/3 - Clark's Gym Record Day The rest of the year is looking exciting as well with another the Two Fisted Challenge 8/10 and the World Championships in Eastbourne, UK in October. We also hosted our first grip competition.  The Feather Crush Summer Rush.  This was a GSI Sanctioned event sponsored by Nemesis Grips.

Nisha had a chance to compete and learned some new lifts: Press, From Rack, Behind Neck – 25 pounds (5/11/2024) Press, From Rack – 35 pounds (5/11/2024) Seated Press, From Rack – 35 pounds (5/11/2024) Curl, Cheat – 30 pounds (5/11/2024) I would have competed, but did not have an official

Colorado Spring Fling was a rousing success.  We contested the Clean & Press and the Deadlift, 12" Base at our facility in Lakewood, Colorado.  The event was sanctioned by the USAWA and we had (4) in person entries and (4) remote entries. Nisha won the Junior Women with a total of 100 pounds (Age Adjusted Lynch = 219.7 points) Phoenix won the Junior Men with a total of 96 pounds (Age Adjusted Lynch = 296.6 points) RJ won the Open Women with a total of 237 pounds (Age Adjusted Lynch = 407.6 points) David won the Open Men with a total of 475 pounds (Age Adjusted Lynch = 556.1 points) Full results are on the USAWA website. We also had a great records session with (39) records set by (9) in person and remote lifters. High Country Vigour is fully underway with four members: Sanjiv Gupta Nisha Gupta Jarod Fobes Nic Davis-Diaz

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