High Country Vigour

Q4 Postal November 29, 2025 High Country Vigour Officials - Sanjiv Gupta & Nisha Gupta Nisha Gupta - Age - 16 - 86.1 Lbs. - 40 Kg. Class - Female Dumbbell Swing - One Hand - RIGHT - 25 Lbs. Bench Press - Fulton Bar - 45 Lbs. Vertical Bar Deadlift - One Bar - 2" LEFT - 60 Lbs. TOTAL = 130 Lbs. Diya Gupta - Age - 18 - 112 Lbs. - 55 Kg. Class - Female Dumbbell Swing - One Hand - RIGHT - 40 Lbs. Bench Press - Fulton Bar - 60 Lbs. Vertical Bar Deadlift - One Bar - 2" RIGHT - 110 Lbs. TOTAL = 210 Lbs. Sanjiv Gupta - Age - 54 - 206.8 Lbs. - 95 Kg. Class - Male Dumbbell Swing - One Hand - RIGHT - 57 Lbs. Bench Press - Fulton Bar - 170 Lbs. Vertical Bard Deadlift - One Bar - 2" RIGHT - 155 Lbs. TOTAL = 382 Lbs. Utilizing Lynch-Age-Gender Adjusting Scoring  Diya was first at 385.14 Lbs. Sanjiv second at 384.98 Lbs. Nisha third at 342.22 Lbs.

Blindt Coefficients (BC) were developed around 2002 by the English lifter Adrian Blindt.  The purpose is to equalize all lifts in a meet. I recently received the BC spreadsheet from Paul Barette (IAWA President).  After review, I can make some observations. Everything is normalized to the 2H Barbell Clean & Press (BC = 1.0000).  Deadlift (able to move more weight) will have a lower BC (0.3837).  Little Finger Lift (able to move less weight) will have a higher BC (1.3876). The BC utilizes Senior Men's Records and does not take into consideration Junior records, Masters records or Women's records.  The men's records are adjusted to create a smooth curve.  For example, if the 80kg record is 100 pounds, 85kg record is 80 pounds and 90kg record is 110 pounds; the 85kg record will be changed to 105 pounds.  These anomalies are handled manually and quite labor intensive. Next the records are normalized by Lynch which should create a straight line.  T...

2025 High Country Vigour Cup This is the inaugural installation of the High Country Vigour Cup.  I originally wanted to do a simple record day to close out the season, With the excitement of the President’s Cup and the Gold Cup, it seemed like a fun idea for athletes to show off a special lift for themselves.  The local athletes did not disappoint and we had a several remote lifters also. I admired Nisha’s courage on the Steinborn Lift.  After making 33 pounds and 44 pounds, she failed a 54-pound attempt. Elijah shined with a third attempt on the pull up to get his chin over the bar with 20 pounds hanging from weight belt. Kim’s Piper Lift seemed really solid at 80 pounds.  I realized just how solid when I tried to do the lift. Jarrod’s pulling power is just amazing.  He held the 60-pound chin up to make sure he was clearly over the bar without any doubt. I had the pleasure of doing a Team Deadlift with Nisha.  The last father/daughter duo was Al & Emil...