2025 High Country Vigour Cup

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 & Emily Myers who set a mark of 805 pounds which I am fairly certain will hold forever.  Of course Al was 45 years old and 115kg at the time and Emily was 19 years old and 100kg.  Nisha and I managed our 315 pound lift with me at 54 years old and 97kg and Nisha at 16 years old and 39kg.

NISHA GUPTA, AGE – 16, BWT. – 85.4 pounds (40 KG Class)

STEINBORN LIFT – 44 lb.

Records:

TEAM DEADLIFT (w/Sanjiv) – 315 lb.

ELIJAH CONLEY, AGE – 18, BWT. – 151.2 pounds (70 KG Class)

PULL UP – 20 lb.

Records:

CHIN UP – 20 lb.

HACK LIFT – 135 lb.

REEVES DEADLIFT – 120 lb.

KIM VAN WAGNER, AGE – 58, BWT. – 126.6 pounds (60 KG Class)

PIPER SQUAT – 80 lb.

Records:

HACK LIFT, FULTON BAR – 145 lb.

REEVES DEADLIFT – 100 lb.

CLEAN & PRESS, ALTERNATE GRIP – 65 lb.

CLEAN & PRESS, BEHIND NECK – 60 lb.

JARROD FOBES, AGE – 48, BWT. – 220 pounds (100 KG Class)

CHIN UP – 60 lb.

Records:

PULL UP – 40 lb.

SWING, 2 DUMBBELLS – 100 lb.

REEVES DEADLIFT – 281 lb.

PIPER SQUAT – 155 lb.

SANJIV GUPTA, AGE – 54, BWT. – 214 pounds (100 KG Class)

APOLLONS LIFT – 143 lb.

Records:

TEAM DEADLIFT (w/Nisha) – 315 lb.

SNATCH, FULTON BAR – 103 lb.

REEVES DEADLIFT – 280 lb.

PIPER SQUAT – 115 lb.

Officials: Sanjiv Gupta, Nisha Gupta, Jarrod Fobes