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IAWA OTSM World Postal









An exciting day of lifting in the IAWA OTSM World Postal.  Kim, Jarrod, Nisha and I were all present at High Country Vigour.  With the small crew of athletes and rising bar format, all athletes were following themselves which made for a challenging day.

I set personal bests in all three lifts.
  • Hackenschmidt Floor Press (200 pounds) - previous best - 190 pounds at 2025 Nationals
  • Peoples Deadlift (405 pounds) - previous best 380 pounds at at 2025 One Ton Pentathlon Challenge
  • Dumbbell to Shoulder (132 pounds) - previous best 126 pounds at 2025 Nationals
Date of Lifts - December 13, 2025
Club for all athletes is High Country Vigour

Nisha Gupta
Female
Age - 16
Body Weight - 38.4 kg
Weight Class - 40 kg
Hackenschmidt Floor Press - 29.5 kg (WR. USR)
Peoples Deadlift - 52.3 kg (WR, USR)
Dumbbell to Shoulder - 22.7 kg 

Kim Van Wagner
Female
Age - 58
Bodyweight - 58.5 kg
Weight Class - 60 kg
Hackenschmidt Floor Press - 56.8 kg (WR, USR)
Peoples Deadlift - 95.5 kg (WR, USR)
Dumbbell to Shoulder - 37.3 kg (WR, USR)

Sanjiv Gupta
Male
Age - 54
Bodyweight - 92.5 kg
Weight Class - 95 kg
Hackenschmidt Floor Press - 90.9 kg (WR)
Peoples Deadlift - 184.0 kg (WR, USR)
Dumbbell to Shoulder - 60.0 kg (WR, USR)

Jarrod Fobes
Male
Age - 48
Bodyweight - 99.1 kg
Weight Class - 100 kg
Hackenschmidt Floor Press - 147.7 kg (WR, USR)
Peoples Deadlift - No Lift
Dumbbell to Shoulder - No Lift

Scoring - Nisha Gupta
Referees - Sanjiv Gupta, Nisha Gupta, Jarrod Fobes, Kim Van Wagner (in training)

All lifts completed per IAWA Rule Book and Uniform Standards

UPDATE 12/18/2025:  Our venue did not fare will in the overall rankings.  Kim - 25th, Sanjiv 27th, Nisha - 39th, Jarrod - 42nd, but most athletes did set world records.  I was the lone exception.  Despite setting personal bests and USAWA records, all of my lifts were edged out by Gary Ell (England) who shares my age/weight class.  Gary's lifts - Hackenschmidt - 92.5 kg; Peoples - 200 kg; Dumbbell to Shoulder - 65 kg.  Even if we had been side by side, I would not have been able to keep up.  Hat tip Gary, well done.

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