Colorado OTSM Classic

Congratulations to Kim for winning the women’s field and the overall title!  Jarrod won the men’s field but could not overcome the age-weight-gender adjustments.  Nisha won the junior field.

This was the inaugural installation of an OTSM event held in Colorado.  Given the popularity of Old Time Strongman, I wanted to make sure Colorado athletes had a chance to give it a try.  For over half the local field it was the first time lifting with Dinnie Rings.  In Colorado, we had (4) official lifters and (2) athletes unofficially giving All-Round weightlifting a try.  Jeff and Tony joined in from Missouri to round out the field.

Top Dinnie Lift – Jarrod Fobes – 506 pounds
Top Saxon Deadlift – Jeff Wenzel – 135 pounds

Colorado OTSM Classic

High Country Vigour
September 13, 2025
Meet Director: Sanjiv Gupta
Score Keeper: Sanjiv Gupta
The one official system was used for all lifts.
Officials: Jarrod Fobes, Sanjiv Gupta, Nisha Gupta, Tony Lupo, Allison Lupo, Bill Clark
Loaders: Jarrod, Sanjiv, Nisha, Kim, Greg, Billy
All lifts are recorded in pounds; All lifts performed to IAWA uniform standards.
Lifts: Dinnie Lift; Saxon Deadlift; Saxon Deadlift, 2×5 (exhibition lift)

Saxon Deadlift, 2×5 Exhibition

In addition to the (2) official lifts, a Saxon Deadlift, 2×5 was added as an exhibition.

  • Sanjiv Gupta – 115 pounds
  • Jarrod Fobes – 115 pounds
  • Kim Van Wagner – 80 pounds
  • Nisha Gupta – 45 pounds

The 2×5 is a completely different lift and the results show Kim and Nisha were able to lift 30-45% more with the 2×5 Saxon Bar, while Sanjiv and Jarrod did not show much difference between the 2×5 and the 3×4 Saxon Bar.

We used a Sorinex Bare Steel 3×4 Saxon Bar with an empty weight of 45 pounds. This implement was too heavy for our Junior lifter today. We used a custom fabricated Bare Steel 2×5 Saxon Bar with an empty weight of 35 pounds. This was suitable for all of our lifters. Jarrod missed his second attempt at 135 pounds, but would have likely shown an improvement with more conservative 2nd and 3rd attempts.

Record Session:

Jarrod Fobes – Hackenschmidt Floor Press – 300 pounds
Sanjiv Gupta – Deadlift, Fulton Bar – 213 pounds
Sanjiv Gupta – Deadlift, Fulton, Left – 113 pounds
Sanjiv Gupta – Deadlift, Fulton, Right – 108 pounds

Old Time Strongman Championship

By Eric Todd

This year marked the eleventh year that KCSTRONGMAN hosted the Old Time Strongman Championship. This year saw representatives of 3 states and 4 clubs: Habeckers, Ledaig, Dino Gym and KCSTRONGMAN. This was the first year in a spell where we have had no female representation. The day was beautiful, the camaraderie amazing and the lifting strong. It has also been quite a while in which I do not think any of our lifters had a bad day; Everyone was setting records and setting PRs. While Chad’s shoulder limitations held him back in the first three lifts, his huge Kennedy saw him win his fifth old time strongman championship, putting him in a league of his own in this category. The two Dave’s were hitting stupid numbers. Denny continues to amaze at 82 years old. Young Everett Todd is starting to play with the big boys in regard to weights lifted. Tony Lupo and Lance Foster looked to be in top form as well.

Official results are as follow:

Old Time Strongman Championship
ET’s House of Iron and Stone
Turney, MO
September 6, 2025

Meet Director: Eric Todd

Meet Announcer: Eric Todd

Score Keeper: Chris Todd

The three Official system was used for all lifts

Official: Eric Todd, Dave Glasgow, Lance Foster, Denny Habecker, Tony Lupo, Dave DeForest, Chad Ullom

Loaders: Eric Todd, Chris Todd, and all of the lifters

All lifts are recorded in pounds, as is the total. Adj is the adjusted score after Lynch and Age adjustment. 

Lifts: Thor’s Hammer, Saxon Snatch, Apollon’s Lift, Kennedy Lift

OTSM – Sheet1 (2)Download

2025 Award Winners: Our Third Hall of Fame Inductee

Our third USAWA Hall of Fame inductee for 2025 is none other than Randy Smith. Randy is a member of Clark’s Gym and lives in the upper peninsula of Michigan (a “Yooper” as residents are affectionately known). Randy has been a constant presence in the USAWA for more than 20 years! Living where he does, there are not many USAWA referees around him. He is a certified referee (since 2010) himself. But that does not stop Randy from doing many remote USAWA events and submitting his lifts anyway. And he is a force to be reckoned with piling up about 150 records over the years in the events to which he can travel. Usually, those events are the USAWA Nationals (17 of the last 22 years!) and IAWA World Championships when they are held in the USA. And when he visits, he’s going to be a top 10 guy, you can count on it. He is also a USAWA courage award winner. Randy is a great presence when he visits. Generally he is laid back person, very friendly, and a fount of knowledge when it comes to weightlifting topics. He supports his fellow lifters and is willing to jump in and referee. He’ll help you with technique and performance. He has a lot of great ideas which he shared as a valuable member of the USAWA advisory board these past few years. He is able to analyze an issue from many angles. And if you talk to Randy, you’ll find out that he’s a retired physician who is knowledgeable on a whole range of topics! There is more to Randy than weightlifting, he is an officer in a shooting sports club. He enjoys nature and spends time hiking. Congratulations to Randy Smith as our third 2025 USAWA Hall of Fame Inductee!   

Social Media Report

As the Social Media Director position was newly created at the 2025 National meeting in July. I, Kyle Frappier (Social Media Director), wanted to fill the membership in on what’s been happening with the social media of the USAWA. The full report is attached to this post.

To summarize everything that has happened:
– A new Instagram account was created (@us_all_around_weightlifting)
– Followers on this account have reached 93
– Viewership has exceeded 21,000 across all posts

It has been a great start for the USAWA and should continue to grow going forward.

2025 Award Winners: Our Second Hall of Fame Inductee

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