Lifter of the Month of January 2022
By Eric Todd
Travis Luther with 1,800 in the harness lift enroute to 2,100. Photo by Gene Baumann
The nod for the first lifter of the month in 2022 goes to Clark’s gym member, Travis Luther, for winning this year’s installment of the Zercher Strength Classic. He did so in classic style, by coming from behind to defeat Nick Frieders (2021’s November lifter of the month) by dominating the chain lifts. Travis narrowly beat Chad Ullom for lifter of the month honors. Chad was the winner of the Dino Gym Challenge. Nick’s monstrous chain lifts is what put him over the top. At a bodyweight of 158, Nick put up a 1685 hip lift and a 2100 harness lift. To put that hip lift in perspective, for my first 10 years of all-round, my best hip lift was 1675, and those were done at a bodyweight of between 240-275. That is some fantastic chain lifting for seemingly a relative newcomer to all-round lifting and the chain lifts. It is a well-deserved honor, and I look to see where Travis goes in the future in these lifts. Congratulations, Travis Luther!