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Powerlifting Competition Records. done in official Powerlifting full meets [8] Squat – 499 kg (1100 lbs) (in singleply squat suit) Bench press – 365 kg (805 lbs) (in bench shirt) Deadlift – 350 kg (771 lbs) Total – 1179.34 kg (2600 lbs) equipped; → former IPF world record in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) Done in gym
He was the second man to bench press over 700 pounds [lb] (317.5 kg) and the second man to bench press over 700 lbs raw. James set numerous world records throughout his career, including the all-time world record in the raw ( unassisted ) bench press with 711 lb (323 kg).
In 2021, Olivares made his IPF debut. He competed in the open category despite being a junior (23-years-old). He broke four International Powerlifting Federation world junior records, squatting 427.5 kilograms, bench pressing 252.5 kilograms for a full power and bench press only junior record, and a totaled 1,045 kilograms for a junior record, and would win his first gold medal.
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Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates.
The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee ( World Para Powerlifting ) and is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their arms within 20° of full extension during a lift.
Eventually these competitions became standardized to three specific lifts: the squat, bench press, and deadlift; and this form of weightlifting sport was given its distinct name of powerlifting, with the International Powerlifting Federation being formed in 1972 to regulate and promote the sport. [14]
Mary Gregory, an American powerlifter and strength coach, took to Instagram on Sunday to announce she had gone "9 for 9" at the competition and broken four women's world records: Masters world ...