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Like his contemporary and future rival Doug Hepburn, Anderson quickly identified the squat as the most important exercise for developing strength. [8] On December 27, 1952, he set a new world record of 660.5 lb (299.6 kg) at the Chattanooga and Tennessee Weightlifting Championships, done at a bodyweight of 285 lbs (129.3 kg).
When the previous records and weight classes were discarded, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records in the new weight classes. Wherever World Standard appears in the list below, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted these weights in a sanctioned competition.
In the clean and jerk portion, Topurov completed a 175.0 kg clean and jerk after Süleymanoğlu. With his next two lifts, Süleymanoğlu set two more world records and won his first Olympic gold. His last lift was a 190.0 kg clean and jerk that was 3.15 times his body weight, [12] which is the highest ratio clean and jerk to body weight of all ...
Squat – 460 kg (1,014 lb) raw with wraps (Thor's Powerlifting Challenge 2018) This lift was given 2 red lights out of 3 for inadequate depth at the competition, however in strongman standards and according to many analysts, the depth was acceptable to consider a good squat [155] [161] [162] while detailed analysts have further argued the ...
This is the list of Olympic records in weightlifting.Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.. The weight classes for men on the Olympic program were adjusted for the 2000 Games, so Olympic records only exist based on the results during and after that. [1]
Dec. 2—St. Joseph's "The Incredible Faulk" is now a world record-holder. Jason Faulkner, a 300-pound, 42-year-old 1999 graduate of Central High School, has always had an interest in weight training.
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Upright row most weight in hour [16] 34,300 kg (75 618.56 lb) 24 July 2012: 9 or 16 Arm curl most weight in minute [17] 3,600 kg (7,937 lb) 18 November 2012: 10-14 or 17-21: 30 reps of a 120 kg weight Barbell row most weight in hour [18] 36,348 kg (80,133 lb 9.92 oz) 1,056 lifts of a 120 kg weight Bench press most weight in minute [19] 6,960 kg ...