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Louie Simmons (October 12, 1947 – March 24, 2022) [1] was an American powerlifter and strength coach. He was active as a powerlifter and coach for more than fifty years. Simmons was the founder of Westside Barbell and has developed several training protocols, including the "Conjugate Met
Raw powerlifting, also called classic or unequipped powerlifting has been codified in response to the proliferation and advancement of bench shirts and squat/deadlift suits. The 100% RAW federation was founded in 1999; [ 66 ] within a decade, many established federations came to recognize "raw" divisions, in addition to their traditional (open ...
Tamara Walcott (born December 4, 1983) is a powerlifter and strongwoman from the United States Virgin Islands. [1] Weighing in at 138 kg (304 lb), she started powerlifting in 2018 and after four years in 2022 at American Pro, totaled 735 kg (1,620 lb) in sleeves and broke April Mathis' 11-years standing 730.5 kg (1,610 lb) world record, establishing the heaviest raw powerlifting total of all ...
A trans weightlifter is receiving backlash after racking up multiple wins during the 100% Raw Weightlifting Federation ... a world record & winning a woman’s event in America in powerlifting. A ...
On September 24, 2022, Haack became the first man in the 100 kilogram weight class to successfully eclipse a 600 pound bench press in competition, benching 272.5 kilograms (601 lb). [4] In 2022, at the WRPF American Pro, Haack set a new record in the raw 90 kilogram weight class. He totaled 1,022.5 kilograms (2,254.2 pounds).
Scot Mendelson (born February 21, 1969) is an American powerlifter and armwrestler who specializes in the bench press. [3]He has broken multiple bench press world records and was the raw (unassisted) world record holder in the 308-pound weight class with 701 lb (318.0 kg) from 2002 to 2020 and the equipped world record holder in the 275-pound class with 1,031 lb (467.7 kg) from 2009 to 2021.
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).
Previously retired strongman Hafthor Bjornsson made his comeback at the Arnold Strongman Classic over the weekend, deadlifting over 1,000 pounds raw. The Mountain's Strongman Comeback Included a ...