IPA – Tiny Meeker “Baddest Bencher on the Planet” contest 3/20/2021 – Will Barotti at 1,091 lbs. won and is the “Baddest Bencher on the Planet” for 2021. Tony Carlino placed second with a lift of 1,085 lbs. and sets an All-Time World Record weighing only 266 lbs. Placing third was Jimmy Kolb with a lift of 1,080 lbs. in a single ply shirt for another All-Time World Record. Fourth was Rich Putman with a lift of 1,020 lbs. IPA President presented the winners with their checks: Barotti $10,000, Carlino $5,000, Kolb $3,000, and Putnam $1,000.
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