On April 29, 2023, an extraordinary lifter competed at the IPA Project Mayhem VA State Meet. Matthew Miles lifted 10 times his body weight, lifting raw. Matthew weighed in at 165 lbs. He squatted 606.3, benched 402.3 and deadlifted 644.8, totaling 1653.4 raw. Congratulations, Matthew on your awesome achievement!
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Everyone, please note that an IPA meet lift posted on the internet does not always mean the lift is a good lift. Questionable lifts brought to our attention will be disallowed and not be posted as records on the IPA website or with OPEN POWERLIFTING. In addition, a blatant disregard of the rules may result in decertification of the meet director and judges.
Everyone, please note that an IPA meet lift posted on the internet does not always mean the lift is a good lift. Questionable lifts brought to our attention will be disallowed and not be posted as records on the IPA website or with OPEN POWERLIFTING. In addition, a blatant disregard of the rules may result in decertification of the meet director and judges.
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Several “All Time” World Records were broken at the Strength of Heroes meet aptly directed by Shawna Mendelson. Taylor Schaeffer being coached by Laura Phelps beat Laura’s long-standing squat and total records with lifts of a 780 lb. squat and an 1,815 lb. total in the 165 lb. multi-ply category. Rodney Woodward, Jr. became only the third man in history to break the 3,000 lb. barrier. Rodney totaled 3,025 lbs. in the unlimited Super Heavy category. Mark D’Amico surpassed a record that stood for 30 years, Ernie Frantz’s squat record. Mark squatted 820 lbs. in the M60-64, 220 lb. class. Congratulations on your fantastic achievements!
Several “All Time” World Records were broken at the Strength of Heroes meet aptly directed by Shawna Mendelson. Taylor Schaeffer being coached by Laura Phelps beat Laura’s long-standing squat and total records with lifts of a 780 lb. squat and an 1,815 lb. total in the 165 lb. multi-ply category. Rodney Woodward, Jr. became only the third man in history to break the 3,000 lb. barrier. Rodney totaled 3,025 lbs. in the unlimited Super Heavy category. Mark D’Amico surpassed a record that stood for 30 years, Ernie Frantz’s squat record. Mark squatted 820 lbs. in the M60-64, 220 lb. class. Congratulations on your fantastic achievements!
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