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.
For the first time in the history of powerlifting, 9 of the best all time benchers in the world will be competing head to head in the “Baddest Bencher on the Planet.” This epic event will be part of the IPA Push/Pull Worlds. It will be hosted by Tiny Meeker and sponsored by Fischer Financial Services, Inc. Be there to witness history in the making at the Nathaniel Center in Kingwood, Texas on March 20, 2021.
Prize money for the “Baddest Bencher on the Planet” is 1st – $10,000; 2nd – $5,000; 3rd – $3,000; and 4th – $1,000.
Lifters competing in the “Baddest Bencher on the Planet” include Will Barotti, Tiny Meeker, Ryan Kennelly, Jimmy Kolb, Scot Mendelson, Tony Carlino, Blaine Sumner, Richard Putnam, and Bill Gillespie. All of the above have benched more than 1,000 lbs. in competition.
IPA President Fred Fischer awarding check of $1,000 to Jimmy Kolb for breaking “ALL-TIME” World Record in the Bench Press.
2020 IPA Worlds Powerlifting Competition will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center on October 11, 2020 in Atlantic City, NJ.