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Best of Olympic Weightlifting

Jezza Uepa 370kg Squat (912.5kg Total)

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Jezza Uepa, who you remember from his super fast 360kg Squat, managed to get 370kg in competition. This was at the IPF Commonwealth & Oceania  powerlifting championships. 370kg Squat (missed 382.5kg) 242.5kg Bench Press 310kg Deadlift for a 912.5kg total. Update: he did 320kg Front Squat Mike Tuchscherer also competed there and totaled 916kg (371kg Deadlift!).

Ray Williams 432.5kg Squat, 987.5kg Total

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Last time we saw Ray Williams in a meet he squatted 410kg and forgot to wait for the rack command. This time he gets 410kg easily. For his 3rd attempt he went for 432.5kg (950 lbs) which also came up quickly. Didn’t count because he did not wait for the rack command. On his channel he wrote […]

Chad Wesley Smith on Squat Tightness

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Chad Wesley Smith addresses 3 common Squat mistakes. Rounding Over (my biggest fault): create more upper back tightness, hands close, elbows pushing in & forward -> helping thoracic extension. Front Squats are also a great tool to improve this. Loose Mid Section: you want “360° pressure”, cue =”breathe into your lower back” + flex glutes to […]

Andrey Malanichev 455kg Squat Attempt

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After he made 440kg x3 look easy in training Andrey Malanichev went for 455kg in the GPA Powerlifting Championships in Finland. This would have been the first raw 1003 lbs squat I believe. It was red lighted by the judges for being high (check this gif I made). Good decision. I am sure he will […]