Meanwhile in Finland…
At the IPF Classic World Championships, Ray Williams breaks the squat and total world records. His results were: 425.5/235/340/1000.5kg and he also took the title of World Champion.
You can catch up with the competition from the IPF YouTube channel.
Ray Williams (USA) smashes the Open World squat record with 425.5kg!!!!!! #CPWC2015
Posted by International Powerlifting Federation – IPF on Sunday, 14 June 2015
1000.5kg Total!!!! Ray Williams (USA) did it! World record squat and total!!!
Posted by International Powerlifting Federation – IPF on Sunday, 14 June 2015
As somebody who has never used either, is there a major difference between knee wraps (like those Mark Henry wore setting his record total 20 years ago) and what Williams uses for his squat? They still look like they’re supporting his knees pretty well given how he approaches the bar.
Yes, about 50kg difference.
The knee sleeves add virtually nothing. They are the same material that oly lifters use–just like rehbands or any other sleeve. I squat with them and wraps all the time.
…and while wraps add a ton, I can’t actually tell that knee sleeves add anything. Maybe 5 lbs, but honestly if it is warm in the gym, I don’t even use them and don’t notice a difference with bare knees.
This is not world record total.These are some bigger totals without wraps-Eric lilliebridge(2353 lbs),Josh Morris (2300 lbs),Don Reinhoudt(2298 lbs),Konstantin KOnstantinovs(2261 lbs),Derek Kendall,Chad Smith and Stan Efferding(all 2226 lbs) etc.
Biggest total in the only fed that matters.
This feds world records are killing sport.The only records that matter are all time world records and this total is far from that!
It is still a world record in the IPF and to report it as anything else would be quite simply wrong. Also, there are no squats in any fed bigger than Ray’s.
There are no such thing as “all-time world records.” These are just lists kept by amateur powerlifting websites. They may be helpful in comparing feds, but they are not officially sanctioned, and they compare apples to orange since the feds are so wildly different in their standards.
It can be called IPF record,not world record.World record means that you in the sport of powerlifting lifted more than any human ever.And this squat is actually world record,but total is far from that.I understand that sport is separated in too many federations,but calling someone a world record holder just because someone stronger than him didn’t compete at the same competition is funny.
You also must take in account, that the IPF is a WADA drug tested federation. All the other powerlifters that you mentioned compete on non drug tested federations.
That drug tested(not drug free) and not “offseason” tested malversations are another story.
IPF is the only fed that matters. It’s the powerlifting equivalent of the IWF. Every other fed is just a pretender.
What M said. And yes they do OCTs. It’s deceptive to say “oh there’s so many feds” when it’s the only international fed of any real diversity in that it has members (and world champs) from all 6 inhabited continents. 8000 members in the US alone.
Quantity is not quality.
There is no powerlifting federation that matters,because we are not Olympic sport.
IPF competes in the World Games and had an IOC officer in attendance at Classic Worlds. No other fed can claim that.
On wikipedia it says they are in charge of the paralifting during the Olympics too.
Well, then how about “IPF World Record?”
And yes, drug testing can be gotten around, but that doesn’t change the fact that the IPF is by far the most stringent fed to compete in.
incredibly strong. in my opinion the best squatter in the world.
and i think he has some more kilos in him..
people trying to discredit this lift and compare it to other federations need to relax.