Lawrence is clearly ready to crush her subsequent contest.
By way of sheer dominion over one’s division, powerlifter Amanda Lawrence may need an iron vice grip on the Worldwide Energy Federation’s (IPF) uncooked 84-kilogram class: The athlete’s newest strength feat suggests she’s about to tighten her maintain on the complete weight class.
On Mar. 15, 2023, Lawrence shared an Instagram clip of herself capturing a 254.9-kilogram (562-pound) uncooked back squat throughout a training session. The powerlifter utilized a lifting belt, wrist wraps, and knee sleeves for the squat. In line with the IPF’s official database, Lawrence’s show of leg energy is unofficially 11.5 kilograms (25.3 kilos) greater than the present uncooked IPF World File for the 84-kilogram class.
Lawrence holds that mark as effectively with a squat of 243.5 kilograms (536.8 kilos) from the 2021 IPF World Basic Powerlifting Championships.
Lawrence’s unofficial teaser file squat is undoubtedly related to her preparation for the 2023 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships on Mar. 25, 2023, in Sheffield, England. On condition that the Sheffield Championships are underneath the IPF’s jurisdiction, Lawrence would lengthen her personal IPF file if she matched (or beat) the present file.
“Harmful territory. 11 days out, I’m able to struggle.”
The IPF 84-kilogram World Champion in three out of the final 4 years, Lawrence will probably be making her Sheffield Championships debut at this iteration of the competitors.
Along with her squat, right here’s an summary of Lawrence’s full uncooked IPF World File catalog:
Amanda Lawrence (84KG) | IPF World Information
- Squat — 254.9 kilograms (562 kilos)
- Deadlift — 260.5 kilograms (574.3 kilos)
- Complete — 636.5 kilograms (1,403.2 kilos)
Lawrence possesses the second-heaviest uncooked squat of all-time (255.9 kilograms/564.3 kilos) within the 90-kilogram weight class, per Open Powerlifting. Solely Samantha Rice has the next squat (257.7 kilograms/567.7 kilos) within the class.
On the similar time, Lawrence additionally has the third-heaviest uncooked complete ever (646 kilograms/1,424.4 kilos). Solely Rice (687.4 kilograms/1,515.6 kilos) and Chakera Ingram (671 kilograms/1,479.3 kilos) have larger uncooked totals.
Lawrence bagging a victory on the 2023 Sheffield Championships would mark her ninth consecutive sanctioned competitors win. Doubtlessly extending her personal file milestone could be an ideal cherry on prime of such an achievement.
Featured picture: @miss.amanda.ann on Instagram
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