632.5 kg total at the 2021 British Powerlifting Champs

Andrew lifted 9 for 9 to hit a 632.5 kg total at the IPF British Championships in September 2021 (under 74 kg senior men), a 52.5 kg personal best total compared with his performance at the last full power British Championships. Andrew came fourth after losing a battle for 3rd place on bodyweight: still a huge achievement, and a big sign of continued progress.

Weighed in at 73.7 kg.

Squat: 207.5 kg, 217.5 kg, 222.5 kg
Bench: 152.5 kg, 160 kg, 165 kg
Deadlift: 220 kg, 235 kg, 245 kg

Results

British Open Classic, Manchester, 4 September 2021 (British Powerlifting, classic).

Lift	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Best
Squat	207.5 kg	217.5 kg	222.5 kg	222.5 kg
Bench press	152.5 kg	160 kg	165 kg	165 kg
Deadlift	220 kg	235 kg	245 kg	245 kg
Total				632.5 kg

Place	Bodyweight	Class	Division
4th	73.7 kg	Under 74 kg	Open

The meet came four weeks after the British Classic Bench Press Championships. Compared with the 2019 British Classic Championships, Andrew’s squat rose from 202.5 kg to 222.5 kg, his bench from 142.5 kg to 165 kg and his deadlift from 235 kg to 245 kg.

Results: OpenPowerlifting

The video shows the heaviest of each lift:

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Photographs of the event

Results table for the men’s 74 kg class: Andrew fourth on a 632.5 kg total, level with the third-placed lifter, who was lighter

Andrew gripping the bar in the rack, about to take his first squat

Andrew at the bottom of a squat, with spotters crouched either side

Andrew walking back to the rack for his next squat, adjusting his glasses

Andrew looking serious as he grips the squat bar, with two spotters behind

Andrew with the squat bar on his back, stepping out of the rack between spotters

Andrew walking up to the rack for his final squat of 222.5 kg

Andrew at the bottom of his 222.5 kg squat, a competition personal best

Andrew driving up out of the 222.5 kg squat, nearly at the top

Andrew on the platform explaining how he wants the middle hand-out on the bench press

Andrew preparing his wrist wraps as he gets ready to lift, with other lifters and coaches behind him

Andrew arched on the bench under 165 kg; he played it safe on this attempt because of upper back cramps

The 165 kg bar on Andrew’s chest

Andrew fist-bumping Luke Rogers to celebrate the good lift

Andrew standing over the bar before his opening deadlift

Andrew at full lockout on his opening deadlift, an easy first lift

Andrew walking up to the bar for his 235 kg second deadlift

Andrew gripping the bar, about to deadlift 245 kg

The 245 kg deadlift moving up past Andrew’s knees

Andrew at full lockout with 245 kg on the deadlift, a good lift

Andrew raising a fist as he walks off the platform, with Luke Rogers smiling beside it, happy with the new total and deadlift

Andrew, Rob and another lifter smiling with medals round their necks at the award ceremony

Andrew hits 632.5 kg total at the British Powerlifting Championships 2021 (full power)

Results

Photographs of the event

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