5 Legendary Powerlifting World Records That Got Broken In 2020

Some powerlifters have such a big lead over the competition that it seems like their records will never be broken. But once every blue moon a genetic anomaly appears and breaks the records anyway. These are five legendary powerlifting records that got broken in 2020. Jamal Browner 110 kilogram deadlift world record. If you ask most people last year who they thought was the best 110 kilogram powerlifter in the world, most would say Yuri Belkin. He deadlifted 440 kilogram after all, with the closest competition falling a big 30 kilogram short. In 2020 however, your views might have changed. Jamal was always known for having a crazy explosive deadlift, pulling over 1000 pounds and training several times. Unfortunately, because of grip issues, this never materialized in competition. But when he learned hook grip, everything changed. People were having a lot of expectations for Jamal and boy did he make them come true. Not only did he break the world record in sleeves, he broke Yuri's world record in the deadlift that stood for over two years. Julius Maddox super heavyweight bench world record. Remember the time everyone thought Kirill Savichev's bench world record was unbeatable? Yeah, that time was last year. Since then, Julius broke the record not one, not two, but three times. Agreed, he broke it the first time in 2019, but the 2020 record was by far the most convincing and impressive. His first record was surrounded by a lot of controversy. Whether it be because of him or the spotters, the bar missed the on the record man. So a few months later, he added a little weight and attempted the record again to leave no doubt on the table. But in 2020, he took it to the next level. He announced that he was going to build towards an 800 pound bench and people didn't take him seriously at first. But that changed quickly when he benched 770 pounds at the Arnold in March, a weight that most deemed impossible. Daniel Bell super heavyweight total world record. Till 2020, the sleeved super heavyweight division only had one king, Ray Williams. He had a squat that approached 500 kilograms and a total no one could get close to at 1112.5 kilo. In 2019, Daniel Bell had already broken Andrei Malanichev's total world record, who was a world record holder in reps for many years. But many were still doubting if he was actually the strongest. So in 2020, Daniel decided to put on a pair of sleeves with the goal of competing at a showdown meet months later. But things didn't turn out as planned. In what should have been a qualifying meet, Bell broke William's record in an unexpected turnoff event. Because he performed so well in all three lifts, his sleeve total was only 15 kilograms less than his rep total. Larry Wheel's 140 kilogram total world record. I think everyone was expecting this one. Larry has been breaking records from the moment he first stepped on the powerlifting stage. And he had a surprisingly easy time breaking the 110 and 125 kilogram world record. But he ran into quite a bit of adversity going for his third record. He always had a lot of trouble even getting into the weight class, since he's a naturally lighter guy. But this didn't stop him from taking a shot. Eric Lilybridge set the record in 2016. And he set the bar incredibly high, at 1075 kilo. Larry has been trying to break the record since 2018. But things didn't go his way immediately. Not weighing in heavy enough, bombing out, grip issues. Larry has seen it all. In 2020, the stars finally aligned, with a perfect day for both squat and bench. He managed to break the record on his second attempt deadlift, while weighing only 128 kilo. But he was forced to pass on his third lift, because he had This makes us all wonder if Larry will challenge Bell and take the record in his fourth weight class. For many years, Jesse Norris was believed to be the pound for pound best powerlifter in the game. He was the only one that could exceed a 2000 pound total, while weighing under 200 pounds. But that changed when John Haack announced that he would be going up to Jesse's weight class, to challenge the record. He had been the king of the 181 class for many years now, and he recently got a 2000 pound total. When he was going up, speculation about a second record started immediately. And it seems that was perfectly justified. Without a heavy weight cut dragging him down, he was able to break the record with ease, adding 10 kilograms to it. If you enjoy content like this, don't forget to smash the like button for the youtube algorithm, and comment down below what you would like to see next.