Austin Perkins (74KG) Totals 37.5 Kilograms Over IPF Raw World Record in Training

Perkins is preparing for the IPF Classic World Championships in Lithuania.

Last updated on May sixth, 2024

74KG competitor Austin Perkins is the highest-ranked tested powerlifter on the earth using the DOTs formula. He recently returned to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) fold and is preparing for his first Classic World Championships (CWC) in 2024.

At the 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals in Reno, Nevada, Perkins squatted 318 kilograms — 29.5 kilograms greater than the present world record within the 74KG class. He seems set to put waste to the IPF record books as soon as he sets foot on a global platform.

Perkins’ training recently has been incandescent. He recently exceeded the raw total world record by an incredible 37.5 kilograms. Take a glance below:

Perkins began with a 307.5-kilogram squat. This is already 19 kilograms above the IPF world record set by New Zealand’s Tim Monigatti on the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. However, Perkins took this for a snug three repetitions.

To rep a weight a lot higher than the present world record is a startling achievement in itself. But Perkins was not finished.

Later within the video, Perkins wore a special singlet, suggesting that the lifts weren’t all performed on the identical day. Perkins locked out a difficult bench press of 210 kilograms. He looked as if it would clip the rack on the press, potentially making the lift harder than it might otherwise have been.

Perkin’s best bench press in competition is 200 kilograms. His training shows good progress. Eddie Berglund’s bench world record stands at 212 kilograms, so Perkins isn’t far off if he can replicate this lift in competition.

On the deadlift, Perkins arrange in his relatively narrow sumo stance, took the barbell in a mixed grip, and locked out 335 kilograms with apparent ease. Norway’s Kjell Bakkelund set the deadlift world record on the 2024 Arnold UK at 340 kilograms, so Perkins is near that record, too.

Perkins’ raw training total was 852.5 kilograms, albeit not accomplished on the identical day. However, Perkins did triple the squat, suggesting his potential is way higher on that lift.

For context, the full world record in the load class above is 842.5 kilograms. Could Perkins possibly out-total the 83KG class from the 74KG category? He actually seems capable, judging by his current training trajectory.

Perkins will lift within the Prime Time session on the 2024 IPF CWC on June 17, 2024. The event can be live-streamed on The Olympic Channel and the Olympics YouTube Channel. If Perkins lives as much as his potential, it guarantees to be a historic and entertaining session — don’t miss it.