Teri Gehring doesn’t have your average powerlifter profile. A special education teacher by trade, in keeping with her Instagram profile, the 52-year-old Gehring only began competitive powerlifting when she was 49 years old in May 2019 and has already notched several World Records. Yet, as a recent training feat demonstrates, her competitive fire shows no signs of slowing down.
On Oct. 1, 2022, Gehring shared a clip on her Instagram where the athlete successfully locks out a 165.5-kilogram (365-pound) deadlift. Per the post’s caption, it’s a recent personal record (PR). Gehring wore a lifting belt to assist with the milestone. Based on the angle and length of the video, Gehring does appear to lock something round her loaded barbell before making her pull, but it surely’s not clear if Gehring wore any equipment round her wrists.
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Gehring’s massive deadlift is nothing recent for a powerlifter that appears to have excelled in lots of sanctioned contests to this point.
From a debut victory with wraps within the Masters 45-49 division and 60-kilogram weight class on the 2019 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Lone Star Shootout to World Records within the squat, bench press, deadlift, and total on the 2022 American Powerlifting Federation (APF) National Championships, Gehring has thrived as a competitor.
Here’s a rundown of a few of Gehring’s more notable profession results:
Teri Gehring | Notable Profession Results
- 2019 USPA Lone Star Shootout (Masters 45-49/Wraps) — First place
- 2019 Raw Iron Powerlifting League (RawIronPL) Mayter Mayhem (Masters 1/Wraps) — First place
- 2019 RawIronPL Battle of the Irons (Master 1/Raw) — First place
- 2019-2020 IPL Olympia Pro Powerlifting (Open/Raw) — First place
- 2020 RawIronPL Raw Iron Classic (Master 2/Raw) — First place
- 2021 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) National Championships (Masters 50-54/Raw) – First place | Bench press and deadlift National Records
- 2021 American Powerlifting Federation Lifting Spirits (Masters 2/Open/Raw/Wraps) — First place
- 2022 APF National Championships (Masters 2/Open/Wraps) — First place | Bench press World Record | Squat, bench press, deadlift, and total National Records
Here’s an summary of Gehring’s raw all-time competition best lifts
Teri Gehring | All-Time Raw Competition Bests
- Squat — 127.5 kilograms (281.1 kilos)
- Bench Press — 97.5 kilograms (214.9 kilos)
- Deadlift — 160.5 kilograms (353.8 kilos)
- Total — 382.4 kilograms (843.2 kilos)
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On the time of this writing, Gehring hasn’t clarified when she’s going to compete in a powerlifting contest again. Much of her recent social media updates focus on other recent training accomplishments that don’t seem like connected to any event. Notably, Gehring is coached by Josh Bryant, renowned powerlifting coach and creator of the 2013 book detailing exercise routines in penitentiaries, entitled Jailhouse Strong.
For an athlete that’s arguably still in the beginning of their powerlifting profession, and with a complete host of other responsibilities, it appears Gehring is greater than satisfied with huge PR lifts in the meanwhile.
Featured image: @teri.ivey45 on Instagram