Jonathan Cayco is on a mission. Now, he hasn’t necessarily stated his “mission” explicitly, but one needs only to rifle through his social media to confirm that claim. Because after combing through what looks like a plethora of non-public records (PRs) and successful training updates currently, Cayco’s profile resembles an athlete hunkering down for greatness.

On Oct. 12, 2022, Cayco shared an Instagram clip of himself capturing a 321-kilogram (707-pound) raw deadlift for 3 reps. In keeping with the caption of his post, it’s a triple PR pull for the 93-kilogram powerlifter. The athlete wore only a lifting belt to assist him along with his latest accomplishment.

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On the time of this text’s publication, Cayco’s deadlift triple PR has no connection to any upcoming contest, and he hasn’t announced any sanctioned powerlifting meets on the near horizon. That said — after Cayco finished in third place on the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships — the athlete appears to be extra motivated. It shows with a tear of serious progress on his staple lifts over the previous few months.

For instance, in mid-August 2022, Cayco logged an enormous 260-kilogram (573-pound) raw back squat five-rep PR. Roughly a month later, in mid-September 2022, he could have topped out his endurance when he squatted the identical weight but for an eight-rep PR. Now, within the throes of the early fall season, Cayco has evidently added fresh deadlift achievements to his repertoire like this massive triple PR.

For a person with the present IPF World Record bench press of 238.5 kilograms (525.8 kilos) within the 93-kilogram class, it’s notable that Cayco continues to construct out his strength along with his other lifts.

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Within the case of the 29-year-old Cayco, he is likely to be saving a few of his competitive reserves for a rebound on the 2023 IPF Worlds next summer. Cayco was the defending 93-kilogram champion entering Sun City, South Africa, in early June 2022, however the young Probability Mitchell managed to topple him with a record-breaking performance.

The aftermath of that result appeared to hit Cayco hard, who wrote in an Instagram post that he was “ashamed” but would also “roll with the punches.” Taken a step further, he had said it was “refreshing to lose” and that it seemingly “reignited” his competitive spirit.

The powerlifting world won’t know the way successful Cayco’s competitive rekindling will probably be until he next steps on an official lifting platform. With Cayco repeatedly sharing his massive lifts, he appears to be back on a top quality track toward success.

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