Certainly one of the world’s best deadlifters continues to interrupt latest ground.
With two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World titles (2017, 2019), Heather Connor has a various powerlifting resume outside of her usual prolific deadlifting. Even still, this superstar has undoubtedly developed her household name-worthy repute largely because of the huge amounts of weight she will be able to pull.
On Nov. 17, 2022, Heather Connor shared an Instagram clip of herself capturing a raw 202.5-kilogram (446-pound) deadlift during a training session. In response to the caption of her post, the earth-shattering pull is a private record (PR) for the athlete. It’s also her heaviest-ever deadlift (in training or competition), finally surpassing her previous training PR, a 200-kilogram (440-pound) pull from December 2020. The competitor wore a lifting belt to assist her along with her strength achievement.
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Per Open Powerlifting, while unofficial since it didn’t occur during a sanctioned lifting contest, Connor’s deadlift exceeds her own all-time raw World Record of 192.5 kilograms (424.4 kilos) within the 47-kilogram weight class by 9.8 kilograms (21.6 kilos). Connor achieved that record mark on the 2021 USAPL Raw Nationals.
Not that it’s particularly surprising based on her consistency, however it’s generally been a gradual 12 months of excellence for Connor across the board.
The 47-kilogram powerlifter participated in three major contests — the 2022 Powerlifting America (AMP) Classic Open Nationals Presented By SBD , the 2022 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships, and the 2022 Fédération Française de Force (FFForce) Girl Power. She captured a victory in two of the contests (the AMP Nationals and the FFForce Girl Power) while still ending in second throughout the IPF Worlds to potential latest competitive rival Tiffany Chapon. That very same competition saw Connor set the 47-kilogram division’s IPF World Record deadlift of 185 kilograms (407.8 kilos).
On purely a training basis, it’s seemingly been nothing but raw milestone after raw milestone for Connor.
In May 2022, Connor deadlifted 195 kilograms (429 kilos) — 4.3 times her body weight of 45 kilograms (99 kilos) on the time of the accomplishment and two kilograms (4.6 kilos) above her current World Record. Then, in August 2022, the athlete showed off her leg power on the squat, notching a 152.5-kilogram (336-pound) PR. That mark eclipsed her official raw all-time competition better of 143 kilograms (315.2 kilos) from the 2021 USAPL Raw Nationals. Finally, in September 2022, Connor achieved a 190-kilogram (418.9-pound) deadlift for a double PR; a mark also five kilograms (11 kilos) greater than her IPF World Record.
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On the time of this writing, Connor doesn’t appear to have any plans for a powerlifting competition before the close of the 2022 calendar 12 months. Connor’s probably earned the suitable to bask before her next potential wave of strength glory.
Featured image: heather.e.connor on Instagram