Yang’s stellar result garnered him his first-ever IPF World Record.
Within the Asian powerlifting circuit, Sen Yang has been a mainstay for quite a while. He’s a former Asian Powerlifting Federation (AsianPF) World Champion — each as an Equipped (2016-2017, 2019) and Raw competitor (2019). Of late, he’s been making a reputation for himself under the international strength highlight.
On Nov. 19, 2022, in the course of the latter portion of the schedule on the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Equipped World Championships, Yang successfully locked out a 440.5-kilogram (971.1-pound) equipped squat. The display of leg strength is an all-time IPF World Record within the 120-kilogram weight class, and places Yang alongside other unique competitors who captured equipped World Records at the identical contest. (Note: As the ultimate results are calculated, Yang’s exact position and finish remain unclear at the moment.)
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Based on the IPF database and Open Powerlifting, this squat World Record for Yang surpasses his previous best equipped squat of 440 kilograms (970 kilos) on the 2022 IPF World Games by half a kilogram. Yang has featured as a simultaneous AsianPF and IPF powerlifter since November 2015 and has generally steadily improved within the years since. The athlete also appears humble over his latest achievement, given his quiet bows to the respective spotters for his World Record lift within the clip of the squat.
Here’s a rundown of a few of the more notable results from Yang’s powerlifting resume:
Sen Yang | Notable Profession Results
- 2011 AsianPF Asian Powerlifting Championships (Sub-Juniors/Equipped) — First place | First profession full power meet victory
- 2016-2017, 2019 Asian PF Asian Powerlifting Championships (Open/Equipped) — First place
- 2016-2017 IPF World Sub-Juniors and Juniors Powerlifting Championships (Juniors/Equipped) — Second place
- 2018 IPF Equipped World Championships (Open/Equipped) — Third place
- 2019 IPF Equipped World Championships (Open/Equipped) — Fourth place
- 2019 AsianPF Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships (Open/Raw) — First place
- 2022 IPF World Games (Super/Equipped) — Second place
On a pure strength basis, Yang appears to have a well-rounded profile of power — even outside his latest IPF World Record squat within the 120-kilogram division. Listed here are the athlete’s all-time equipped competition bests:
Sen Yang | All-Time Equipped Competition Bests
- Squat — 440.5 kilograms (971.1 kilos) | IPF World Record
- Bench Press — 322.5 kilograms (711 kilos)
- Deadlift — 332.5 kilograms (733 kilos)
- Total — 1,095 kilograms (2,414 kilos)
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Given the flexibility and competitive profile Yang has amassed at this stage of his profession, it’s fair to wonder what else he has up his strength sleeve. If he can get a World Record now, he might need opened up a Pandora’s box of pending milestone accomplishments.
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