Wheels’ recent training journey hit a reflective milestone.
Larry “Wheels” Williams has been very forthcoming about his decision to stop using steroids and transition to Testosterone Alternative Therapy (TRT). The powerlifter/strongman/influencer has officially been training with TRT for nearly half a 12 months now. In the method, he’s documented several steps of this strength journey —perhaps most notably sharing a large squat from November 2022 and his recent heaviest-ever deadlift while on the treatment to begin 2023.
Wheels’ latest update from his foray into TRT and recent strength life featured the athlete running through a full mock powerlifting meet. The thought was to check where his current one-rep maxes stand on the powerlifting staples of the squat, deadlift, and bench press. On Jan. 7, 2022, the athlete shared a video on his YouTube channel detailing said performance and his overall thought process.
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Wheels performed his bench press and deadlift completely raw, save for a lifting belt, and used knee wraps for his squat. Here’s an summary of Wheels’ mock powerlifting performance:
Larry Wheels | Jan. 2023 Mock Powerlifting Meet Results
- Squat (W/Wraps) — 330 kilograms (727.5 kilos)
- Bench Press (Raw) — 230 kilograms (507.1 kilos)
- Deadlift (Raw) — 350 kilograms (771.6 kilos)
- Total (Raw W/Wraps) — 910 kilograms (2,006.2 kilos)
Considered one of the opposite essential reasons Wheels decided to conduct this meet was to compare his top TRT lifts with when he was on steroids and at the same body weight. The athlete does possess higher personal records (PRs) for every of those lifts, but those were at a heavier body weight.
Relating to Wheels’ TRT squat while using knee wraps, he actually lifted 1.1 kilograms (2.5 kilos) greater than his previous squat with wraps PR from January 2014, per Open Powerlifting. In response to Wheels within the video, in regard to his bench press, his lift of 230 kilograms (507.1 kilos) was 30 kilograms (66.1 kilos) lower than his top bench press at the same body weight while on steroids. Finally, Wheels didn’t hide his displeasure together with his deadlift of 350 kilograms (771.6 kilos), but comparatively, it held up well to his previous steroid-assisted PR of 374.7 kilograms (826 kilos) (again at relatively the identical body weight).
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To shut the meet (and the video), Wheels reflected on how far he’s include TRT, this meet, and after stopping his prolonged steroid use. It seems as if considered one of the most important names in strength sports is having fun with how his recent personal endeavor is unfolding.
“This prep has been very enlightening, seeing what I’m able to on TRT … I’m having fun with the method. I feel great. I believe I look higher than ever. Skin, sleep, mood, all the things is stable.”
Featured image: Larry Wheels on YouTube