Olivares is well past the 1,000-pound barrier, and he continues to climb.
Jesus Olivares’s Instagram username is “mega.gojira” — a play on words of the Japanese term for “Godzilla,” the fictional nuclear reptilian monster that brings nothing but destruction in its wake. Considering what Olivares achieves within the gym and on sanctioned lifting platforms, he actually picked a fitting personal nickname nodding to his incredible strength. His latest leg-power feat once more paints the image of a powerlifter worthy of the title, “King of the Monsters.”
On Feb. 20, 2023, Olivares posted an Instagram video of himself ending off a 465-kilogram (1,025.1-pound) raw back squat during a training session. The lift is a private record (PR) for the standard 120-kilogram-plus powerlifter. Olivares wore wrist wraps, a lifting belt, and knee sleeves to assist him attain a recent personal high-water mark. He also had at least six spotters surrounding the bar through the lift for safety.
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While it’s his personal best, in competition or in training, this isn’t the primary time Olivares has eclipsed the 1,000-pound raw squat barrier.
The athlete first achieved this noteworthy milestone in mid-September 2022 when he accomplished a raw squat of 455 kilograms (1,003 kilos). This followed Olivares squatting 450 kilograms (992 kilos) raw during a first-place performance within the 120-plus-kilogram weight class on the 2022 AMP Classic Open Nationals last spring.
Olivares’s latest squat PR is moreover notable for 3 most important reasons.
For one, it comes as a part of his preparation for the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. He is not going to be the one name-recognition athlete participating in the competition. For one more reason, Olivares squatting 1,025.1 kilos puts him closer to Ray Williams’ All-Time Raw World Record of 490 kilograms (1,080.2 kilos) from the 2019 USA Powerlifting Arnold SBD Pro American.
Moreover, should Olivares replicate this squat on the Sheffield Championships, he’ll tie Craig Foster for the third-heaviest raw squat of all time. Only fellow 120-kilogram-plus competitors Williams and Jezza Uepa (who squatted 470 kilograms/1,036.1 kilos on the 2017 Powerlifting America Brisbane Open) have ever lifted more.
While Olivares remains to be 44.2 kilograms away from the record, adding 10 kilograms (22.1 kilos) to his top mark in roughly half a 12 months is perhaps an indication he’s well on his solution to reaching a hallowed destination.
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It’s evident Olivares, who remains to be in his mid-20s, is already turning himself right into a household name. Moving up within the squat record books, and even perhaps eventually putting his name on top, could be quite the solution to announce his presence as a bona fide superstar.
Featured image: @mega.gojira on Instagram