One more stacked lift for Buettner.
It is claimed an immovable force can do nothing to an immovable object. Whoever believes this clearly never watched “The Canadian Forklift” Jessica Buettner pick up very heavy objects within the gym.
On Mar. 13, 2023, Buettner shared an Instagram clip of herself capturing a 220-kilogram (485-pound) raw back squat. Buettner wore a lifting belt, wrist wraps, and knee sleeves to help within the strength feat. In keeping with the caption of the athlete’s post, the lift ties Buettner’s all-time personal record (PR). The powerlifter’s all-time raw competition best stays a 218.7-kilogram (481.7-pound) squat from the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships.
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Buettner’s squat training is connected to her ongoing preparation for the 2023 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships on Mar. 25, 2023, in Sheffield, England. After competing within the 84-kilogram division during a record-breaking performance on the 2023 Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) Nationals, Buettner will move all the way down to her usual 76-kilogram category, where she is the two-time defending IPF World Champion, in the competition.
Buettner alluded to augmenting her squat training due to inspiration from record-setting peers.
One among them was Karlina Tongotea, the 76-kilogram raw squat IPF World Record holder (223 kilograms/491.6 kilos). The opposite was reigning European Champion Agata Sitko, who holds the raw bench press World Record within the 84-kilogram division (147.5 kilograms/325.1 kilos).
“I watched [Tongotea] squat 230 kilograms (507 kilos) in training and [Sitko] bench 146 kilograms (321.8 kilos) as if it was nothing,” Buettner wrote. “It’s not a matter of if World Records are going to get broken at this point. Sheffield goes to be something to see!”
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Buettner won’t be the one notable powerlifting titan featured on the 2023 Sheffield Championships. Three-time 84-kilogram IPF World Champion Amanda Lawrence also plans to make some noise in England.
Based on her training progress, Buettner has the potential to outshine her contemporaries in the course of the proceedings. Whether that becomes the case might just be a matter of profiting from a friendly back-and-forth competition between superstars.
Featured image: @djessicabuettner on Instagram