Once more, Lahlou has outdone himself.
Chances are high, when powerlifter Nabil Lahlou loads up his barbell with an unfathomable amount of weight, he’s going to make jaws drop to the ground. The athlete’s latest remarkable feat in a sanctioned competitive context was no different.
On July 8, 2023, through the 2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Drug Tested Give Me Liberty or Give Me Chaos, Lahlou successfully locked out a 342.4-kilogram (755-pound) top raw deadlift. The mark is an official drug-tested World Record in Lahlou’s 75-kilogram weight class, helping him to a first-place performance. The deadlift surpasses Taylor Atwood’s previous record by 1.9 kilograms (4.4 kilos). Atwood notched the past benchmark of 340.4 kilograms (750.6 kilos) on the 2021 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Raw Nationals. Lahlou wore only a lifting belt for assistive equipment on his deadlift and accomplished it from a sumo stance with a conventional grip.
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Along with his recent World Record pull, Lahlou captured respective all-time drug-tested competition bests on his squat (252.5 kilograms/556.6 kilos), his bench press (140 kilograms/308.6 kilos), and his final total (735 kilograms/1,620.4 kilos).
Here’s an summary of the athlete’s complete performance on the WRPR-organized competition:
Nabil Lahlou (75KG) | 2023 WRPF Drug Tested Give Me Liberty or Give Me Chaos Top Stats
- Squat — 252.5 kilograms (556.6 kilos) | All-Time Drug-Tested Competition Best
- Bench Press — 140 kilograms (308.6 kilos) | All-Time Drug-Tested Competition Best
- Deadlift — 342.4 kilograms (755 kilos) | All-Time Drug-Tested World Record
- Total — 735 kilograms/1,620.4 kilos | All-Time Drug-Tested Competition Best
Although he’s still in his early 20s, Lahlou isn’t any stranger to rewriting the record books together with his pulling prowess. Per the Open Powerlifting database, the powerlifter is the all-time raw deadlift World Record holder within the 67.5-kilogram weight class with a pull of 322.5 kilograms (711 kilos) on the 2022 WRPF The Freaks Come Out At Night.
So far, based on his personal page on Open Powerlifting, Lahlou can boast 15 victories as an Open and Juniors competitor in a profession that began in November 2020. Lahlou has fallen in need of a win on 4 occasions and has only competed raw on the time of this writing.
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There’s little question Lahlou has established himself as a young dynamo in strength sports, especially relating to deadlifting. The athlete hasn’t yet announced his upcoming competitive plans but seems certain to placed on a show at any time when they arrive.
Featured image: @nabil_lahlou on Instagram