Herber’s strength reached one other level with this session.
Denise Herber has a resume laden with staggering, eye-popping lifts. The German athlete has lost just two competitions in her powerlifting profession and is actually no slouch on the subject of polishing her form and strength within the gym. The superstar’s latest feat matches that very bill.
On July 24, 2023, Herber posted an Instagram clip of herself successfully locking out a 269.9-kilogram (595.2-pound) raw deadlift for 2 single repetitions. That number is especially notable considering it’s Herber’s all-time competition best, which she achieved on the 2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) The Ghost Clash 2. Herber’s previous best competition deadlift was 255 kilograms (565.1 kilos), achieved 15 months earlier on the 2021 Ireland-UA ABS Pro, making her raw milestone more noteworthy.
Herber accomplished her recent deadlifts from a traditional stance with a mixed grip and didn’t appear to have a lifting belt adorned.
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One in every of Herber’s goals earlier this yr was pursuing Kristy Hawkins’ all-time raw World Record deadlift of 277.5 kilograms (611.7 kilos) within the 75-kilogram class. Hawkins earned that mark in a first-place performance on the 2022 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) American Pro. Herber had planned to make the World Record attempt throughout the 2023 Extreme Powerlifting Coalition (XPC) European Championship in late March but withdrew from the competition on account of unexpected health issues.
While Herber didn’t break the record, she eventually returned to form nearly two months later. The athlete finally broke the 600-pound raw deadlift barrier in late May 2023 when she pulled 272.5 kilograms (600 kilos) throughout the 2023 Fitness Store Classic in Singen, Germany. It’s not quite the World Record, however the pull does make Herber only the second 75-kilogram competitor (after Hawkins) to drag at the least 600 kilos during a sanctioned contest on camera.
That in itself is sort of a method to get better and look forward for an athlete unwillingly falling wanting a World Record attempt.
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On the time of this writing, Herber hasn’t revealed her upcoming competitive plans. The tenor of her latest deadlift post suggests that Herber is simply easing her way back in during a recent training program. Nonetheless, if such a lift is “easing in,” it’d only be a matter of time before the athlete can vie for the pulling World Record again.
Featured image: @deniseherber_ on Instagram