Mica is redefining the boundaries of what a young powerlifter ought to be able to.
At 10 years old, many children probably aren’t enthusiastic about picking up heavy objects and lifting them repeatedly. When not in a fifth-grade classroom, they is likely to be outside riding their bikes or watching anime while eating a “delicious” bowl of sugary cereal. Powerlifter Jordan Mica might still do this stuff at any time when he gets a likelihood, but he’s actually rare within the respect of pushing his strength within the gym at his young age.
On Jan. 17, 2023, the parent/manager who runs a public Instagram account for Mica shared footage of the young man successfully completing a 83.9-kilogram (185-pound) beltless deadlift. Not only does the 10-year-old Mica get his barbell right into a locked-out position completely raw, and not using a belt, but he makes the lift look somewhat easy and shows no sign of struggle or hesitation. In keeping with Open Powerlifting, this pull nearly surpassed Mica’s all-time raw competition better of 85 kilograms (187.4 kilos) with ease.
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Mica’s massive deadlift is an element of his ongoing preparation for the 2023 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Third Street Barbell Open. As a younger competitor, he’ll feature in his usual Youth Division in the competition currently scheduled for Feb. 4, 2023, on the Third Street Barbell gym in Sacramento, CA. Mica will compete within the 52-kilogram (114-pound) weight class. Notably, his competition category throughout the 2021 competitive 12 months was 47 kilograms (105 kilos) and he moved as much as the 52-kilogram class in 2022.
Per the parent/manager of Mica’s Instagram, he takes his time together with his training and never goes full throttle at the danger of harming his long-term health. The young man is seemingly a multi-sport athlete, also specializing in being an adept wrestler, and frequently takes off roughly two to a few months from lifting weights to let his body fully recuperate. When he returns to strength training, he at all times starts from “square one” — a barbell with no added weight — and progressively works his way back as much as a robust place.
“Jordan never attempts to choose up from where he left off. This can be a life-long strength journey.”
In a precursor to his upcoming contest, Mica’s competitive history is somewhat impressive from a look, no matter his youth. In keeping with Open Powerlifting, one in all the notable contests from Mica’s profession got here in the course of the 2021 USAPL WARCATs Iron Initiative. He took first place within the Youth 47-kilogram weight class. He followed up that victory by replicating his first-place success on the 2021 USAPL California State Championships, and again did the identical in the course of the 2021 USAPL Warcat Open.
The upcoming USAPL Third Street Barbell Open contest in early February 2023 will mark Mica’s first contest appearance in 2023. It’s going to even be his first competition for the reason that August 2022 USAPL California State Championships, where Mica set California state records for his squat (72.5 kilograms/160 kilos), bench press (37.5 kilograms/82.7 kilos), deadlift (85 kilograms/187 kilos), and total (195 kilograms/430 kilos).
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It’s abundantly clear Mica isn’t like other children his age. As he continues to carve out a powerful early powerlifting profession, his wide-spanning journey is just just starting.
Featured image: @jordan_mica on Instagram