Marcelle got here, saw, conquered, and almost did it by accident.
An unmitigated powerhouse, Sherine Marcelle entered 2023 with big plans and a roadmap to meet them. The superstar powerlifter seems to have fulfilled her mission.
On Mar 25, 2023, throughout the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Femme Fatale III, Marcelle (90KG) captured a monstrous 262.3-kilogram (579-pound) raw back squat while wearing a lifting belt and knee sleeves. In keeping with Open Powerlifting, the mark is an all-time World Record within the 90-kilogram weight class. It surpasses Samantha Rice, who squatted 257.5 kilograms (567.7 kilos) on the 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Pro Raw Championships.
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Marcelle’s record milestone may be much more noteworthy, considering a potentially disastrous mistake made beforehand. In keeping with Marcelle’s Instagram post marking the occasion, her barbell was misloaded by 4.53 kilograms (10 kilos). It will not be clear where the counting mistake was made or by whom, but Marcelle originally planned for a 258-kilogram (569-pound) squat. Such a lift would’ve still given Marcelle the World Record. As an alternative, she powered through the counting snafu and prolonged the record by 5.1 kilograms (11.3 kilos) somewhat than her expected 1 kilogram (2.2 kilos).
Here’s an outline of Marcelle’s complete performance from the 2023 WRPF Femme Fatale III, where the athlete also recorded all-time raw competition bests on her bench press, deadlift, and total.
Sherine Marcelle (90KG) | 2023 WRPF Femme Fatale III Top Stats
- Squat — 262.3 kilograms (579 kilos) | All-Time Raw World Record
- Bench Press — 130 kilograms (286 kilos) | All-Time Raw Competition Best
- Deadlift — 240 kilograms (530 kilos) | All-Time Raw Competition Best
- Total — 633.5 kilograms (1,396.6 kilos) | All-Time Raw Competition Best
In that very same Instagram post, Marcelle almost seemed shocked at what she completed during this meet. To make certain, it’s probably an appropriate response to such an influence showcase.
“Lots of you who know my resume on this sport know I’ve been chasing this for some time for an especially very long time and I’ve at all times fallen short,” Marcelle wrote. “I don’t have any regrets in my failures somewhat than pride and admiration for my will to not quit. Seven years and I didn’t once hang my belt up. I kept trying. I’m still soaking every part in …”
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Greater than seven years into her profession, Marcelle has turned in the perfect performance on her powerlifting resume thus far. Though, because the athlete wrote in reflection, this meet appears to have just been “Chapter 1 to a tremendous start.”
Featured image: @sincerelysherine on Instagram