Mica is an exceptionally strong pre-teen.
Jordan Mica shouldn’t be your average 11-year-old. The young athlete might enjoy some typical childhood staples — playing video games, coming home when the streetlights activate — but he throws being an completed powerlifter into that blend. He isn’t any slouch and continues to reveal why he is perhaps a bona fide superstar as fans of the strength sport watch him grow up.
On July 22, 2023, the administrator of Mica’s Instagram account shared an update on his latest exploits as a 56-kilogram competitor. A clip from the 2023 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Barbell Brigade Open features Mica squatting 80 kilograms (176.3 kilos), bench pressing 42.5 kilograms (93.7 kilos), and deadlifting 90 kilograms (198.4 kilos). Based on the caption of the post, all the top lift stats are all-time raw competition PRs for Mica. On the time of this writing, while shining with strength milestones, it’s unclear how Mica fared in the general competition. The identical clip does show Mica receiving a medal, but the excellence wasn’t specific.
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When it comes to assistive equipment for his lifts, it doesn’t appear Mica needed much help, who weighed in at 53.4 kilograms (117.7 kilos) through the contest. Mica didn’t wear a lifting belt or wraps for any of his top lifts. Knee sleeves for his squat were the extent of his additional equipment. Mica achieved his top deadlift pull from a standard stance while utilizing a mixed grip. He competed in the competition beltless and raw, adding to his mystique as a rapidly-developing powerlifter.
Notably, the athlete locked out all nine of his allotted attempts.
Here’s an summary of Mica’s performance on the 2023 USAPL Barbell Brigade Open:
Jordan Mica | 2023 USAPL Barbell Brigade Open Top Stats
- Squat — 80 kilograms (176.3 kilos) | All-Time Competition Best
- Bench Press — 42.5 kilograms (93.7 kilos) | All-Time Competition Best
- Deadlift — 90 kilograms (198.4 kilos) | All-Time Competition Best
- Total — 212.5 kilograms (468.4 kilos) | All-Time Competition Best
Mica, whose parents select to not have him lifting year-round, apparently had a unique approach to his pre-competition training. The caption of Mica’s competition post dictates that the athlete participated in wrestling and jiu-jitsu along with spending quality time with barbells, refining his technique. Such a “balanced” preparation process appears to have benefitted Mica’s strength prospects to a private boundary-breaking degree.
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When considering that Mica doesn’t practice strength-training 12 months round, it becomes easier to see his ceiling as a powerlifter. For an athlete of any age to showcase this much strength despite only specific periods where he actually lifts weights is a wonderful sign of his long-term prospects. Time will only tell for Mica, but these are the sorts of happenings normally only derived from the profession of a longtime powerlifting star.
Featured image: jordan_mica on Instagram