Max Shethar isn’t any typical 20-year-old. Whereas many young people his age might deal with fitting general exercise into their otherwise packed schedules, the powerlifter spends much of his time training and refining his strength craft. That commitment is beginning to repay an increasing number of.
On Oct. 23, 2022, Shethar (+140KG) shared a video of himself capturing a 342.3-kilogram (755-pound) raw back squat through the 2022 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) All-Valley Raw Championships. The competition took place in Bozeman, MT, on Oct. 22, 2022. In accordance with Open Powerlifting, Shethar’s top squat is a recent competition personal record (PR). The athlete wore a lifting belt, knee sleeves, and wrist wraps to assist with the accomplishment.
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Along with a recent competition PR squat, a few other Instagram posts detailed that Shethar logged a 210-kilogram (463-pound) raw bench press PR. It wasn’t a PR try, but Shethar also made an unsuccessful attempt at deadlifting 355.1 kilograms (783 kilos) but couldn’t lock out the rep. He would must accept a final pull of 330 kilograms (727.5 kilos). The athlete wore just wrist wraps for his bench press and only a lifting belt while deadlifting.
Here’s a whole overview of Shethar’s performance on the 2022 USAPL All-Valley Raw Championships:
Max Shethar (+140KG) | 2022 USAPL All-Valley Raw Championships Top Stats
- Squat — 342.5 kilograms (755 kilos) | All-Time Raw Competition PR
- Bench Press — 210 kilograms (463 kilos) | All-Time Raw Competition PR
- Deadlift — 330 kilograms (727.5 kilos)
- Total — 882.5 kilograms (1,945.6 kilos)
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This isn’t the primary instance Shethar has shined on a sanctioned lifting platform this yr.
In mid-June 2022, during a first-place performance on the 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Drug Tested Matt Hurley Memorial Meet, the powerlifter broke two Juniors 18-19 World Records within the +140-kilogram division. The record marks were a 365-kilogram (804.7-pound) deadlift and a 907.2-kilogram (2,000-pound) total.
It was much of the identical excellence for Shethar, sans any recent records, during a first-place result on the 2022 USAPL Big Iron Classic State Championships. To this stage, since March 2017, he has never lost a powerlifting competition.
Here’s a rundown of a few of the official results from Shethar’s profession so far:
Max Shethar | Profession Results*
- 2017 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Washington State Championships (93KG) — First place | Teen 1 division
- 2018 USAPL Washington State Championships (125KG) — First place | Teen 1 division
- 2018 USAPL Raw Nationals (125KG)— First place | Teen 2 division
- 2019 USPA Drug Tested Washington State Open (+140KG) — First place | Juniors 16-17 division
- 2021 USPA Ragnarok Invite II (140KG) — First place | Open/Juniors 18-19 division
- 2022 USAPL Big Iron Classic State Championships (140KG) — First place | Open/Teen 3 division
- 2022 USPA Drug Tested Matt Hurley Memorial Meet (+140KG) — First place | Open/Juniors 18-19 division
(*Note: On the time of this writing, the total results for the 2022 USAPL All-Valley Raw Championships contest haven’t been published, making it unclear precisely where Shethar finished.)
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After scoring his recent PRs, Shethar might have already got his next ambition in place. After joining the 800-plus-pound deadlift club in the summertime of 2022, the athlete might be on a rapid path to an 800-plus-pound squat in the approaching months. At any time when he does compete next; it’s apparent that Shethar may placed on a show either way.
Featured image: @the_one_rep_max on Instagram.