Best of the Decade of Powerlifting

When Ed wins Powerlifter of the Decade in the next decade he'll truly solidify himeslf as the coolest motherf*cker ever. lol

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haha yeah that is pretty ridiculous.

small is a state of mind - Derek Wilcox

surprised mendy or kennelly didn't win best bencher...especially mendy

These results reflect poorly upon all plwatchers.

...Kenneth who??? Bencher of the Decade should have gone to Kennelly!?!?

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Who has the most world titles? Who has the most big titles? International championships? Sandvik actually does. Very strange you haven't heard about him. He lifts in the IPF.

who cars if he lifts in the ipf. it is just one federation. it doesnt mean that if you are the best in the ipf you are the best in world, at least not anymore.outside of the ipf, who has heard of the guy? yes impressive numbers, but there has been better in single ply

That's impressive in a category of it's own, but I can win 100 World championships and the best lifter award dozens of times but who has the biggest bench EVER on the planet? Kennelly does, 1074 and 1075 all time records. The numbers are what stand out most to me and many others. But it's just my opinion. Sandvic must be great to have won this award, but he doesn't have the all time biggest bench ever so this award should have, no question, gone to Ryan for the decade. The majority of people who see a big guy ask,"How much do you bench?" Imagine being able to respond,"I bench more than any other human on the planet ever has..." That is the bencher of the decade. But to be fair, it should have been a tie between Kennelly and Mendelson - biggest shirted and raw bench.

Just seemed like the previous poster didn't know who Sandvik is so I just pointed out in what fed he had been active.
btw, Who do you think have a better record in the last decade? Not trying to start afight, just curious.

. i also agree press of the decade should go to mendelson's raw press or kenellys shirt press or womack's single ply press. all time press records should count for more than best in one federation, world title best lifter awards or whatever event they happened in.

Another interesting fact about Sandvik is that he doesn't ever take a liftoff. Incredible...

Congrats to Priscilla. You are truly an outstanding lifter. Congrats also to Kara. You women are the best of the best.

I don't care about lifters competing in federations that doesn't drug test. My opinion is that Sandvik is the best lifter.

How does Becca Swanson get left off? Unreal numbers and what she accomplished the last 10yrs.

Priscilla and Kara are awesome lifters though.

kenta e grym

Thank you Harriet. Your career, accomplishments and longevity are incredible and as you know, you're an inspiration to lifters all over the world. No to mention the extra added coolness of you and Priscilla kickin' out on your bikes ;)

Becca broke down barriers and raised the bar to unreal levels. Another thing I always though was amazing about Becca was her ability to continuously go 8 or 9 for 9 grinding out sick PRs with a smile on her face. People loved to watch her lift. There will never be another Becca!

And congratulations of course to Priscilla. If I was to list all the reasons she is deserving, this would become a very long post :)

All the girls nominated have fantastic accomplishments. Priscilla and Becca were on different competition paths yet they both set the world on fire over the last decade and made a huge impact on womens lifting...not just powerlifting, but women lifting weights in general.

I wish they could have tied because they're both the best of the decade and have changed the history of the sport.

kennelly is the bencher of the century!

Sandvick did 750, single-ply and drug free

Mike Womack did 900 single-ply and drug free

Womack = bencher of the decade!

Meeker was the first to bench 800 and 900 tested in a single and he did it in 2 different weight classes.

Thank you Kara for the kind words.You are an awesome lifter.I still remember when you came to Alaska and we all had a good time lifting.

Mike's always struck me as being a nice guy, but in what universe do you pick someone as being the BENCHER of the DECADE when they can't pause raw bench 500 @ 275+ ? When your bench < double bodyweight and your bench < 500 pounds you're not even in the running for bencher of the month (this isn't a personality contest.)

I nominate Meeker for Most Prolific, Anonymous, Self Promoting, Benchpress Forum Poster of the Decade.