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April Mathis Trains for RUM

Submitted by Staff on January 5, 2010 - 8:32am.

To follow is training footage at Orlando Barbell of April Mathis (shw) preparing for the unsanctioned Raw Unity Meet which will be held on January 30-31 in Tampa, Florida. Mathis owns the biggest raw total in powerlifting history (1,405 pounds) and second biggest raw bench press in history (370 pounds).

Mathis likely will be pushed in the middleweight division by the number four ranked raw lifter in America, Taylar Stallings, and Amy Weisberger.

In the video, Mathis squats up to 485 pounds for two reps.

Also featured are fellow RUM competitors Brian Schwab and Daniel Tinajero, as well as Greg Godwin.

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Submitted by BIG DADDY on January 5, 2010 - 8:47am. » login or register to post comments

that girl is awesome crazy strong.

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Submitted by A. Nalymous (not verified) on January 5, 2010 - 11:01am. » login or register to post comments

So I can't say that April Mathis is a strong lady? Why was my post deleted?

Submitted by Steve Winburn on January 5, 2010 - 11:31am. » login or register to post comments

BIG DADDY wrote:

that girl is awesome crazy strong.

Charles "BIG DADDY" Bailey " no risk no reward"
SPONSORED BY
ELITEFTS
Charles Bailey Training Log

No doubt.

Submitted by Greg Godwin (not verified) on January 5, 2010 - 12:02pm. » login or register to post comments

April is awesome strong, it was great to have the opportunity to train with her.

Submitted by Staff on January 5, 2010 - 12:30pm. » login or register to post comments

A. Nalymous wrote:

So I can't say that April Mathis is a strong lady? Why was my post deleted?

No comment was deleted.

Submitted by chip big hoot edalgo (not verified) on January 5, 2010 - 12:35pm. » login or register to post comments

you are right big daddy! looks like an orlando- tampa showdown with taylar, who is crazy strong, then add amy to the mix. in a word, WOW! not gonna miss this one

Submitted by squat1000 on January 6, 2010 - 7:23am. » login or register to post comments

APRIL,GREAT LIFTING,YOU LOOK READY FOR THE MEET, KEEP UP THE AGGRESSIVE TRAINING.GOOD LUCK! PROUDLY SPONSORED BY WEST CARY BARBELL, ANNA.

Submitted by Nicolai Stern on January 6, 2010 - 2:20pm. » login or register to post comments

That is just f'in amazing, wow! That's one of the most exciting things I've seen on here. 485 for a double raw, damn!

Submitted by Doc Iron (not verified) on January 6, 2010 - 4:08pm. » login or register to post comments

Awesome ... I'm a 240 pound man and I'm not sure I can squat 485 for a legit double these days ...

Respect for April.

Submitted by kara on January 6, 2010 - 4:29pm. » login or register to post comments

Nice lifting by the whole crew. April's 485x2 in just knee sleeves & a belt is insane. 500+ competition raw squat and dead and closing in on a 400 raw bench...at only about 21 years old?? WOW!!!

Submitted by Al Annunziato on January 6, 2010 - 8:34pm. » login or register to post comments

Wow! Can't wait to see this showdown.