Matt Kroczaleski Breaks Shawn Frankl's All-Time Record

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Create: 04/25/2009 - 18:41
Author: Staff
Matt Kroczaleski (220) totalled 2,551 pounds today at the UPA Powerlifting Nationals in Dubuque, Iowa. The total breaks the previous all-time record held by Shawn Frankl of 2,540 pounds. Kroczaleski squatted 1,003 pounds, benched 738, and finished by deadlifting 810 pounds. Kroczaleski also holds the fifth highest total of all-time at 242.

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Submitted by zane geeting on
[quote=Anonymous]Hell yeah ! Great job, Matt ! Any word on Josh ?[/quote] Josh squatted 826 but bombed on bench... He said his arms were going numb. I'm sure he'll come back and hit that 2500 soon.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
AWESOME JOB Matt!! Any word on what Kurt pulled, I know he took thrid place at 220

Submitted by zane geeting on
[quote=Anonymous]AWESOME JOB Matt!! Any word on what Kurt pulled, I know he took thrid place at 220[/quote] Kurt pulled 750 and wound up somewhere around 2050@220, he is not happy about it. But it is still a very respectable total IMO

Submitted by J. McMillan (not verified) on
Matt had a great day and congrats to him. Kurt had a good day just didn't end up pulling what he wanted, opened at 749, then missed his 810. Myself, had a horrible day, squated my opener 826, and then ended up bombing in the bench, opened at 749 and my forearms and elbows are so shot and having some issues with them. But congrats to the other lifters, was a great meet and venue ran by Bill Carpenter.

Submitted by zane geeting on
[quote=J. McMillan]Matt had a great day and congrats to him. Kurt had a good day just didn't end up pulling what he wanted, opened at 749, then missed his 810. Myself, had a horrible day, squated my opener 826, and then ended up bombing in the bench, opened at 749 and my forearms and elbows are so shot and having some issues with them. But congrats to the other lifters, was a great meet and venue ran by Bill Carpenter.[/quote] lol, somehow missed this the first time Josh. You'll be back to smoke that weight, shit happens, we know youve got it in you for sure.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
was there, and hold on to your seats... wait till' you see the video, if they even post it. I would not be surprised if no video showed up out of embarrassment.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
[quote=Anonymous]was there, and hold on to your seats... wait till' you see the video, if they even post it. I would not be surprised if no video showed up out of embarrassment. [/quote] LOL! sounds like somebody is a little bitter.

Submitted by Jimbo ... fello... (not verified) on
Sorry to hear that Josh ... I hope this won't discourage you in the future in any way, shape, or form. Congrats, again, to Matt ! Well done and can't wait to see the vids !

Submitted by selk (not verified) on
huge total by matt which obviously passed to the standards of the UPA. One of the strongest out there today regardless of weight class or federation.

Submitted by Anuj on
I think people should hold their horses and wait for the videos....And even then..it's done. Nothing can be done to undo what has happened (assuming the videos show Kroc doing things not by the book). You can't change the past so there's no real purpose in everybody getting bent out of shape over something like this....Wait for the vids or do as the Romans do... http://www.gustrength.com/

Submitted by alideutscher on
matt congratulations! this was your masterpiece! we love you over here in germany!

Submitted by Jerry Fox on
1st of all you need to see videos,then it's any lift done in Iowa,after that it's cutting weight and finally it's android suits.Must be hard using all those frown muscles. Welldone on the total Kroc. Through passion,I gain strength

Submitted by Doug (not verified) on
Congrats, Matt great lifting! Hope to see Frankl break the record again later in the year. Doug

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Congrats Matt and congrats to all of you who work your ass off and tough it out to get better.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
The video says it all. Deep squats and rock solid benching. Great job Kroc!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
[quote=Anonymous]The video says it all. Deep squats and rock solid benching. Great job Kroc![/quote] LOL. Are you kidding me? The only thing impressive was his bench press...I am amazed that it even went up after taking so long to touch. Those weren't squats. Those were something completely different. Leg bends, hip thrusts, half squats, etc...call it what it is. What sucks for Matt, is that he's worked hard to get where he is and the judges give him gifts like that. Were they afraid to redlight him?

Submitted by Luyando (not verified) on
Contrats to Kroc! I will say this to all the haters on this forum and other forums. Shawn Frankl was at the meet and was the first to congradulate Kroc on taking his record. Frankl needed this just as bad as Kroc did!

Submitted by Mike Bartos (not verified) on
[quote=Luyando]Contrats to Kroc! I will say this to all the haters on this forum and other forums. Shawn Frankl was at the meet and was the first to congradulate Kroc on taking his record. Frankl needed this just as bad as Kroc did![/quote] Rob, this rant is not directed entirely at you. I just wanted to make a point about the common use of the word "hater" everytime someone complains about a video. Haters? I hate that word. How does calling people out when lifts are clearly getting worse and worse make someone a hater? The same people that make negative comments on high squats are making positve comments on clean lifts like Bolton's DL for example. If these people were jealous or "haters" because they are not able to perform as well wouldn't they also talk trash on the big lifts that look good as well? A "hater" is just a way to justify why there is always bad feedback on lifts that don't meet the standards of performance. . This word only hurts the sport because it is just a mask to hide the ugly face of powerlifting and what it is becoming. Is this some kind of communist sport where we can't speak out against things we don't agree with? When training at the gym I am sure all powerlifters have made fun of some dorky guy half squatting 135 in the rack. Our records and the standards being set are no different than that half squat in the rack except inflated numbers and egos make us believe it is okay if we are the ones doing the half squats. As someone that loves strength and powerlifting very much it's hard to watch the lifts get worse every month and new records get broken because of it. This sport is turning into a mockery of strength and the great history we should all embrace. Matt K is very strong! I think that is no secret and he seems to be a very hard working and dedicated guy. As a person he has my respect because of his dedication but his lifts and most recent record setters in double ply need to get better or the sport will just keep getting worse.

Submitted by Jake Froehly (not verified) on
F-ing awesome Matt and Kurt, I wish I could have been there to see it. Cuzn, Jake

Submitted by James Hanley (not verified) on
My words hold no sway here, but I fully agree with the above post. John, we have too many people on here saying "you're a hater/jealous/weak/IPF/whatever" when commenting on lifts that clearly aren't up to scratch. Putting the above post as an actual news item and allowing people to discuss it might be a good idea?? From that vid, Kroc's squat was stupidly high. It just was. I hate saying it cos I have nothing but respect for that guy but if anyone is going to call me a hater for saying that I think it's high then they can go fuck themselves because they HAVE to be fan boys to think squats like that are legit.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I'm starting a new fed where the judges just sit in the crowd and call them from there, no doubt it can be judges accuratley from there.