Julius Maddox has been knocking on the world record door for some time and today at the Boss of Bosses VI he finally nailed it! It did have it since of drama and fortunately no one was hurt. Julius paused then pressed the ponderous weight up to full lock out and the rack command was given. Just a second after the rack command was given his left arm began to fall back as if to rack but instead came crashing down but the spotters were able to catch the weight.

Persistence pays off and 3rd times a charm!

The meet was held in Kissimmee Florida and had some great master lifting with Les Cramer squatting 310 at 77 years old 181 lbs. Laura Edwards totaling 875 classic raw at 165 and age 53. Jim Burton pulling 440 in the 220s at 71 years old and not to forget the star of the show 60 yr old Tony Conyers hitting 530, 380 and 600 at 165!

After a heck of a time coming down to 123 Marianna for health reasons deciding to put back some weight and came in at 127. There she took the ATWR raw squat for both men and women with 507! She also benched 292 and pulled 479 for a 1,278 total!

Yury squatted 749 benched 485 and pulled 881 for a big total of 2,116 pounds!. He missed 914 on his 2nd attempt deadlift due to moving his feet when he returned the bar to the floor. This is a new rule lifters must take note!

CC blasted a 639 squat, a 374 bench press and a 595 to secure the win and a new world record total of 1,609. Another great total!

Been awhile since Janis has been on the platform but she pulled 496 at 132 back in 2017 and now looking more powerful than ever she rips 460 for 5 reps which equates to approximately 534 pounds!

Sohmer wins USPA Virginia Championship - Sets Squat Record Matt Sohmer won the USPA Virginia Championship that were held on June 8th in Vienna, Virginia. Sohmer set the USPA raw squat record on his final attempt with squat of 864 lbs. breaking the previous record of 848 lbs. He also set a personal best with a 402 bench. Matt’s next competition is scheduled to be in August at the USPA Tribute Meet in San Antonio, Texas. Matt would also like to thank his sponsors for their continued support; The RealStrength. Com, Sore No More, SBD Systems and Muscle Monster