Liam Newell might be new to powerlifting but he has already set a new record in deadlift.
Liam Newell is a powerlifter who has been training for quite some time but is new to sanctioned competition. It did not take the 19-year-old lifter long to make an impact and set a new American record with a 777-pound deadlift.
Newell competed in the 90kg division during the 2022 USAPL Collegiate Nationals from March 27-30. Newell highlighted an incredible performance over the course of the week by attacking a massive deadlift — and making it look easy. This beat a record that stood for over a decade.
In 2011, Ian Bell claimed the American record during the USAPL Southside Classic. This was a record that was not approached in 11 years until Newell was able to get over the hump. Not only did he break the record, but Newell did so by 5.5 pounds.
“19 88kg. American record. Unofficial world record maybe idk. Thank you to @joe_wee_ @johnny__kaufman @deadlift_lord868@sanjeevteelucksingh_ for the perfect call love you boys. Will post full recap eventually.”
Liam Newell has competed just three times. His debut competition came in January of 2021 and there have been two since. Newell has already notched two victories and an American record. At Collegiate Nationals, he was able to set new PRs in each lift.
This began when Newell completed a 556.7-pound squat on his third and final attempt. Newell continued by completing a 308.6-pound bench press and of course, his record deadlift. All together, Newell totaled 1,642.4 pounds, which was a new PR as well.
“555squat
308bench
777deadlift
1640 9/9 day
4th place
Conservative on bench and probably had a little more on squat but really wanted to be 6/6 going into deadlift. Fun time. Time to get a little less chubby and get stronger.”
At 194 pounds, Newell was able to pull four times his bodyweight. The 777-pound triumph was also the second heaviest lift all time in the 18-19 division. There is clearly a bright future for Newell when looking at what he has already accomplished.
At 19 years old, Liam Newell has made a huge impact on the sport of powerlifting and he still has plenty of developing left. With one record under his belt, Newell has a chance to break many more in future competitions. Considering his age and numbers already, there is a chance that Newell continues to rise and becomes of the sports’ elite lifters before long.
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