Meet Recap: The home gym king of powerlifting, Jose, competed at the PA Origins Invitational where he was able to hit a PR total of 1,647lbs! Jose was able to round out the day with a 606lb. squat, 380lb. bench press, and 661lb. deadlift, and PR’d each lift on the day! He was able to check off a couple milestone numbers as well, crossing over the 600lb barrier on squat and then finally hitting the 300kg deadlift that he’s missed the past couple meets. Jose training has been on a roll lately, and even though this was a pretty big PR total, we both know he can likely add another 20kg to this almost immediately. We had a bit of a setback the block prior from using a different leg press than he was used to while traveling, but Jose did a really good job of managing things during this final block and taking things session by session to get back to near 100%. This was Jose’s first meet crossing over to the IPF side, with the goal of competing at Mexican Nationals next year and battling for an opportunity to represent Mexico at the International level. It has been an absolute pleasure working with Jose, and he leaves no page unturned with the effort and work he puts in!

 

Division: Open

Weight Class: 93kg

Squat: 606lbs.

Bench: 380lbs.

Deadlift: 661lbs.

Total: 1,647lbs.

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