Natalie Richards continues to set some new personal marks in the gym.
The list of up-and-coming names in powerlifting keeps getting longer and Natalie Richards is one to keep an eye on in 2022. She continues to show that she is a force and that continued on Monday. This is when she shared another PR that she has been working to improve.
Richards shared a video on Instagram of a 385.8-pound squat. This was good enough to take down her previous record and start the year off with a bang.
“Okay based on how 165 moved I did not think I was about to grossly overshoot my single ahaaaaa 😵💫 once I figure out my 45 problems with squat it’ll be fine. It is cool to bust out a random PR mid volume, but also I’m so angry with this grind 😖 🍅
Eh, 175/387 @ 58/129 body weight
@anchor_power we shall take it for now”
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Natalie Richards explains in her caption that she believes there is work to be done. It is not a bad start to hit a new PR despite being unhappy with how the session went. Richards also disclosed that she weighed 129 pounds at the time of the lift.
This is the weight that Richards was while competing during the 2021 USAPL Virginia Pro. At this event, she was able to put on a record-setting performance. She finished as one of the top lifters at the event.
During this training session, Natalie Richards stepped up to the bar with knee sleeves and a lifting belt. This lift came in the middle of her routine. Richards Bega with two sets of three of 320 pounds and finished with two sets of five with 287 pounds. This was an impressive feat and shows that there could be some more big things coming.
Richards has captured four gold medals in her career to this point. The first came during the 2019 USAPL Fall Festival of Power. In 2020, Richards won two during the USAPL North Carolina Qualifier and USAPL SC State Championship. Finally, her most recent came during the 2021 USAPL Carolina Primetime.
It is unknown which competitions Natalie Richards plans to take part in this year but she has already set a new PR in one lift. There could be some more personal records going down soon. This will be before she takes the stage to potentially build on other records she currently holds.
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