Nikolas You was able to shatter the all-time raw open deadlift world record!
16-year-old Nikolas You recently set the all-time raw open deadlift works record at the 2023 USPA Drug Tested National Championships. The young powerlifter showcased some impressive strength far beyond his years.
Ah, the deadlift. Considered by some to be the most difficult of the three classic lifts, it requires supreme total body strength. It requires having a powerful posterior chain. It can be extremely taxing on the nervous system and has seen many a lifter pass out at trying their hand at the heavier attempts. It’s perhaps what gave the lift its reputation in the first place. Taking all that into consideration, it makes what Nikolas Young was able to accomplish all the more impressive.
It seems like record-breaking lifters are getting younger and younger these days. At least that’s the case in some of the most recent powerlifting competitions the world over. The 2023 IPF World Classic Championships only produced several athletes that broke world records. Now 16-year-old Nikolas You can add his name to the other historic powerlifters who have impressed this season.
World Record Deadlift
Competing at the 2023 USPA Drug Tested National Championships, Nikolas You looked to show his mettle. The event which took place July 11, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada saw the young You dominate in the deadlift. Utilizing an overhand grip in a sumo stance, You pulled an enormous world-record weight.
How much was the world record deadlift? A whopping 343 kgs (756.2 lbs).
everyone saying I can’t lockout and fake weights can hop off my 🥜 now
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It’s truly remarkable to see one so young accomplish such an incredible feat. Nikolas You is certainly in rarified air to be able to lift that amount of weight at the age of 16.
At just 16 years of age, the sky’s the limit for Nikolas You who is no doubt only just getting started.
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