Brian Siders

Brian started lifting in high school, mainly just training the bench press and upper body.[2] Brian started focusing on squatting and deadlifting in the winter of 1997, and started doing full powerlifting meets in 1998.[3] Brian trains 6–7 days per week and up to 4 hours at a time at his gym he built at his home.[4] Brian has set several powerlifting world records, including a world record total of 2,452 lb at the 2004 USAPL Senior National Championships,[5] and another world record total of 2,529 lb at the 2004 IPF World Championships.[6] Brian held the IPF world record in the bench press of 775.5 lb (352.5 kg), and total (squat, bench press and deadlift) of 2,596 lb (1,180 kg) in the +125 kg (super heavyweight) weight class.[7]

Powerlifting Competition Records:

equipped

• Squat- 1,019 lb/462,5 kilo[8]
• Bench Press - 799 lb/362,5 kilo[9]
• Deadlift - 865 lb/392,5 kilo[10]
• Total - 2,651 lb/1202,5 kilo[11]
• The squat, bench and total are not official records because they were completed at a local powerlifting competition, and not at a national or international competition as one have to do to be counted as official records according to IPF rules.[12]

raw (unequipped)

• Squat- 785 lb/356 kg.
• Bench Press - 650 lb/295 kg.
• Deadlift - 840 lb/381 kg.
• Total - 2,240 lb (785/635/820)