RPE1: Deconstruct

She Did It Again! Agata Sitko's World Record Performance At The 2024 FFForce Girl Power

RPE1 — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 12:02:01 GMT

Earlier in the season, we witnessed Agata Sitko being Crowned champion of champions at the second staging of the Sheffield championships, whilst simultaneously obliterating the 67.5/69kg total world record, with a rather historic milestone total of 600kg. At the 2024 IPF Worlds, the immensely talented athlete, Agata, went toe to toe with the 75/76kg def…

Junior Athlete, Betty Aborah's Unbelievable Deadlift World Record!

RPE1 — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:23:06 GMT

We first saw the relatively new kid on the block, junior athlete, Betty Aborah from the Netherlands, who competed last season on the global stage at the IPF World Junior Championships, which resulted in Betty being positioned at an underwhelming sixth place with a slightly regressive total of 450kg, which is 2.5kg below her prior competition best total …

Austin Perkins Vs Kjell Bakkelund, A Deconstruct of Austin's 2024 IPF World Classic Championships Performance

RPE1 — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:46:58 GMT

Austin Perkins took the world by storm last season, where we witnessed the sensationally talented athlete, snatch the 74/75kg throne from the once ceaseless vice grip of the former three-time IPF World Champion, Taylor Atwood, where we, fortunately, witnessed Austin, break Taylor’s world record squat of 303kg, not once, but twice in the same season.

Firs…

Leanne Le could pose a serious threat to Jessica Espinal's Reign?

RPE1 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:15:15 GMT

The 2024 powerlifting season can arguably be considered a breakout season for junior athlete, Leanne Le, whereby we witnessed the highly talented athlete, joined the exclusive 400kg total or more club, where at the 2024 USAPL Raw Nationals earlier in March, the world witnessed broke new grounds for herself by totalling a remarkable 405kg. A total which …

Jessica Espinal's 2024 IPF World Junior Championships World Record Performance

RPE1 — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:24:44 GMT

Already thoroughly battle-tested against some of the greatest athletes within the history of the 47kg/48kg weight class, Jessica, at her debut appearance, entered the championships as the overwhelming favourite to clinch her first IPF world junior title. Her being the favourite is quite understandable, considering that she entered the championships with…

Joseph Borenstein's Unbelievable WORLD RECORD PERFORMANCE!

RPE1 — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:20:14 GMT

At the SBD Raleigh meet, the incredibly talented junior athlete Joseph (Joe) Borenstein arguably eclipsed many spectators' expectations of his capabilities on the platform, as an 82.5kg and/or 83kg athlete. In the end, the world witnessed the 21-year-old write himself into the history books of the sport by smashing the former two-time IPC world champion…

Amanda Lawrence's Fifth IPF World Classic Title, Deconstructed

RPE1 — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 08:46:07 GMT

Amanda Lawrence, arguably one of the greatest athletes of her generation, competed at the 2024 IPF World Classic Championships for a chance at clinching an unbelievable fifth IPF World title, amongst a field of ten other competitors. Since Daniella Melo, Amanda’s greatest adversary on the platform, stepped away from the global stage, Amanda has pretty m…

Jurins Kengamu defeating Russel Orhii, Deconstructed, IPF World Classic Championships 2024

RPE1 — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:20:06 GMT

Russel Orhii, after being away from competing on the global stage for over two years, set out to reclaim his top ranking in the 82.5 to 83kg weight class at the 2024 IPF World Classic Championships. This meant he had to go head-to-head with arguable underdogs such as Great Britain and European Champion Jurins Kengamu and Belgium’s Enahoro Asein, aka “th…

"Do Not Get Clap" by Bobb Matthews

RPE1 — Tue, 21 May 2024 15:40:44 GMT

Last season, Bobb opened his season as a 100kg-110kg athlete, wherein, he faced off with the veteran and multiple world record holder, Ashton Rouska and at both the 2023 USAPL Arnold Pro Series Finals and USAPL Raw Nationals, including the former world record holder, Keenan Lee. Bobb finished last season, specifically as a 100kg-110kg athlete, with an i…

Joseph Borenstein’s Going To Be A Problem for Russel Orhii And Austin Perkins?

RPE1 — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:25:26 GMT

Two athletes are currently on everyone's lips this season - Austin Perkins and Russel Orhii. Last season Austin made history with a monster world record total of 851kg, only to impressively finish the recent Powerlifting America Trials with a total of 839kg, which stands as the second-highest total within the history of the 74kg/75kg weight class, unsurprisingly, only to reveal that it was purposeful in attempting only seven out of nine attempts…at this point, Austin’s progression seems unrelenting. But Russel, who hasn't competed for almost two years, came back with a bang by setting a new world record with a total of 860kg in the 82.5/83kg weight class at the Powerlifting America National trials.

As it’s early in the season, whether such dominance is a permanent fixture, only time will tell! However, some may have greatly overlooked twenty-year-old junior athlete, Joseph Borenstein, who has largely experienced a relatively steady linear progression since starting to compete in 2018 at the USAPL Sunshine State Championships, as a teen athlete. Last season, at the USAPL raw nationals, Joseph achieved an incredible feat by becoming one of only four 74/75kg athletes to have achieved an 800kg total or more. With the 2024 season already unfolding, Joseph, at the USAPL Pro Series Raw Finals extended his phenomenal total of 800kg by a margin of 20kg, with a new eye-raising total of 820kg.