Total moved
9.8 tonnes
Every squat, bench and deadlift made across 15 competition entries, added up.
USA · 82.5 kg equipped · 15 career entries
Taylor Schaeffer
Taylor Schaeffer is an American powerlifter who competes in the 82.5 kg equipped division.
Her best competition total is 832.3 kg (1,835 lb), set at MAYhem in May 2025.
Over a career spanning 15 meets between 2020 and 2026, she has set four equipped world records in squat, deadlift, and total across the 75 and 82.5 kg classes.
Data through
Career total progression
Taylor Schaeffer's competition total at each meet, with markers on every meet that set a world record.
- Competition meet
- World record set, later surpassed
- World record still held
Record-setting meets, in order
- 2024-10-11 Deadlift 82.5 kg 273.5 kg603 lb Pro Finals
- 2025-05-17 Squat 82.5 kg 353.8 kg780 lb MAYhem Currently held
- 2025-09-06 Total 75 kg 823.3 kg1815 lb Strength of Heroes-Pro Currently held
- 2025-09-06 Squat 75 kg 353.8 kg780 lb Strength of Heroes-Pro Currently held
View total at each meet (14 entries)
| Date | Meet | Total | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-18 | Winter Warfare | 410.5 kg905 lb | |
| 2021-01-23 | Winter Warfare | 489.9 kg1080 lb | |
| 2021-04-10 | Women's Power Weekend | 521.6 kg1150 lb | |
| 2021-11-13 | North of the Border | 555.6 kg1225 lb | |
| 2022-04-09 | Womens Pro/Am | 589.7 kg1300 lb | |
| 2022-11-19 | North of the Border | 700.0 kg1543 lb | |
| 2023-04-15 | Womens Pro/Am | 727.5 kg1604 lb | |
| 2023-11-04 | WPO Super Finals | 760.0 kg1676 lb | |
| 2024-04-13 | Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am | 777.9 kg1715 lb | |
| 2024-10-11 | Pro Finals | 826.0 kg1821 lb | World record (surpassed) |
| 2025-03-23 | Cincinnati Women's Pro Am - Pro Day | 796.5 kg1756 lb | |
| 2025-05-17 | MAYhem | 832.3 kg1835 lb | World record (held) |
| 2025-09-06 | Strength of Heroes-Pro | 823.3 kg1815 lb | World record (held) |
| 2026-04-12 | Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am - Pro Day | 607.8 kg1340 lb |
World records set
Every world record Taylor Schaeffer has set, split into the 3 she still holds and the 1 since broken.
Still held3
- Total 75 kg Multi-ply women: 823.27 kg (1,815 lb) at Strength of Heroes-Pro, 2025
- Squat 75 kg Multi-ply women: 353.8 kg (780 lb) at Strength of Heroes-Pro, 2025
- Squat 82.5 kg Multi-ply women: 353.8 kg (780 lb) at MAYhem, 2025
Since surpassed1
- Deadlift 82.5 kg Multi-ply women: 273.5 kg (603 lb) at Pro Finals, 2024
Career, by the numbers
Taylor Schaeffer's career in aggregate: total tonnage moved, the climb from first total to best, and the split across the three lifts.
The climb
+422 kg930 lb
From 411 kg905 lb to 832 kg1835 lb, a 103% rise on the first total on file.
Peak DOTS
802
Top 1% of all women on file
Archetype
Bencher
Split 40 / 23 / 37 (squat / bench / deadlift), 2.8 points above the typical split.
On the platform
57% third attempts made
13 of 23 third attempts converted, with 1 perfect 9-for-9 day out of 7. Heaviest made third: Squat354 kg780 lb.
Biggest jump
+110 kg243 lb
Between two meets, up to 700 kg1543 lb at North of the Border.
Footprint
6 years
2 federations, 1 country, 3 weight classes.
47% of entries lifted raw. 0% drug-tested. Best year: 2025.
Same numbers, for any lifter on file. Open the Profile Explorer
Meet history
All 15 sanctioned and unsanctioned entries on file, most recent first.
| Date | Meet | Class | BW | Eq | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | IPA · Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am - Pro Day | 90 | 84.1 kg186 lb | Wraps (raw) | 235.9 kg520 lb | 131.5 kg290 lb | 240.4 kg530 lb | 607.8 kg1340 lb | 558.96 | 1 |
| 2025-09-06 | IPA · Strength of Heroes-Pro | 75 | 74.9 kg165 lb | Multi-ply | 353.8 kg780 lb | 204.1 kg450 lb | 265.4 kg585 lb | 823.3 kg1815 lb | 802.47 | 1 |
| 2025-05-17 | RPS · MAYhem | 82.5 | 81.7 kg180 lb | Multi-ply | 353.8 kg780 lb | 213.2 kg470 lb | 265.4 kg585 lb | 832.3 kg1835 lb | 776.42 | 1 |
View full meet history (15 entries)
| Date | Meet | Class | BW | Eq | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-23 | IPA · Cincinnati Women's Pro Am - Pro Day | 82.5 | 77.4 kg171 lb | Multi-ply | 320.0 kg706 lb | 211.0 kg465 lb | 265.5 kg586 lb | 796.5 kg1756 lb | 763.15 | 1 |
| 2024-10-11 | WPO · Pro Finals | 82.5 | 77.8 kg172 lb | Multi-ply | 342.5 kg755 lb | 210.0 kg463 lb | 273.5 kg603 lb | 826.0 kg1821 lb | 789.33 | 1 |
| 2024-07-27 | IPA · Oki Strength Expo and Indiana State Championship (bench + deadlift) | 82.5 | 81.1 kg179 lb | Raw (raw) | — | 117.9 kg260 lb | 235.9 kg520 lb | 353.8 kg780 lb | 331.12 | 1 |
| 2024-04-13 | IPA · Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am | 75 | 74.9 kg165 lb | Multi-ply | 317.5 kg700 lb | 199.6 kg440 lb | 260.8 kg575 lb | 777.9 kg1715 lb | 758.36 | 1 |
| 2023-11-04 | WPC · WPO Super Finals | 79.4 kg175 lb | Multi-ply | 317.5 kg700 lb | 190.0 kg419 lb | 252.5 kg557 lb | 760.0 kg1676 lb | 718.81 | 4 | |
| 2023-04-15 | APF · Womens Pro/Am | 75 | 74.2 kg164 lb | Multi-ply | 295.0 kg651 lb | 182.5 kg403 lb | 250.0 kg551 lb | 727.5 kg1604 lb | 712.61 | 1 |
| 2022-11-19 | APF · North of the Border | 82.5 | 80.0 kg177 lb | Multi-ply | 285.0 kg629 lb | 170.0 kg375 lb | 245.0 kg540 lb | 700.0 kg1543 lb | 659.70 | 1 |
| 2022-04-09 | APF · Womens Pro/Am | 82.5 | 78.7 kg174 lb | Wraps (raw) | 233.6 kg515 lb | 122.5 kg270 lb | 233.6 kg515 lb | 589.7 kg1300 lb | 560.38 | 1 |
| 2021-11-13 | APF · North of the Border | 75 | 74.9 kg165 lb | Wraps (raw) | 215.5 kg475 lb | 113.4 kg250 lb | 226.8 kg500 lb | 555.6 kg1225 lb | 541.46 | 1 |
| 2021-04-10 | APF · Women's Power Weekend | 75 | 74.4 kg164 lb | Wraps (raw) | 204.1 kg450 lb | 102.1 kg225 lb | 215.5 kg475 lb | 521.6 kg1150 lb | 510.26 | 2 |
| 2021-01-23 | RPS · Winter Warfare | 75 | 74.6 kg165 lb | Wraps (raw) | 190.5 kg420 lb | 95.3 kg210 lb | 204.1 kg450 lb | 489.9 kg1080 lb | 478.59 | 1 |
| 2020-01-18 | RPS · Winter Warfare | 75 | 73.3 kg162 lb | Raw (raw) | 142.9 kg315 lb | 83.9 kg185 lb | 183.7 kg405 lb | 410.5 kg905 lb | 404.86 | 1 |
Testing profile
| Category | Meets | Most recent meet |
|---|---|---|
| Tested | 0 | None on file |
| Untested | 15 | IPA · Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am - Pro Day (2026-04-12) |
None of her 15 meets on record have been drug-tested.