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California Powerlifting Records
California has 93,729 competition entries on file from 24,945 lifters registered in the state. Records are scoped by the lifter's state of residence at the time of the meet.
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Records aggregated across USPA , USAPL , WABDL , AAU , WRPF , and IPL , and 12 more.
California's heaviest total on file is Mark Bell's 1,192.5 kg (2,629 lb) at Santa Claus Classic in 2011. IPL sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 53% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 8,742 entries.
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California Total Records
| SHW | 1 | Jake Johns | 1,012.5 kg2,232 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| SHW | 2 | Chad Wesley Smith | 1,010.0 kg2,227 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| SHW | 3 | David Douglas | 1,010.0 kg2,227 lb | SPF | 2019 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Larry Williams | 1,075.0 kg2,370 lb | XPC | 2020 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Kenneth Cooper | 1,037.5 kg2,288 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Lazaro Rodriguez Jr | 953.0 kg2,101 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Andy Huang | 1,007.5 kg2,221 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Danny Grigsby | 953.5 kg2,102 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Adam Garcia | 940.0 kg2,073 lb | ABS | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Keenan Lee | 977.5 kg2,155 lb | IPF | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Andrew Herbert | 957.5 kg2,111 lb | SPF | 2018 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Dan Green | 952.5 kg2,100 lb | RUPC | 2014 |
| 220 lb | 1 | John Haack | 1,030.0 kg2,271 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Chad Penson | 925.0 kg2,040 lb | WRPF | 2021 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Jonathan Cayco | 919.5 kg2,027 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Marco Galindo | 900.0 kg1,984 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 2 | David Lomeli | 852.5 kg1,880 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Parker Belle | 852.5 kg1,880 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Chris Garcia | 830.0 kg1,830 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Kyle De Leon | 822.5 kg1,814 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Jon Gruden | 807.5 kg1,780 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Keith Correa | 815.0 kg1,797 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Jon Vaughn | 722.5 kg1,593 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Oscar Hernandez | 712.5 kg1,571 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Morgan Aquino Garcia | 715.0 kg1,577 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Rodrigo Manzo | 675.0 kg1,488 lb | AMP | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Joel Valdez | 650.0 kg1,433 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Travis Pinheiro | 590.5 kg1,302 lb | NAPF | 2025 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Ethan Carranza | 580.0 kg1,279 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Kurt Navarro | 575.0 kg1,268 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Michael Gordiano | 485.0 kg1,069 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Brandon Morales | 457.5 kg1,009 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Steven Diep | 435.0 kg959 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 114 lb | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 485.0 kg1,069 lb | IPL | 2025 |
California Squat Records
| SHW | 1 | Brandon Rosete | 395.0 kg871 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Michael Carter | 387.5 kg855 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| SHW | 3 | Chad Wesley Smith | 385.0 kg849 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Larry Williams | 394.6 kg870 lb | XPC | 2020 |
| 308 lb | 2 | John Cuevas | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Lazaro Rodriguez Jr | 355.0 kg783 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Andy Huang | 400.0 kg882 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Brenan LaSala | 355.0 kg783 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Keith Valeros | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Keenan Lee | 370.0 kg816 lb | IPF | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Andrew Herbert | 367.5 kg810 lb | USA-UA | 2019 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Dan Green | 365.0 kg805 lb | WRPF | 2021 |
| 220 lb | 1 | John Haack | 355.0 kg783 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Chad Penson | 342.5 kg755 lb | WRPF | 2021 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Xavier Romero | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Marco Galindo | 330.0 kg728 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Dennis Buckley | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Cheng Saelee | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Jon Gruden | 307.5 kg678 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Chris Garcia | 305.0 kg673 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Kevin Torres | 300.0 kg662 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Jon Vaughn | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Keith Correa | 272.5 kg601 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Logan Goo | 267.5 kg590 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Morgan Aquino Garcia | 252.5 kg557 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Judd Arias | 235.0 kg518 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Rodrigo Manzo | 232.5 kg513 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 132 lb | 1 | James McCabe | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Chris Yim | 208.0 kg459 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Shorty Sadang | 197.5 kg436 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Michael Gordiano | 170.0 kg375 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Steven Diep | 150.0 kg331 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Alan Le | 147.5 kg325 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 114 lb | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 142.5 kg314 lb | USPA | 2025 |
California Bench Press Records
| SHW | 1 | Scot Mendelson | 318.0 kg701 lb | APF | 2002 |
| SHW | 2 | LeRoy Walker | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| SHW | 3 | Steve Wong | 287.5 kg634 lb | WABDL | 2002 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Larry Williams | 292.6 kg645 lb | XPC | 2020 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Ryan DeWitt | 280.0 kg618 lb | AAU | 2011 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Kenneth Cooper | 267.5 kg590 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Tee Popoola | 252.5 kg557 lb | WRPF | 2017 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Adam Leidigh | 247.5 kg546 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Ermilo Arias | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Nick Terry | 260.0 kg573 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Kenneth Cook | 252.5 kg557 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Mark Bell | 247.5 kg546 lb | SPF | 2013 |
| 220 lb | 1 | John Haack | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Jonathan Cayco | 252.0 kg556 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Chad Penson | 235.0 kg518 lb | WRPF | 2021 |
| 198 lb | 1 | David Lomeli | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Matthew Yeung | 217.5 kg480 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Jesse Vazquez | 216.0 kg476 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Kyle De Leon | 210.0 kg463 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Matthew Yeung | 210.0 kg463 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Chris Garcia | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Donnie Brown | 185.0 kg408 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Andrew Martinez | 185.0 kg408 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Nam Do | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Morgan Aquino Garcia | 182.5 kg403 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Robert Agsao Jr | 172.5 kg381 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Narbe Mansourian | 167.5 kg370 lb | USPF | 2004 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Ethan Carranza | 145.0 kg320 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Tuan Dinh | 145.0 kg320 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Noel Gragasin | 137.5 kg303 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Michael Gordiano | 132.5 kg292 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Seyonn Chin | 122.5 kg270 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Brandon Morales | 110.0 kg243 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 114 lb | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 92.5 kg204 lb | IPL | 2025 |
| 114 lb | 2 | Luis Ceron | 47.5 kg105 lb | USPA | 2026 |
California Deadlift Records
| SHW | 1 | Jacob Tolentino | 377.5 kg832 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Jake Johns | 375.0 kg827 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| SHW | 3 | Chad Wesley Smith | 367.5 kg810 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Kenneth Cooper | 435.0 kg959 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Larry Williams | 387.8 kg855 lb | XPC | 2020 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Lazaro Rodriguez Jr | 385.5 kg850 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Danny Grigsby | 423.5 kg934 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Andy Huang | 382.5 kg844 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Matthias Villegas | 382.0 kg842 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Jeremy Avilla | 405.0 kg893 lb | USA-UA | 2018 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Andrew Herbert | 390.0 kg860 lb | SPF | 2018 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Keenan Lee | 382.5 kg844 lb | IPF | 2026 |
| 220 lb | 1 | John Haack | 410.0 kg904 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Oleksii Omelchenko | 390.0 kg860 lb | USPA | 2013 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Alexander Bacigalupi | 365.0 kg805 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Marco Galindo | 362.5 kg799 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Parker Belle | 345.0 kg761 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Chris Garcia | 335.0 kg739 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Yangsu Ren | 340.0 kg750 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Jimmy Villanueva | 332.5 kg733 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Andrew Ha | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Keith Correa | 365.0 kg805 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Colin Baroy | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Jerome Muynila | 315.0 kg695 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Rodrigo Manzo | 300.0 kg662 lb | AMP | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Morgan Aquino Garcia | 282.5 kg623 lb | AMP | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Kiet Trang | 282.5 kg623 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Jesse Lanuevo | 272.5 kg601 lb | IPL | 2019 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Kurt Navarro | 262.5 kg579 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Travis Pinheiro | 260.0 kg573 lb | NAPF | 2025 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Noel Gragasin | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Alan Le | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Brandon Morales | 200.0 kg441 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 114 lb | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 250.0 kg551 lb | IPL | 2024 |
137 records across 12 lb classes · Top 3 per class
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California Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a California lifter?
The highest men's total by a California lifter is 1,192.5 kg (2,629 lb), set by Mark Bell (110+ kg class, multi-ply) at Santa Claus Classic in 2011.
What is the highest men's raw total by a California lifter?
The highest men's raw total by a California lifter is 1,075.0 kg (2,370 lb), set by Larry Williams (140 kg class) at Arnold in 2020.
What is the highest women's total by a California lifter?
The highest women's total by a California lifter is 737.5 kg (1,626 lb), set by Chakera Ingram (82.5 kg class, knee wraps) at Boss of Bosses 6 in 2019.
What is the highest women's raw total by a California lifter?
The highest women's raw total by a California lifter is 720 kg (1,588 lb), set by Kristy Hawkins (75 kg class) at Spring Warrior in 2025.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a California lifter?
The heaviest men's squat by a California lifter is 526.2 kg (1,160 lb), set by Scott Cartwright (140+ kg class, multi-ply) at PRO-AM in 2009.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a California lifter?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a California lifter is 400 kg (882 lb), set by Andy Huang (125 kg class, no knee wraps) at SBSC Non-Tested Bummy's Beat Down in 2024.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a California lifter?
The heaviest women's squat by a California lifter is 310 kg (684 lb), set by Kristy Hawkins (75 kg class, knee wraps) at The American Pro 2 in 2023.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat by a California lifter?
The heaviest women's raw squat by a California lifter is 290 kg (640 lb), set by Kristy Hawkins (82.5 kg class, no knee wraps) at King and Queen of the Platform 5 in 2025.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a California lifter?
The heaviest men's bench press by a California lifter is 455 kg (1,003 lb), set by AJ Roberts (140 kg class, unlimited gear) at California State Championship at Untamed Strength Gym in 2025.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a California lifter?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a California lifter is 323.5 kg (713 lb), set by Scot Mendelson (140+ kg class) at West Coast Push/Pull Champs in 2003.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a California lifter?
The heaviest women's bench press by a California lifter is 227.5 kg (502 lb), set by Tara Cioccia (82.5 kg class, multi-ply) at Push Pull in 2022.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a California lifter?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a California lifter is 180 kg (397 lb), set by Carina Davis (90+ kg class) at The Bucked Up Showdown in 2021.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a California lifter?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a California lifter is 435 kg (959 lb), set by Kenneth Cooper (140 kg class, raw) at SBSC Non-Tested Bummy's Beat Down in 2024.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a California lifter?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a California lifter is 290.5 kg (641 lb), set by Sara Schiff (125 kg class, knee wraps) at FQ Classic 3 in 2023.
What is the heaviest women's raw deadlift by a California lifter?
The heaviest women's raw deadlift by a California lifter is 280 kg (618 lb), set by Sara Schiff (125 kg class) at The American Pro 2 in 2023.
Records by federation in California
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