Christopher Cates

Christopher Cates — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

260 kg best

Bench

182.5 kg best

Deadlift

255 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
140 kg	260Dec 2025	182.5Jul 2025	255Dec 2025	697.5Dec 2025	77.39Dec 2025	3

Raw results only. Each mark is dated to the meet that made it. A total only counts a full three-lift day; a single lift counts any day the lifter made one.

Best lifts

Best Squat: 260 kgSet at Just Fight Classic, 20251.94× bodyweight
Best Bench: 182.5 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at 2 meets.

Recent meets

14 Dec 2025Just Fight Classic1st697.5 kgTotal PR +52.5USAPL · 140 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 697.5
GL: 77.39
DOTS: 387.06
Bodyweight: 134

Total PR +52.5

Past a best of 645 kg.

Closest by total

Same class, same equipment, best total against best total. Opens the comparison.

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	237.5Good	250Good	260Good	2601.94× bw
Bench	172.5Good	180Good	182.5Good	182.51.36× bw
Deadlift	237.5Good	255Good	260No lift	2551.90× bw

26 Jul 2025Santa Fe Show of Strength2nd645 kgTotal PR +45USAPL · 140 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 645
GL: 72.43
DOTS: 361.04
Bodyweight: 130.2

Total PR +45

Past a best of 600 kg.

Squat PR +15

Past a best of 215 kg.

Bench PR +15

Past a best of 167.5 kg.

Deadlift PR +15

Past a best of 217.5 kg.

9 / 9 attempts made

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	210Good	220Good	230Good	2301.77× bw
Bench	165Good	175Good	182.5Good	182.51.40× bw
Deadlift	210Good	222.5Good	232.5Good	232.5

Opener → best

Squat: 210 up to 230+20
Bench: 165 up to 182.5+17.5
Deadlift: 210 up to 232.5+22.5
Opener total: 585 up to 645+60

What changed

Against New Mexico State Championships, 9 Nov 2024.

Total: +45 kg
Squat: +15 kg
Bench: +15 kg
Deadlift: +15 kg
GL: +4.09
DOTS

9 Nov 2024New Mexico State Championships1st600 kgUSAPL · 140 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 600
GL: 68.34
DOTS: 339.37
Bodyweight: 125.8

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	200Good	210Good	215Good	2151.71× bw
Bench	160Good	167.5Good	170No lift	167.51.33× bw
Deadlift	207.5Good	217.5Good	227.5No lift	217.51.73× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 200 up to 215+15
Bench: 160 up to 167.5+7.5
Deadlift: 207.5 up to 217.5+10
Opener total: 567.5 up to 600+32.5

First full-power meet on the record — nothing to compare it against yet.

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