John Dotson

John Dotson — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

The dashed rules mark the meet where the weight class changed: 90 to 82.5 in Nov 2025.

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

220 kg best

Bench

130 kg best

Deadlift

230 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
82.5 kg	220Nov 2025	130Nov 2025	230Nov 2025	580Nov 2025	81.34Nov 2025	1
90 kg	205May 2025	117.5Dec 2024	227.5May 2025	540May 2025	72.71May 2025	2

Best lifts

Best Squat: 220 kgSet at Collegiate Cup Series - Pittsburgh, 20252.72× bodyweight
Best Bench: 130 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at the 2025 Appalachian Iron Open.

Recent meets

8 Nov 2025Collegiate Cup Series - Pittsburgh6th580 kgTotal PR +40USAPL · 82.5 kg · Raw

Place: 6th
Total: 580
GL: 81.34
DOTS: 397.33
Bodyweight: 80.9

Total PR +40

Past a best of 540 kg.

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	192.5Good	205Good	220Good	2202.72× bw
Bench	112.5Good	125Good	130Good	1301.61× bw
Deadlift	185Good	210Good	230Good	2302.84× bw

3 May 2025Appalachian Iron Open1st540 kgTotal PR +17.5USAPL · 90 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 540
GL: 72.71
DOTS: 353.83
Bodyweight: 87.7

Total PR +17.5

Past a best of 522.5 kg.

Squat PR +15

Past a best of 190 kg.

Deadlift PR +12.5

Past a best of 215 kg.

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	182.5Good	195Good	205Good	2052.34× bw
Bench	107.5Good	117.5No lift	125No lift	107.51.23× bw
Deadlift	192.5Good	212.5Good	227.5Good

Opener → best

Squat: 182.5 up to 205+22.5
Bench: 107.5 up to 107.5
Deadlift: 192.5 up to 227.5+35
Opener total: 482.5 up to 540+57.5

What changed

Against Mountain Strong Classic, 7 Dec 2024.

Total: +17.5 kg
Squat: +15 kg
Bench: −10 kg
Deadlift: +12.5 kg
GL: +2.61
DOTS

7 Dec 2024Mountain Strong Classic2nd522.5 kgUSAPL · 90 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 522.5
GL: 70.10
DOTS: 341.05
Bodyweight: 88.3

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	175Good	185No lift	190Good	1902.15× bw
Bench	110No lift	112.5Good	117.5Good	117.51.33× bw
Deadlift	185Good	200Good	215Good	2152.43× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 175 up to 190+15
Bench: 110 up to 117.5+7.5
Deadlift: 185 up to 215+30
Opener total: 470 up to 522.5+52.5

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

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John Dotson

Career progression

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

Bench

Deadlift

Bests by class

Best lifts

Honors & milestones

Recent meets

Closest by total

Legal

Opener → best

What changed

Opener → best

What changed

Opener → best