Nicholas Bender

Nicholas Bender — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

230 kg best

Bench

137.5 kg best

Deadlift

255 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
125 kg	230Apr 2026	137.5Oct 2025	255Oct 2025	620Apr 2026	73.93Apr 2026	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: 230 kgSet at Open Iron Classic, 20262.03× bodyweight
Best Bench: 137.5 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at 2 meets.

Recent meets

25 Apr 2026Open Iron Classic2nd620 kgTotal PR +7.5USPA · 125 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 620
DOTS: 363.23
Bodyweight: 113.3

Total PR +7.5

Past a best of 612.5 kg.

Squat PR +10

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	200Good	220Good	230Good	2302.03× bw
Bench	135Good	142.5No lift	142.5No lift	1351.19× bw
Deadlift	235Good	255Good	260No lift	2552.25× bw

4 Oct 2025Open Texas Strength Showdown Presented by Pioneer1st612.5 kgTotal PR +17.5USPA · 125 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 612.5
DOTS: 356.17
Bodyweight: 115.7

Total PR +17.5

Past a best of 595 kg.

Squat PR +7.5

Past a best of 212.5 kg.

Bench PR +5

Past a best of 132.5 kg.

Deadlift PR +5

Past a best of 250 kg.

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	195Good	210Good	220Good	2201.90× bw
Bench	130No lift	137.5Good	142.5No lift	137.51.19× bw
Deadlift	235Good	252.5Good	255Good

Opener → best

Squat: 195 up to 220+25
Bench: 130 up to 137.5+7.5
Deadlift: 235 up to 255+20
Opener total: 560 up to 612.5+52.5

What changed

Against Open TSS Classic, 31 May 2025.

Total: +17.5 kg
Squat: +7.5 kg
Bench: +5 kg
Deadlift: +5 kg
GL: +1.74
DOTS

31 May 2025Open TSS Classic1st595 kgUSPA · 125 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 595
DOTS: 347.27
Bodyweight: 114.5

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	190Good	205Good	212.5Good	212.51.86× bw
Bench	120No lift	127.5Good	132.5Good	132.51.16× bw
Deadlift	227.5No lift	240Good	250Good	2502.18× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 190 up to 212.5+22.5
Bench: 120 up to 132.5+12.5
Deadlift: 227.5 up to 250+22.5
Opener total: 537.5 up to 595+57.5

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

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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