Andrew Bolton (born 22 January 1970) is an
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powerlifter
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and
strongman who was born in Dewsbury,
Yorkshire
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.
[Frank Leavers]
Interview with Andy Bolton
andrew-bolton.com, 26 November 2007 He is the first man to deadlift 1,000 pounds, doing so in 2006.
Career
Bolton won his first powerlifting competition in 1991 when he was twenty-one years of age, at a local powerlifting event called the
BAWLA Yorkshire Junior Championships. Bolton has since competed in the
WPO/
WPC. He is the current World Powerlifting Organization "world record holder" in the total (1273 kg/2806 lb).
[World Powerlifting Organizatio]
World Records
(.DOC). Retrieved 12 August 2007. Bolton also holds the current WPO world records in the
squat (550.5 kg/1213 lb) and was the previous holder of the
deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises ...
(457.5 kg/1008.6 lb),
and was the first to demonstrate a deadlift of over a thousand pounds.
Bolton has also competed in
strongman contests. His strongman accomplishments include placing fifth in the 2002
Arnold Strongman Classic.
Powerlifting official competition records:
''equipped''
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Squat - 1213 lbs/550.5 kg (multi ply)
*
Bench Press
The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectoralis ...
- 727.5 lbs/330 kg (multi ply)
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Deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises ...
- 1008.6 lbs/457.5 kg (multi ply)
''raw''
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Squat - 838 lbs/380 kg (single ply)
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Bench Press
The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectoralis ...
- 600.8 lbs/272.5 kg
(single ply)
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Deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises ...
- 964.5 lbs/437.5 kg (raw)
Deadlift
Bolton is best known for being the first man to lift a 1,000 lb.
deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises ...
(equipped) in a powerlifting competition.
Bolton appeared in October 2010 at Elizabethtown High School at "The Night of the Living Dead" deadlift competition where he deadlifted 964.5 lbs raw in only a pair of pants and a striking pair of socks.
In 2012, Bolton published a deadlift training book ''Deadlift Dynamite'' in collaboration with
Pavel Tsatsouline.
Deadlift Dynamite review
References
External links
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Andy Bolton Bio
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British powerlifters
English strength athletes
British strength athletes
1970 births
Living people