Jerry 'Iron Outlaw' Pritchett (born 18 December 1980) is an American

strongman In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These ...

competitor and a regular entrant to the

World's Strongest Man The World's Strongest Man is an international Strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of Decem ...

competition winning 4th place in 2020 and 3rd place in Master's category in 2021. He is also America's Strongest Man in 2017 and has won All-American Strongman Challenge back to back in 2013 and 2014. Jerry has competed in 42 International strongman competitions.

Background

As a professional metal fabricator, Jerry was always interested in strength and implemented several strongman movements into his training to help with

Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift eff ...

. In 2008 he took part in a local Strongman contest in

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and took second place, thus sparking his drive to continue and pursue Strongman. Jerry also has raced as a sprint car driver.

Personal Records

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 ...

- (former joint Strongman Deadlift world record) (2016 Europe's Strongest Man) *Elephant bar

- (former elephant bar Deadlift world record) (2017 Arnold Strongman Classic) * Squat - (''Raw'') *

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 ...

- *Log press - (2020 Shaw Classic)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pritchett, Jerry 1980 births Living people American strength athletes