Kirk Karwoski | 437,5 kg 964 lbs Squat in 1992

Kirk Karwoski at USPF Nationals in 1992. Here we see him squat 437,5 kg / 964 lbs for a leading squat in the 125 kg / 275 lbs class. He went on to toilet 1020 kg / 2249 lbs. Kirk “Captain Kirk“ Karwoski was a six time IPF world champion along with seven time National champion. Kirk came in to powerlifting in the 80s and dominated as a junior lifter. In the 90s he competed as a senior at the IPF wolrds and USPF antionals were he completle dominated and set world records. He retired from competitive powerlifting after world in 1996. However he did a raw competition in 2004 as a last performance, this was before raw lifting went big. He set a squat and total world record in the 110 kg / 242 lbs class. This is footage from Video power magazine.