The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. - Vince LombardiThroughout all my years in the gym there has always been one saying that would pop up every time someone would be running their mouth about what they were “going to” do or when speaking about something someone else did in the gym. While a very simple statement, it carried a giant meaning.
“Take it to the Meet”
This was basically saying it doesn’t mean shit what you do in the gym, what somebody else says, or what THEY did in the gym. What matters is what you do on the platform, take it to the meet! The Aim of elitefts.com Inc. is to Live – Learn & Pass On. This has been the vision and driving force behind elitefts.com Inc. since it was founded in 1998. 1. To live life to its fullest and compete to the best of your abilities. 2. To learn from others and yourself. 3. To pass on the value in what you know. When you pass on you teach, you begin to gain a deeper understanding of your craft; with this understanding comes mastery; with mastery come excellence; with excellence comes responsibility. This heightened responsibility means your purpose to LIVE becomes stronger, exposing the need for more education that once again needs to be passed on to be mastered. At elitefts.com we spend SO much time and EFFORT on the educating and passing on aspect that we forget to give credit to the lifting stats of many of our sponsors.Most Recent Stats
Based on past 12 months
Source –
Powerlifting Watch
*Those not listed were either missed on the list, were injured, didn’t compete or bombed out
Top Raw Women’s
105 Pound Class
Squat #1 - Jennifer Petrosino (tie) Bench #12- Jennifer Petrosino Dead # 13 – Jennifer Petrosino Total #11 – Jennifer PetrosinoTop Women’s Multi Ply
123 Pound Class
Squat - #2 – Julia Ladewski Bench - #2 – Julia Ladewski Deadlift #1 – Julia Ladewski Total #2 – Julia Ladewski148 Pound Class
Squat #14 – Hannah Johnson Bench #3 – Hannah Johnson Dead # 3 – Hannah Johnson Total - #7 Hannah Johnson181 Pound Class
Squat #5 – Molly Edwards Bench #2 – Molly Edwards Dead #2 – Molly Edwards Total #4 – Molly EdwardsTop Raw – Men
275 Pound Class
Squat - #41 – Ronald Yard Bench - #9 – Vincent Dizenzo Bench - #42 – Ronald Yard Dead #41 – Ronald Yard Total #22 – Ronald Yard ** I was informed by a few people that the numbers I have for Ronald Yard are not correct because there are many definitions of raw. Some federation do not allow wraps of any kind, some allow knee sleeves but not wraps. The Powerlifting Watch rankings do not break this down and group them all into one group. To me this is kinda messed up because I used to train with a guy who got just over 150 pounds out of his knee wraps. I did discover that Ronald Yard is #2 in the USAPL right now for the 275 pound class and #3 in the 242 pound class.Top Single Ply – Men
181 Pound Class
Squat - #1 - Al Caslow Bench - #15 - Al Caslow Dead - # 6 - Al Caslow Total - #1 - Al CaslowTop Multi Ply - Men
165 Pound Class
Squat - #1 – Brian Schwab Bench - #1 – Brian Schwab Dead - #4 – Brian Schwab Total - #1 – Brian Schwab181 Pound Class
Squat - #1 Al Caslow Squat - #5 Mick Manley Bench - #13 Al Caslow Bench - #29 Mick Manley Deadlift - #3 – Mick Manley Deadlift - #3 – Al Caslow (tie) Total - #1 – Al Caslow Total - #4 – Mick Manley198 Pound Class
Squat - #1 – Al Caslow Squat - #2 – Mick Manley Squat - #7 – David Kirschen Squat - #25 – Ted Toalson Bench - #5 – Dave Kirschen Bench - #17 – Al Caslow Bench - #31 – Mick Manley Bench - #31 – Matt Goodwin (tie) Dead - #3 – Mick Manley Dead - #6 – Al Caslow Dead - #11 – Ted Toalson Total - #2 – Al Caslow Total #3 – Mick Manley Total #5 – Dave Kirschen Total #16 – Ted Toalson220 Pound Class
Squat - #4 Adam Driggers Bench - #16 Adam Driggers Dead - #6 Adam Driggers Total - #6 Adam Driggers242 Pound Class
Squat - #5 – Clint Smith Bench - #7 – Clint Smith Dead - #4 – Clint Smith Total - #1 Clint Smith275 Pound Class
Squat - #2 Brian Carroll Squat - #4 Marshal Johnson Bench - #3 Brian Carroll Bench - # 8 Steve Diel Bench - #14 Marshal Johnson Dead - #4 Marshal Johnson Dead - #19 Brian Carroll Total - #2 Brian Carroll Total - #3 Marshal Johnson308 Pound Class
Squat - #6 Marshal Johnson Squat - #35 Joey Smith Bench - #13 Joey Smith Bench - #26 Marshal Johnson Dead - #6 Marshal Johnson Total - - #6 Marshal JohnsonSHW Pound Class
Squat - #3 Chad Walker Squat - #18 Steve Gaberialson Bench - #6 Chad Walker Bench - #37 Steve Gaberielson Dead - #1 Chad Walker Dead - #19 Steve Gabrielson Total - #1 Chad Walker Total - #18 Steve GabrielsonBased on All Time Records and Historical Data
Source – Powerlifting Watch This was very hard to filter through so I know I missed things. Included here are current and former sponsors (if they were with us when they hit the lifts).
Current All Time World Records
Squat Caslow @ 165 Carroll @ 275 Total Schwab @ 148
1100 Pound Squat Hall of FameMatt Wenning Chad Aichs Mark Bartley Chad Walker *Steve Goggins - First man to ever squat 1100 pounds Brian Carroll
2700 Pound Total
Chad Aichs Chad Walker Brian Carroll
Greatest Totals by Formula
#12 Brian Carroll #14 Matt Kroc
Great Squat by Formula
#7 Brian Schwab #18 Matt Wenning
4x BW Squat Hall of Fame
*Al Caslow *Brian Schwab
12x Bodyweight Total
*Al Caslow *Brian Schwab (in 2 weight classes)
Raw 600 Pound Bench
Matt Wenning Josh Bryant (2 weight classes) Vincent Dizenzo (2 weight classes)
All Time Top 20 / Class
148 Pound Class Brian Schwab (SQ,BP and TL)
165 Pound Class Al Caslow (SQ and TL) Brian Schwab (BP and TL) 181 Pound Class Al Caslow ( SQ and TL) Brian Schwab (SQ) 198 Pound Class Adam Driggers ( SQ and TL) Al Caslow (SQ) 220 Pound Class Brian Carroll (SQ and TL) Steve Goggins (DL) Matt Kroc (SQ,. BP, and TL) Clint Smith (BP and TL) 242 Pound Class Brian Carroll (SQ, BP and TL) Steve Goggins (SQ, DL and TL) Matt Kroc (SQ, and TL) Jeremy Frey (TL) Clint Smith (TL) 275 Pound Class Brian Carroll (SQ, BP and TL) Mark Bartley (SQ and TL) Steve Goggins (SQ, DL and TL) Marshal Johnson (SQ and TL) Ronald Yard (SQ, BP and TL) Jeremy Frey (SQ, TL) Vincent Dizenzo (BP) 308 Pound Class Mark Bartley (SQ and TL) Matt Wenning (SQ and TL) Paul Childress (SQ and TL) Vincent Dizenzo (BP) SHW Pound Class Chad Aichs (SQ and TL) Chad Walker (SQ and TL)Live - Learn - Pass On™
