{"id":2182,"date":"2022-04-08T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2022-04-08T16:56:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:56:23","slug":"powerlifter-amanda-lawrence-wins-best-overall-lifter-at-2022-amp-classic-open-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/powerlifter-amanda-lawrence-wins-best-overall-lifter-at-2022-amp-classic-open-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence Wins Best Overall Lifter at 2022 AMP Classic Open Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At only 24-years-old, Amanda Lawrence is already one of the bigger names in <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-danny-grigsby-deadlifts-1025-pounds-raw\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99938\">powerlifting<\/a>. While competing in the 84-kilogram weight class, she showed off her prowess again by winning Best Overall Lifter in the Women&#8217;s division at the 2022 AMP Classic Open Nationals. SBD Apparel organized the competition, and it took place on April 1-3, 2022, in Austin, TX.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out a video of each of Lawrence&#8217;s lifts, courtesy of her Instagram profile:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcBA_56LDD_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcBA_56LDD_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"99950\">A post shared by Amanda Lawrence (@miss.amanda.ann)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-tiffany-chapon-425-kilogram-total\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99939\">Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon Exceeds Total &amp; Squat World Records While Training<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are Lawrence&#8217;s full results from the meet:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2022-amp-classic-open-nationals-amanda-lawrence-84kg\">2022 AMP Classic Open Nationals <b>\u2014 Amanda Lawrence (84KG)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-julius-maddox-squats-775-pounds\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99945\"><strong>Squat<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 242.5-kilograms (534.6 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/larry-wheels-paused-bench-press-661-pounds\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99946\"><strong>Bench Press<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 130-kilograms (286.6 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-russell-orhii-deadlifts-760-pounds\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99947\"><strong>Deadlift<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 253-kilograms (557.7 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total<\/strong> \u2014 625.5-kilograms (1378.9 pounds)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lawrence was not short on gratitude in expressing joy in her Instagram post. After thanking various people \u2014 including her &#8220;MVP coach,&#8221; Joseph Giovanni Ferratti, and fellow professional powerlifters, Calvin Tanner, Grant Ivarson, and Camden Wilson \u2014 she saved her arguable best words of appreciation for last.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last but not least, thank you to the fans and everyone at home watching. Your support means everything and is what keeps me going,&#8221; Lawrence wrote in the post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, powerlifter <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-jessica-buettner-deadlifts-556-pounds\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99948\">Jessica Buettner<\/a> chimed in with a simple but effective, &#8220;Easy lifts, goddamn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it sometimes does seem like Lawrence makes the sport of powerlifting look easy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"consistent-excellence\">Consistent Excellence<\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence&#8217;s win at the 2022 AMP Classic Open Nationals is the latest in an impressive string of victories. The powerlifter now has six straight wins dating back to the 2019 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Powerlifting Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the more notable recent results from Lawrence&#8217;s young career:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2019 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships<\/strong> \u2014 1st overall<\/li>\n<li><strong>2019 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Raw Nationals<\/strong> \u2014 1st overall&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020 USAPL Gainsgiving Open<\/strong> \u2014 1st overall<\/li>\n<li><strong>2021 USAPL Raw Nationals<\/strong> \u2014 1st overall<\/li>\n<li><strong>2021 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships<\/strong> \u2014 1st overall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The year 2019 might have been when Lawrence first truly broke into the elite powerlifting sphere. Back-to-back victories in that year&#8217;s IPF World Championships and the USAPL Raw Nationals were what began her recent streak of excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly two years later, in the 2021 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships, Lawrence broke three IPF World Records. Here are her full stats from that meet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Squat \u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>243.5 kilograms (536.8 pounds) | <strong>IPF World Record<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bench Press&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>132.5 kilograms (292.1 pounds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deadlift \u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>260.5 kilograms (574.3 pounds) | <strong>IPF World Record<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Total \u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>636.5 kilograms (1,403.2 pounds) | <strong>IPF World Record<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"preparing-to-be-great\">Preparing to Be Great<\/h2>\n<p>For someone still rising as a powerlifter, Lawrence&#8217;s perseverance through adversity might be what sets her apart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/tough-training-days\/\" data-lasso-id=\"99940\">2020 interview with <em>BarBend<\/em><\/a>, the powerlifter discussed why it&#8217;s imperative she trust herself. To Lawrence, perseverance is vital especially when unexpected roadblocks arise <strong>\u2014 <\/strong>like a hamstring injury right before the 2019 Raw Nationals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"videos\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overcoming Tough Training Days (ft: Russel Orhii &amp; Amanda Lawrence!)\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EHZ3uhDJJoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m going to be able to hit the numbers I was setting out for because of a setback like that,&#8221; Lawrence said of her mindset after the injury. &#8220;It makes you second-guess and doubt yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever Lawrence did to adjust <strong>\u2014 <\/strong>such as a therapy program that occasionally made her feel &#8220;defeated&#8221; <strong>\u2014 <\/strong>clearly&nbsp;worked. That meet saw her go on to break three then-world records with a 243-kilogram squat (535.7 pounds), a 252.5-kilogram bench press (556.66 pounds), and a 613-kilogram total (1,351 pounds).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started this out for myself and to make myself happy,&#8221; Lawrence said.<\/p>\n<p>Given the stellar results of Lawrence&#8217;s budding career thus far, it&#8217;s hard to argue with that kind of positive, self-fulfilling mindset.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships will take place on June 6-12, 2022, in Sun City, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @miss.amanda.ann<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-amanda-lawrence-wins-2022-amp-classic-open-nationals\/\">Powerlifter Amanda Lawrence Wins Best Overall Lifter at 2022 AMP Classic Open Nationals<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At only 24-years-old, Amanda Lawrence is already one of the bigger names in powerlifting. 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