{"id":3104,"date":"2022-04-27T19:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2022-04-27T20:18:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T20:18:21","slug":"15-year-old-morgan-nicholls-records-605-pound-deadlift-in-training-for-unofficial-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/15-year-old-morgan-nicholls-records-605-pound-deadlift-in-training-for-unofficial-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"15-Year-Old Morgan Nicholls Records 605-Pound Deadlift in Training for Unofficial World Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A professional strength sports athlete <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-jessica-buettner-469-pound-squat-507-pound-deadlift\/\" data-lasso-id=\"103006\">deadlifting 600-plus pounds<\/a> will almost always be noteworthy. When that person&#8217;s a teenager who still has to get their parent\/guardian&#8217;s signature on school permission slips, the entire community will be on notice. On April 25, 2022, 15-year-old Morgan Nicholls recorded a video of himself crushing a 274.3-kilogram deadlift (605-pound) during a training session.<\/p>\n<p>Had Nicholls achieved the pull during a competition, it would&#8217;ve eclipsed Arslan Bochkaryov&#8217;s world record 250-kilogram deadlift (551.1-pound) in the 90-kilogram weight class by over 20 kilograms. Bochkaryov captured the Teenage 13-15 division all-time mark at the 2020 FPR Russian Juniors &amp; Sub-Juniors Classic Powerlifting Championships.\u00a0<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Check out the staggering pull, courtesy of Nicholls&#8217; Instagram profile:<\/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\/reel\/CcyxL5Ir26x\/?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;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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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;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/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\/reel\/CcyxL5Ir26x\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"103002\">A post shared by Morgan \u201cMayhem\u201d Nicholls (@raising_mayhem)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[<\/em><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-tiffany-chapon-435-kilogram-total-in-training\/\" data-lasso-id=\"103000\">Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon Exceeds Total &amp; Bench Press World Records, Again, In Training<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nicholls completed the deadlift using a conventional stance, used a mixed barbell grip, and wore only a lifting belt.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nicholls-in-context\">Nicholls in Context<\/h2>\n<p>Nicholls is no stranger to making waves as a lifter despite his youth.<\/p>\n<p>For one, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openpowerlifting.org\/u\/morgannicholls\" data-lasso-id=\"103001\"><em>Open Powerlifting<\/em><\/a>, Nicholls&#8217; previous deadlift high during a competition is 206.38 kilograms (455 pounds). He notched that mark at the 2020 Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF) GP Summer Bash while competing in the Teenage 13-15 division <b>\u2014 <\/b>his only sanctioned meet to date.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly a half-year later, in January 2021, Nicholls gained notoriety for a 183.6-kilogram <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-julius-maddox-bench-presses-700-pounds-4-reps\/\" data-lasso-id=\"103007\">bench press<\/a> (405 pounds). If achieved during a competition, it would&#8217;ve been the second-heaviest-ever bench press in the Teenage 13-15 division \u2014 second only to Colin Grebel&#8217;s 205-kilogram bench press (452-pound) from the 2014 APF Gary Pendergrass Memorial Meet.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Everything feeling good took 605 for a ride for a new PR.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before this latest unofficial record feat, Nicholls had recently posted Instagram videos of his rapid training progression <b>\u2014 <\/b>deadlifting as much as 265.35 kilograms (585 pounds). He may well make another meteoric rise up very soon.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"building-a-legacy\">Building a Legacy<\/h2>\n<p>Why Nicholls is proving to be one of the youngest and strongest lifters around might not be a secret. His mother is Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls <b>\u2014 <\/b>a four-time Ms. Olympia winner, a member of the IFBB Hall of Fame, and a person who some regard as one of the greatest female <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bodybuilder-breon-ansley-2022-high-volume-legs-workout\/\" data-lasso-id=\"103008\">bodybuilders<\/a> of all time.<\/p>\n<p>By that same lineage token, Nicholls&#8217; father is Chad Nicholls, a trainer for some of the biggest names in bodybuilding like eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman, four-time Arnold Classic Champion Flex Wheeler, and current Mr. Olympia Mamdouh \u201cBig Ramy\u201d Elssbiay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videos\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deadlift Setup In 5 Steps (And What to AVOID)\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4fhPJVbFHMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chad Nicholls expressed admiration for his son&#8217;s unofficial record feat over social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just another day in the office with the boys, which by the way, is literally my favorite part of the day,&#8221; Nicholls wrote of his son. [Morgan Nicholls] hitting a new deadlift PR 605 heavy-a** pounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the time of publishing, Morgan nor his parents have shared when his next formal competition will be. There&#8217;s likely no rush, though, given how far Nicholls has come with his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\/\" data-lasso-id=\"103009\">strength<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @raising_mayhem on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/15-year-old-morgan-nicholls-605-pound-deadlift-unofficial-record\/\">15-Year-Old Morgan Nicholls Records 605-Pound Deadlift in Training for Unofficial World Record<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A professional strength sports athlete deadlifting 600-plus pounds will almost always be noteworthy. 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