{"id":6161,"date":"2022-08-23T19:04:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T19:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2022-08-23T19:09:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T19:09:46","slug":"71-year-old-john-laflamme-93kg-squats-198-kilograms-436-5-pounds-sets-new-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/71-year-old-john-laflamme-93kg-squats-198-kilograms-436-5-pounds-sets-new-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"71-Year-Old John LaFlamme (93KG) Squats 198 Kilograms (436.5 Pounds), Sets New World Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the recent North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) North American Regional Powerlifting Championships, powerlifter John LaFlamme (93KG) squatted<\/a> 198 kilograms (436.5 pounds) raw. That contest took place on August 14-20, 2022, in Panama. The strength<\/a> feat demonstrating LaFlamme’s leg power<\/a> is a new Masters 4 (ages 70-plus) International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Record.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 71-year-old LaFlamme’s new record surpasses the previous mark by 5.5 kilograms (12.1 pounds)<\/strong>. Christian Buchs, 74, held the past record with a squat of 192.5 kilograms (424.4 pounds) at the 2019 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Masters Classic Championships.<\/p>\n

LaFlamme donned a lifting belt<\/a> and had knee sleeves on to help him capture this record squat. <\/p>\n

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