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| Born | September 11, 1978 West Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Strongman, Powerlifter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Cameron Siders (born September 11, 1978) is an American world champion powerlifter [1] and regular participant in the Arnold Strongman Classic. Brian is regarded as one of the strongest men to ever walk the planet, especially in press-movements.
Brian started lifting in high school, mainly just training the bench press and upper body. [2] Brian started focusing on squatting and deadlifting in the winter of 1997, and started doing full powerlifting meets in 1998. [3] Brian trains 6–7 days per week and up to 4 hours at a time at his gym he built at his home. [4] Brian has set several powerlifting world records, including a world record total of 2,452 lb at the 2004 USAPL Senior National Championships, [5] and another world record total of 2,529 lb at the 2004 IPF World Championships. [6] Brian held the IPF world record in the bench press of 775.5 lb (352.5 kg), and total (squat, bench press and deadlift) of 2,596 lb (1,180 kg) in the +125 kg (super heavyweight) weight class. [7]
Powerlifting Competition Records:
equipped
raw (unequipped)
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