Heavy Iron – Fred Hatfield

The video may be short but it contains all you will ever need to  know about the explosive sport of Powerlifting.

Dr. Fred Hatfield (1942-2017) was a legend: As a powerlifter, he won 2 IPF World Powerlifting Championships titles in 1983 and 1986. At the age of 45, he set a squat world record by lifting 1,014 pounds (460 kg) in the 125 kg (276 lb) weight class, which at the time was the heaviest squat in history regardless of body-weight. He weighed 255 lbs.

His best-selling seminal work Bodybuilding:A Scientific Approach set the standard for many fitness books today. He wrote hundreds of academic and fitness articles.

His personal records were:
Squat 1014 pounds
Bench 523 pounds
Deadlift 766 pounds
Snatch 275 pounds
Clean and Jerk 369 pounds

In addition he trained hundreds of He trained hundreds of professional athletes including Mr. Olympia winner Lee Haney.