In a spring stuffed with noteworthy milestones, Tiffany Chapon continues to push new boundaries together with her strength. On Could 8, 2022, the powerlifter — who competes within the 47-kilogram weight class — accomplished an enormous squat of 166 kilograms (366 kilos) throughout a coaching session. Chapon donned wrist wraps, a lifting belt, and knee sleeves for the raise.
It’s price noting that whereas pushing her squat, the principle particular person Chapon continues to outdo is herself. Chapon’s new excessive squat mark exceeds her personal present IPF World Document of 153 kilograms (337.3 kilos) from the 2021 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Traditional Powerlifting Championships by 13 kilograms (28.7 kilos). Even when this newest feat is an unofficial record — because it didn’t happen in a sanctioned competitors — Chapon’s continued squat prowess stays fairly spectacular.
This squat didn’t come with out resistance for Chapon, who took a considerably longer pause on the backside earlier than finally powering by the rep.
“Some turbulence on the ascent, however, hey, we go together with it.”
Nonetheless, it’s a determine that the French athlete is understandably happy with as she prices full steam forward towards the summer time.
The Finish of the Block
Up to now in 2022, Chapon has participated in only one official powerlifting meet — the 2022 Fédération Française de Power (FFForce) Championnats de France Élite de Power Athlétique in March. She got here in first place in that competitors, which continues a string of success with six victories in eight meets all through her younger profession.
Along with her IPF World Document squat, Chapon may possible switch over a few of her different current coaching marks and switch them into information quickly.
In mid-April 2022, Chapon captured a 100-kilogram (220.4-pound) bench press. If that press had been to occur in an official meet, it will eclipse Hanna Rantala’s present 95.5-kilogram (210.5-pound) world document set on the 2017 Worldwide Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Traditional Powerlifting Championships by virtually 10 kilos.
Chapon additionally logged a 435-kilogram total (959-pound) on that very same day, which exceeds Chen Wei-Ling’s present world document complete of 407.5 kilograms (897.3 kilos), from the 2015 IPF World Traditional Powerlifting Championships, by 27.5 kilograms.
Not by coincidence, Chapon’s current coaching has been a part of a buildup towards this yr’s World Championships. A younger champion, the French athlete (47KG) will defend her title from final yr on the 2022 IPF World Traditional Powerlifting Championships.
If a social media account proliferated with fixed reminders of the upcoming prestigious meet wasn’t proof sufficient of her pleasure, Chapon can level to every of her current energy achievements.
She is going to search for one other top-tier, first-place consequence and certain attempt to break extra information through the 2022 IPF World Traditional Powerlifting Championships on June 6-12, 2022, in Solar Metropolis, South Africa.
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