Derek Gottschalk

Derek Gottschalk — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Single-ply

3 results that produced no comparable total: bench only at Tested Michigan State Championships; bench only at Arnold - Open Bench Bash; bench only at Bench Nationals.

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

277 kg best

Bench

217.5 kg best

Deadlift

257 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
90 kg	277May 2025	217.5Feb 2025	257Aug 2025	723May 2025	81.59May 2025	7
No class recorded	—	215Mar 2026	—	—	—	1

Single-ply results only. Each mark is dated to the meet that made it. A total only counts a full three-lift day; a single lift counts any day the lifter made one.

Best lifts

Best Squat: 277 kgSet at American Muscle, 20253.21× bodyweight
Best Bench: 217.5 kg

Honors & milestones

National Champion: Won their division at the 2026 Bench Nationals.
5+ Meets: 5 full-power meets on the record.

Recent meets

All 8 meets

11 Jul 2026Bench Nationals1st205 kgUSAPL · 90 kg · Single-ply

Place: 1st
Total: 205
GL: 69.66
DOTS: 133.35
Bodyweight: 89

1 / 3 attempts made · 2 missed · 6 passed

Closest by total

Same class, same equipment, best total against best total. Opens the comparison.

6 Mar 2026Arnold - Open Bench Bash1st215 kgUSAPL · Single-ply

Place: 1st
Total: 215
GL: 73.45
DOTS: 140.46
Bodyweight: 88.2

2 / 3 attempts made · 1 missed · 6 passed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	Passed	Passed	Passed	—
Bench	205Good	215Good	227.5No lift	2152.44× bw
Deadlift	Passed	Passed	Passed	—

Opener → best

Squat: Nothing taken
Bench: 205 up to 215+10
Deadlift: Nothing taken

First full-power meet on the record — nothing to compare it against yet.

22 Nov 2025Michigan State Championship1st720 kgUSAPL · 90 kg · Single-ply

Place: 1st
Total: 720
GL: 80.73
DOTS: 472.62
Bodyweight: 87.4

6 / 8 attempts made · 2 missed · 1 passed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	250Good	262.5Good	265No lift	262.53.00× bw
Bench	185Good	202.5Good	Passed	202.52.32× bw
Deadlift	230Good	255Good	272.5No lift	2552.92× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 250 up to 262.5+12.5
Bench: 185 up to 202.5+17.5
Deadlift: 230 up to 255+25
Opener total: 665 up to 720+55

What changed

Against Motor City Madness, 23 Aug 2025.

Total: +18 kg
Squat: +7.5 kg
Bench: +12.5 kg
Deadlift: −2 kg
GL: +1.56
DOTS

Is this your competition record?

Best performance and total

Compare Derek Gottschalk