James Nelson

James Nelson — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

The dashed rules mark the meets where the weight class changed: 110 to 100 in Dec 2025; 100 to 110 in Jan 2026.

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

232.5 kg best

Bench

135 kg best

Deadlift

225 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
100 kg	145Dec 2025	85Dec 2025	187.5Dec 2025	417.5Dec 2025	53.02Dec 2025	1
110 kg	232.5Oct 2025	135Jan 2026	225Oct 2025	590Jan 2026	71.54Jan 2026	3

Best lifts

Best Squat: 232.5 kgSet at TSS H-Town Showdown, 20252.14× bodyweight
Best Bench: 135 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at 3 meets.

Recent meets

All 4 meets

17 Jan 2026Texas State Championships1st590 kgTotal PR +5USAPL · 110 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 590
GL: 71.54
DOTS: 350.40
Bodyweight: 109.2

Total PR +5

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	222.5No lift	222.5Good	230Good	2302.11× bw
Bench	130Good	135Good	142.5No lift	1351.24× bw
Deadlift	220Good	225Good	230No lift	2252.06× bw

20 Dec 2025Team Phoinix Holiday Classic3rd417.5 kgUSAPL · 100 kg · Raw

Place: 3rd
Total: 417.5
GL: 53.02
DOTS: 258.22
Bodyweight: 98.9

6 / 9 attempts made · 3 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	140Good	145Good	152.5No lift	1451.47× bw
Bench	82.5Good	85Good	90No lift	850.86× bw
Deadlift	180Good	187.5Good	192.5No lift	187.51.90× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 140 up to 145+5
Bench: 82.5 up to 85+2.5
Deadlift: 180 up to 187.5+7.5
Opener total: 402.5 up to 417.5+15

What changed

Against TSS H-Town Showdown, 25 Oct 2025.

Total: −167.5 kg
Squat: −87.5 kg
Bench: −42.5 kg
Deadlift: −37.5 kg
GL: −18.03

25 Oct 2025TSS H-Town Showdown1st585 kgTotal PR +12.5USAPL · 110 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 585
GL: 71.05
DOTS: 347.92
Bodyweight: 108.8

Total PR +12.5

Past a best of 572.5 kg.

Squat PR +7.5

Past a best of 225 kg.

Deadlift PR +7.5

Past a best of 217.5 kg.

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	220Good	227.5Good	232.5Good	232.52.14× bw
Bench	127.5Good	135No lift	135No lift	127.51.17× bw
Deadlift	215Good	220Good	225Good

Opener → best

Squat: 220 up to 232.5+12.5
Bench: 127.5 up to 127.5
Deadlift: 215 up to 225+10
Opener total: 562.5 up to 585+22.5

What changed

Against Texas State Championships, 18 Jan 2025.

Total: +12.5 kg
Squat: +7.5 kg
Bench: −2.5 kg
Deadlift: +7.5 kg
GL: +1.56
DOTS

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James Nelson

Career progression

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

Bench

Deadlift

Bests by class

Best lifts

Honors & milestones

Recent meets

Closest by total

Legal

Opener → best

What changed

Opener → best

What changed

Opener → best

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