Joe Welker

Joe Welker — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

The dashed rules mark the meets where the weight class changed: 82.5 to 83 in Dec 2025; 83 to 90 in Feb 2026; 90 to 82.5 in May 2026.

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

150 kg best

Bench

102.1 kg best

Deadlift

155 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
82.5 kg	150Sep 2026	102.1Feb 2025	155Sep 2026	405Sep 2026	56.58Sep 2026	9
83 kg	120Dec 2025	97.5Dec 2025	145Dec 2025	362.5Dec 2025	50.57Dec 2025	1

Best lifts

Best Squat: 150 kgSet at World Cup, 20261.84× bodyweight
Best Bench: 102.1 kg

Honors & milestones

National Champion: Won their division at the 2026 National Championships.
10+ Meets: 11 full-power meets on the record.

Recent meets

All 11 meets

2 Sep 2026World Cup1st405 kgTotal PR +14.9WPC · 82.5 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 405
DOTS: 276.26
Bodyweight: 81.5

Total PR +14.9

Past a best of 390.1 kg.

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	130Good	140Good	150Good	1501.84× bw
Bench	95Good	100Good	102.5No lift	1001.23× bw
Deadlift	142.5Good	155Good	160No lift	1551.90× bw

7 May 2026National Championships1st380 kgAPF · 82.5 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 380
DOTS: 258.30
Bodyweight: 82

6 / 9 attempts made · 3 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	125Good	135No lift	135Good	1351.65× bw
Bench	92.5Good	97.5Good	100Good	1001.22× bw
Deadlift	145Good	152.5No lift	152.5No lift	1451.77× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 125 up to 135+10
Bench: 92.5 up to 100+7.5
Deadlift: 145 up to 145
Opener total: 362.5 up to 380+17.5

What changed

Against Ohio Cup, 7 Feb 2026.

Total: −10.1 kg
Squat: −1.1 kg
Bench: +0.2 kg
Deadlift: −9.2 kg
GL: −1.22
DOTS

7 Feb 2026Ohio Cup1st390.1 kgTotal PR +27.6APF · 90 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 390.1
DOTS: 264.15
Bodyweight: 82.5

Total PR +27.6

Past a best of 362.5 kg.

Squat PR +11.1

Past a best of 125 kg.

Deadlift PR +9.2

Past a best of 145 kg.

0 / 0 attempts made · 9 passed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	Passed	Passed	Passed	136.11.65× bw
Bench	Passed	Passed	Passed	99.81.21× bw
Deadlift	Passed	Passed

Opener → best

Squat: Nothing taken
Bench: Nothing taken
Deadlift: Nothing taken

What changed

Against The Ohio Meet, 6 Dec 2025.

Total: +27.6 kg
Squat: +16.1 kg
Bench: +2.3 kg
Deadlift: +9.2 kg
GL: +3.58
DOTS: +17.31
Bodyweight: +0.80 kg

Not like for like: 83 kg class to 90 kg, MR-M3 to M_MR_5_APF.

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Joe Welker

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

What changed