Joshua Sparks — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Joshua Sparks — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

The dashed rules mark the meet where the weight class changed: 82.5 to 90 in Sep 2025.

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

265 kg best

Bench

177.5 kg best

Deadlift

272.5 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
82.5 kg	230Jan 2025	167.5Jan 2025	255Jan 2025	652.5Jan 2025	94.67Jan 2025	1
90 kg	265Feb 2026	177.5Sep 2025	272.5Sep 2025	712.5Sep 2025	96.30Sep 2025	2

Best lifts

Best Squat: 265 kgSet at Indiana State Championship, 20263.15× bodyweight
Best Bench: 177.5 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at the 2026 Indiana State Championship.

Recent meets

1 Feb 2026Indiana State Championship1st682.5 kgUSAPL · 90 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 682.5
GL: 93.79
DOTS: 457.08
Bodyweight: 84.2

Squat PR +2.5

Past a best of 262.5 kg.

Closest by total

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

6 Sep 2025Midwest Regionals6th712.5 kgTotal PR +60USAPL · 90 kg · Raw

Place: 6th
Total: 712.5
GL: 96.30
DOTS: 468.68
Bodyweight: 87

Total PR +60

Past a best of 652.5 kg.

Squat PR +32.5

Past a best of 230 kg.

Bench PR +10

Past a best of 167.5 kg.

Deadlift PR +17.5

Past a best of 255 kg.

9 / 9 attempts made

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	237.5Good	250Good	262.5Good	262.53.02× bw
Bench	165Good	172.5Good	177.5Good	177.52.04× bw
Deadlift	227.5Good	250Good	272.5Good

Opener → best

Squat: 237.5 up to 262.5+25
Bench: 165 up to 177.5+12.5
Deadlift: 227.5 up to 272.5+45
Opener total: 630 up to 712.5+82.5

What changed

Against Indiana State Championship, 18 Jan 2025.

Total: +60 kg
Squat: +32.5 kg
Bench: +10 kg
Deadlift: +17.5 kg
GL: +1.63
DOTS

18 Jan 2025Indiana State Championship2nd652.5 kgUSAPL · 82.5 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 652.5
GL: 94.67
DOTS: 465.36
Bodyweight: 75.7

6 / 9 attempts made · 3 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	230Good	240No lift	240No lift	2303.04× bw
Bench	157.5Good	162.5Good	167.5Good	167.52.21× bw
Deadlift	235Good	255Good	277.5No lift	2553.37× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 230 up to 230
Bench: 157.5 up to 167.5+10
Deadlift: 235 up to 255+20
Opener total: 622.5 up to 652.5+30

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