Shane Melcher

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Shane Melcher — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

242.5 kg best

Bench

147.5 kg best

Deadlift

260 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
75 kg	242.5Jan 2025	147.5Jun 2026	260Jun 2026	650Jun 2026	95.06Jun 2026	3

Raw 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: 242.5 kgSet at Raw Nationals, 20263.25× bodyweight
Best Bench: 147.5

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at the 2025 Nebraska State Championship.

Recent meets

12 Jun 2026Raw Nationals4th650 kgTotal PR +10USAPL · 75 kg · Raw

Place: 4th
Total: 650
GL: 95.06
DOTS: 468.13
Bodyweight: 74.5

Total PR +10

Past a best of 640 kg.

Closest by total

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

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	225Good	235Good	242.5Good	242.53.25× bw
Bench	135Good	142.5Good	147.5Good	147.51.98× bw
Deadlift	240Good	250Good	260Good	2603.49× bw

6 Sep 2025Midwest Regionals4th627.5 kgUSAPL · 75 kg · Raw

Place: 4th
Total: 627.5
GL: 91.55
DOTS: 450.57
Bodyweight: 74.9

6 / 9 attempts made · 3 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	227.5Good	240Good	247.5No lift	2403.20× bw
Bench	135Good	142.5No lift	142.5No lift	1351.80× bw
Deadlift	232.5Good	245Good	252.5Good	252.53.37× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 227.5 up to 240+12.5
Bench: 135 up to 135
Deadlift: 232.5 up to 252.5+20
Opener total: 595 up to 627.5+32.5

What changed

Against Nebraska State Championship, 25 Jan 2025.

Total: −12.5 kg
Squat: −2.5 kg
Bench: −10 kg
Deadlift: ±0 kg
GL: −2.18
DOTS

25 Jan 2025Nebraska State Championship1st640 kgUSAPL · 75 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 640
GL: 93.73
DOTS: 461.72
Bodyweight: 74.3

7 / 9 attempts made · 2 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	230Good	242.5Good	247.5No lift	242.53.26× bw
Bench	137.5Good	145Good	150No lift	1451.95× bw
Deadlift	235Good	247.5Good	252.5Good	252.53.40× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 230 up to 242.5+12.5
Bench: 137.5 up to 145+7.5
Deadlift: 235 up to 252.5+17.5
Opener total: 602.5 up to 640+37.5

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

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Shane Melcher

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