Jawon Garrison All Time Drug Tested World Records - Image credit @majin_avenger2.0
Jawon Garrison paved his way into the powerlifting history books with his recent performance at the 2024 USAPL Ghost Summer Slam 2. The competition took place on May 12th in Miami, Florida, with Jawon competing in the raw 90-kilogram weight class, which was also drug tested. In turn, Jawon managed to break the Squat, Bench Press, and Total All-Time Drug Tested World Records that have remained intact for the past ten or more years.
Jawon Garrison’s Full Performance Overview
Jawon Garrison successfully completed seven out of his eight attempts throughout the course of the entire competition. It is important to note that the competition was fast-paced, which could have hindered his ability to perform even better due to the lack of recovery. So, all things considered, Jawon’s performance was extremely impressive.
Squat
The squat is Jawon Garrison’s greatest event, which was evident once again at the 2024 USAPL Ghost Summer Slam 2. In other words, Jawon successfully performed a raw 355-kilogram (782.6-pound) squat on his second attempt, which marked a new U90KG All-Time Drug Tested World Record. Jawon then did not even try to lift more weight on his third attempt.
With his lift, Jawon Garrison broke the long-standing record of Jesse Norris. The record stood at 340.2 kilograms (750 pounds), which Jesse set at the 2014 USAPL Idaho State Open/High School Championships.
335 kilograms (738.5 pounds)
355 kilograms (782.6 pounds) — U90KG All-Time Drug Tested World Record
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The Bench Press event also went well for Jawon Garrison, as he successfully completed all three of his attempts. The heaviest one came out to 235 kilograms (518.1 pounds), which marked a new 5-kilogram (11-pound) improvement to his Competition PR and a new U90KG All-Time Drug Tested World Record (Full Power).
Interestingly, the aforementioned bench press record stood for even longer than ten years, as Richard Byars set it by locking out 227.5 kilograms (501.6 pounds) at the 2011 NASA State Championship.
222.5 kilograms (490.5 pounds)
232.5 kilograms (512.6 pounds)
235 kilograms (518.1 pounds) — U90KG All-Time Drug Tested World Record
Deadlift
Following incredible performances on the first two events, Jawon Garrison knew that he needed to close out the competition strong as well. So, for his second deadlift attempt, he decided to load 325 kilograms (716.5 pounds), which was exactly enough to bring his Total above the previous World Record.
Jawon Garrison also tried to add 7.5 kilograms (16.5 pounds) more for his third and final attempt. However, he was unable to successfully lift the weight. As per Jawon’s Instagram post, he tweaked something in his lower back a few weeks prior to the competition, which set him back from performing at his absolute best on the deadlifts.
310 kilograms (683.4 pounds)
325 kilograms (716.5 pounds)
Unsuccessful — 332.5 kilograms (733 pounds)
Total — 915 kilograms (2,017.2 pounds) — U90KG All-Time Drug Tested World Record
*The previous record was held by Jesse Norris, who accumulated 914 kilograms (2,015 pounds) at the 2014 USAPL Idaho State Open/High School Championships.
Data Source: Open Powerlifting. Last Updated: August 17, 2023
This was Jawon Garrison’s 20th sanctioned powerlifting appearance and his 17th victory. He now has multiple All-Time World Records to his name and is certainly hopeful of collecting even more accolades in the future.
As things stand, Jawon Garrison’s goals are to compete at the 2024 American Pro 3, after which he wants to transition to the IPF (International Powerlifting Federation). So, if he continues performing this well, Jawon might become the World Champion in the upcoming few years.
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