Jesus Olivares Profile — Career, Training, Height, Weight, and More

Jesus Olivares has been ranked as the greatest powerlifter in the world for multiple years in a row. He has only really been dedicated to the sport since late 2019, but that did not stop him from outperforming everyone. As a matter of fact, Jesus has beaten athletes who use PEDs while he remained a natural athlete. So, in this article, we have covered multiple aspects of Jesus Olivares’ career, life, and stats.

Jesus Olivares Statistics

Jesus Olivares Biography

Early Life

Jesus Olivares has been passionate about sports and activity from a very young age. However, his first love was actually American Football, similar to a few other elite powerlifters, such as Russel Orhii, Jamal Browner, Ray Williams, and others.

Jesus Olivares’ love for football peaked in his teen years, as he was the second member of his family to play for the Permian High School team. Moreover, his younger brother, Pablo Olivares, would join him on the team later on. Likewise, Jesus and Pablo both started doing powerlifting after they decided to end their football careers.

During his time in high school, Jesus Olivares used his free time to take up Shot Put and a bit of Discus Throwing. Despite doing multiple sports, Jesus still went to the gym, which helped him build a great base for powerlifting.

Luckily, all of Jesus Olivares’ efforts were rewarded, as he received the title of “2015-2016 Male Athlete of the Year” at Permian High School. Little did everyone know that Jesus would claim dozens of other accolades in the future.

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Despite wrapping up his career in football, Jesus Olivares continued going to the gym. Interestingly, working out helped him clear out his mind since the girl that he was interested in broke his heart, as per his statement in Russel Orhii’s podcast.

Since everyone needs someone to look up to, Jesus Olivares did as well. So, his role models were Martins Licis and Eddie Hall, as well as the likes of Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson. Evidently, he was a big fan of Strongman. However, he chose powerlifting since there were no facilities near him that would allow him to properly dedicate himself to Strongman.

As time passed, Jesus Olivares got significantly stronger. Throughout that time, he shared some massive lifts on his Instagram. One of the most impressive ones was his 225-pound (102-kilogram) bench press for 29 repetitions in 2018. For reference, Jesus was 19-years-old at the time, but his AMRAP of 225 pounds (102 kilograms) proved that his strength was on a significantly higher level than anyone who was close to his age.

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Powerlifting Career

Jesus Olivares first got into powerlifting during his high school era. However, he did not do a lot of specific training for powerlifting at that time, but instead just signed up for competitions over the weekends. During that period, the trend was competing in a single-ply suit. So, that is what Jesus did as well.

Two years after taking part in his first sanctioned powerlifting competition, Jesus wrapped up what would be his first spell in powerlifting. So, from 2013 until 2015, he took part in 10 sanctioned powerlifting competitions but only won one. Regardless, Jesus still moved some impressive weight at the time, especially during his final few performances.

Check out Jesus Olivares’ deadlift from 2015:

*Jesus deadlifted 660-lb (299.3-kg) and put up a 1,665-lb (755.2-kg) Total.

Related: Jesus Olivares Scores Unofficial World Record With Massive 1055.5kg Total

Since Jesus Olivares decided to stop doing powerlifting indefinitely, it was a given that he would ever come back to the sport. Luckily, he ended up returning to the sport in 2019. However, this time, he made sure to perform specialized training and managed to get Joey Flexx as a coach. So, he became a part of the group coached by Joey, which also featured the likes of Jonathan Cayco, Russel Orhii, Sean Mills, Amanda Lawrence, and others.

In December of 2019, Jesus officially made his comeback by taking part in the USAPL Winter Iron Open. He put up some decent numbers, but still had a lot of room to improve. So, he continued training and made his second appearance in June of 2020. In that performance, Jesus managed to add 82.5 kilograms (181.9 pounds) to his Total competition PR, falling just 15 kilograms (33 pounds) short of the one ton milestone.

Around that time, Jesus Olivares moved to San Antonio alone, which was pretty rough for him. He had a hard time finding a place to live, but ended up getting a room with no AC, which was very unpleasant due to the Texas heat. Moreover, Jesus’ diet was insufficient at times, but he never stopped chasing his dreams.

Jesus Olivares’ pushed through the hardships and made a breakthrough in 2021 by securing a spot at the 2021 IPF World Championships. Although he was eligible to compete as a Junior, Jesus declined and signed up for the Open age class. Sure enough, his confidence paid off, as he won the competition.

Related: Powerlifter Jesus Olivares Hits An Astonishing 445 kg (981 lbs) Squat PR

Being the World Champion, Jesus Olivares decided not to waste any time in 2022. Instead, he set his sights on the Nationals and the IPF World’s again. With a lot of time to improve, Jesus appeared at the 2022 AMP Nationals in a form that was never seen in powerlifting before, up until that point. So, he won with an Unofficial IPF World Record in the Total (1,110-kg / 2,447.1-lb) and Deadlift (402.5-kg / 887.4-lb) events.

Jesus Olivares had a chance to make those records official at the 2022 IPF World Championships, but could not lift the same amount of weight, unfortunately. Still, even on his bad day, Jesus outperformed all of his rivals and remained the World Champion for the second consecutive year.

Despite falling short of his ambitions at the 2022 IPF World’s, Jesus Olivares had eight months to prepare for the biggest competition of his career up until that point – the 2023 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Knowing that his mother would be in attendance, Jesus made sure to come in prepared and make her proud.

Well, Jesus Olivares did even more than make his mother proud, as he put up the single best performance in the history of powerlifting. His numbers came out to:

• Squat: 470 kilograms (1,036.1 pounds)
• Bench Press: 272.5 kilograms (600.7 pounds)
• Deadlift: 410 kilograms (903.9 pounds) — +120KG IPF World Record
• Total: 1,152.5 kilograms (2,540.8 pounds) — All-Time Heaviest Raw Total

Most notably, Jesus Olivares’ Total came out to 1,152.5 kilograms (2,540.8 pounds), which is heavier than any raw Total in history, including all federations and even athletes who used PEDs. So, a drug-tested Jesus managed to put up a performance that no one could have expected.

Watch Jesus Olivares’ mind-blowing performance here:

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Jesus Olivares went on to win the 2023 IPF World Championships as well, claiming his third consecutive title in a dominant fashion once again.

Powerlifting Stats

Ever since Jesus Olivares returned to powerlifting in 2019, he has not lost a single competition in the 11 sanctioned powerlifting appearances that he made. So, when the stats from his first spell in powerlifting (2013-2015) are added on as well, Jesus has a total of 21 sanctioned appearances to his name, including 12 victories.

However, his achievements reach far further than that, as he has broken countless records and milestones, which make him one of the best powerlifters to have ever competed.

Jesus Olivares’ Training & Diet

Jesus Olivares is lifting humongous weights during his training, which is why he does not train as often as some other athletes do. In order to remain injury free, as well as allow his body and neuromuscular system to recover properly, Jesus only spends about four days a week in the gym. During those four days, he does one squat session, two bench press sessions, and one deadlift session.

While many lighter athletes perform training sessions filled with more volume, Jesus Olivares is focusing the most on increasing the intensity of his workouts. Moreover, this approach allows the body to build more muscle, as it has enough time between workouts.

When it comes to Jesus Olivares’ diet, he credits his girlfriend for taking care of the food he eats, as per his interview with Pete Rubish. He believes that home-made food and a clean diet are some of the factors that impacted his success in the sport. His diet mainly consists of

• Rice
• Noodles
• Fish
• Chicken
• Pork
• Beef

All of that makes for a very well-rounded diet, which helps saturate his body with all the necessary nutrients. In addition, Jesus’ favorite cheat meal would be the lasagna that his mother prepares.

Related: Powerlifter Jesus Olivares Smokes 410-kg (903.9-lb) Unofficial IPF Raw Deadlift World Record

Jesus Olivares’ Current Life

Jesus Olivares is currently preparing to take on the 2024 season. It has been going extremely well for him, as he has made multiple new personal records, including a 280-kilogram (617.3-pound) raw bench press and a 426-kilogram (939.2-pound) raw deadlift PR.

Moreover, Jesus set some new squat rep PRs and currently seems to be the only man with potential to break Ray Williams’ mind-blowing 490-kilogram (1,080.3-pound) Raw Squat World Record. With some more time to train, Jesus could perhaps even become the first person to raw squat half a ton.

Jesus Olivares hopes to defend both of his IPF Sheffield and IPF World’s titles in 2024. He is set to face some incredible athletes, but he does not seem intimidated by the challenge. Having already won 3x consecutive IPF World’s, Jesus has intentions of maintaining the streak for years to come.

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In the opinion of many, including fellow powerlifters, Jesus Olivares is already the greatest powerlifter ever. Others believe that he needs to maintain his level of success for a few more years in order to get there. However, no one seems to question his capability to improve even more in the future and the fact that he is one of the strongest men to have ever walked the earth.

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