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Buddy McKee
USA
Male
Elite
Vital Statistics
Buddy McKee is a USA powerlifter with a best competition total of 910.0 kg and a best DOTS of 524.17.
- Best total
- 910 kg
- Best DOTS
- 524.17
- Competition context
- 140 kg class, WPC, Multi-ply
- Meet count
- 39 sanctioned meets
- Records held
- 1
Best Squat
376.5 kg
Best Bench
272.5 kg
Best Deadlift
280 kg
Best Total
910 kg
Best DOTS
524.17
Best Wilks
522.03
Meet Count
39
Years Active
37+
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 376.5 kg | 130 kg | Alabama State Championship | 2012-02-25 | 140 |
| Bench Press | 272.5 kg | 124.6 kg | Master Teen & Junior Nationals | 2008-05-02 | 125 |
| Deadlift | 280 kg | 113.4 kg | Amateur Worlds | 2005-07-29 | 125 |
| Total | 910 kg | 128.8 kg | World Championships | 2005-11-03 | 140 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-02-09 | Alabama Mens Class II and Below / Womens State Meet | 226.8 kg | 145.2 kg | 238.1 kg | 610.1 kg |
| 2003-04-12 | Amateur Nationals | 272.5 kg | 205 kg | 260 kg | 737.5 kg |
| 2003-08-16 | Amateur World Championships | 327.5 kg | 195 kg | 255 kg | 777.5 kg |
| 2004-07-31 | Amateur World Championships | 320 kg | 245 kg | 260 kg | 825 kg |
| 2005-04-23 | Louisiana State | 352.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 897.5 kg |
| 2005-11-03 | World Championships | 365 kg | 272.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 910 kg |
Buddy McKee's best total of 910kg places him above the 99th percentile of all 125kg Raw lifters ever recorded (55,896 entries).
Competition History
51 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-13 | Benchpress & Deadlift Summer Classic | APF | 140 | 125.2 kg | - | 110 kg | 210 kg | 320 kg | 181.3 | 1 | |
| 2022-07-30 | Southern Record Breakers | WABDL | 125 | 125 kg | - | - | - | 319.9 kg | 181.3 | 1 | |
| 2013-12-07 | Alabama Powerlifting Championship | APF | 110 | 109.7 kg | 287.5 kg | 185 kg | 227.5 kg | 700 kg | 415.0 | 1 | |
| 2012-05-26 | Masters Teen & Junior Nationals | APF | 125 | 122.9 kg | - | 250 kg | - | 250 kg | 142.5 | 1 | |
| 2012-05-26 | Masters Teen & Junior Nationals | APF | 125 | 122.9 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2012-02-25 | Alabama State Championship | SPF | 140 | 130 kg | 376.5 kg | 226.8 kg | 260.8 kg | 864.1 kg | 483.8 | 1 | |
| 2011-10-08 | Louisiana State Meet | APF | 110 | 110 kg | 342.5 kg | 210 kg | 250 kg | 802.5 kg | 475.3 | 1 | |
| 2010-10-18 | Mississippi State Meet | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 250 kg | 165 kg | 265 kg | 680 kg | 385.4 | 1 | |
| 2010-09-11 | Georgia State | APF | 140 | 140 kg | 272.5 kg | 165 kg | 260 kg | 697.5 kg | 382.2 | 1 | |
| 2010-06-05 | Senior Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 365 kg | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2010-01-23 | Alabama State Championship | SPF | 125 | 124.8 kg | 272.2 kg | 181.4 kg | 242.7 kg | 696.3 kg | 394.8 | 1 | |
| 2009-09-12 | Louisiana State Meet | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 365 kg | 240 kg | 260 kg | 865 kg | 490.2 | 1 | |
| 2009-05-03 | Master Teen & Junior Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 367.5 kg | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2008-11-20 | World Championships | WPC | 140 | 128.9 kg | - | 142.5 kg | - | 142.5 kg | 80.0 | 1 | |
| 2008-11-20 | World Championships | WPC | 140 | 128.9 kg | 320 kg | 142.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 735 kg | 412.6 | 1 | |
| 2008-05-02 | Master Teen & Junior Nationals | APF | 125 | 124.6 kg | 342.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 267.5 kg | 882.5 kg | 500.7 | 1 | |
| 2008-01-26 | Raw Unity I | RUPC | 140 | 127.8 kg | 250 kg | 182.5 kg | 250 kg | 682.5 kg | 384.1 | 1 | |
| 2007-12-01 | Record Breakers | SPF | 140 | 140 kg | 226.8 kg | 174.6 kg | 272.2 kg | 673.6 kg | 369.1 | 1 | |
| 2007-09-22 | Robert Buncie Benefit | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 365 kg | 240 kg | 260 kg | 865 kg | 490.2 | 1 | |
| 2007-09-15 | Georgia State Championships | APF | 125 | 125 kg | - | 250 kg | - | 250 kg | 141.7 | 1 | |
| 2007-06-23 | World Championships | IPA | 125 | 125 kg | 340.2 kg | 226.8 kg | 249.5 kg | 816.5 kg | 462.7 | 2 | |
| 2006-11-11 | Iron Playground Classic | APF | 140 | 140 kg | 319.8 kg | 238.1 kg | 249.5 kg | 807.4 kg | 442.5 | 1 | |
| 2006-11-02 | World Championships - WPO Semi-Finals | WPC | 125 | 124 kg | 365 kg | - | 272.5 kg | - | - | DQ | |
| 2006-09-09 | Gulf Coast Classic | APF | 140 | 127.9 kg | - | 272.5 kg | - | 272.5 kg | 153.3 | 1 | |
| 2006-08-19 | National Powerlifting and Bench/Deadlift Championship | USPF | 140 | 128.3 kg | - | -272.2 kg | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2006-08-19 | National Powerlifting and Bench/Deadlift Championship | USPF | 140 | 128.3 kg | -319.8 kg | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2006-06-02 | Senior Nationals | APF | 125 | 124.4 kg | - | - | - | - | - | DQ | |
| 2006-06-02 | Senior Nationals | APF | 125 | 124.4 kg | - | 272.5 kg | - | 272.5 kg | 154.7 | 7 | |
| 2005-11-03 | World Championships | WPC | 140 | 125.5 kg | - | 272.5 kg | - | 272.5 kg | 154.3 | 1 | |
| 2005-11-03 | World Championships | WPC | 140 | 128.8 kg | 365 kg | 272.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 910 kg | 511.0 | 1 | |
| 2005-07-29 | Amateur Worlds | WPC | 125 | 113.4 kg | 350 kg | 265 kg | 280 kg | 895 kg | 524.2 | 1 | |
| 2005-05-15 | Masters/Submasters/Junior Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 342.5 kg | 247.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 862.5 kg | 488.8 | 2 | |
| 2005-04-23 | Louisiana State | APF | 140 | 140 kg | 352.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 897.5 kg | 491.9 | 1 | |
| 2004-11-10 | World Championships | WABDL | 125 | 125 kg | - | 227.5 kg | - | 227.5 kg | 128.9 | 2 | |
| 2004-11-10 | World Championships | WABDL | 125 | 125 kg | - | - | 260 kg | 260 kg | 147.4 | 2 | |
| 2004-07-31 | Amateur World Championships | WPC | 125 | 125 kg | 320 kg | 245 kg | 260 kg | 825 kg | 467.6 | 1 | |
| 2004-05-12 | Riverfest BP/DL | WABDL | 117.5 | 117.5 kg | - | 240 kg | - | 240 kg | 138.8 | 1 | |
| 2004-05-12 | Riverfest BP/DL | WABDL | 117.5 | 117.5 kg | - | - | 260 kg | 260 kg | 150.4 | 1 | |
| 2003-12-09 | World Championships | WABDL | 117.5 | 117.5 kg | - | - | 260 kg | 260 kg | 150.4 | 1 | |
| 2003-12-09 | World Championships | WABDL | 117.5 | 117.5 kg | - | 220 kg | - | 220 kg | 127.3 | 4 | |
| 2003-08-16 | Amateur World Championships | WPC | 110 | 110 kg | 327.5 kg | 195 kg | 255 kg | 777.5 kg | 460.5 | 3 | |
| 2003-05-17 | Riverfest Championships | WABDL | 110 | 110 kg | - | - | 275 kg | 275 kg | 162.9 | 1 | |
| 2003-05-17 | Riverfest Championships | WABDL | 110 | 110 kg | - | 205 kg | - | 205 kg | 121.4 | 1 | |
| 2003-04-12 | Amateur Nationals | APF | 125 | 125 kg | 272.5 kg | 205 kg | 260 kg | 737.5 kg | 418.0 | 2 | |
| 2002-11-14 | World Championships | WABDL | 110 | 110 kg | - | - | 280 kg | 280 kg | 165.8 | 2 | |
| 2002-11-14 | World Championships | WABDL | 110 | 110 kg | - | 202.5 kg | - | 202.5 kg | 119.9 | 3 | |
| 2002-07-26 | ThermaLink National BP/DL | WABDL | 110 | 110 kg | - | 200 kg | - | 200 kg | 118.5 | 1 | |
| 2002-07-26 | ThermaLink National BP/DL | WABDL | 110 | 110 kg | - | - | 257.5 kg | 257.5 kg | 152.5 | 2 | |
| 2001-11-15 | World Championships | WABDL | 100 | 100 kg | - | 172.5 kg | - | 172.5 kg | 106.2 | 1 | |
| 2001-11-15 | World Championships | WABDL | 100 | 100 kg | - | - | 250 kg | 250 kg | 153.9 | 2 | |
| 1985-02-09 | Alabama Mens Class II and Below / Womens State Meet | USPF | 110 | 110 kg | 226.8 kg | 145.2 kg | 238.1 kg | 610.1 kg | 361.3 | 4 |
Records Held
376.5 kg
Squat · 140 kg · Single-ply
Strength Fingerprint
How Buddy McKee's lifts compare with every competition lifter in the same equipment class
Squat
99th
Elite
Bench Press
99th
Elite
Deadlift
71th
Intermediate
Total
99th
Elite
Lift Balance
Share of the total from each lift, against the average male raw lifter
Squat
40.5%
avg 35.3%
Bench
29.3%
avg 23.5%
Deadlift
30.1%
avg 41.2%
population average
Deadlift-lags profile
Deadlift makes up 30.1% of Buddy McKee's total; the average male raw lifter's deadlift contributes 41.2%.
Career Stage
125kg Raw lifters
Buddy McKee, 70
This cohort typically peaks at 21. At 70, Buddy McKee competes 49 years past the statistical peak, among the 4% of lifters still competing at 70.
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About Buddy McKee
Buddy McKee is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 39 sanctioned meets since 1985. Buddy McKee has competed under APF, WABDL, SPF, WPC, RUPC, IPA, USPF federations.
Career best competition total: 910.0 kg with a DOTS score of 524.17. Individual lift PRs: 376.5 kg squat, 272.5 kg bench press, 280.0 kg deadlift.
This profile is built from verified competition data sourced from OpenPowerlifting. All results shown are from sanctioned competition performances, not self-reported numbers.