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Aaron McKay

New Zealand Male
Best Squat
375 kg
Best Bench
230 kg
Best Deadlift
320 kg
Best Total
910 kg
Best DOTS
473.42
Best Wilks
494.17
Meet Count
29
Years Active
11+

Career Details

Personal Records

Lift Weight Bodyweight Meet Date Weight Class
Squat 375 kg 174.2 kg Tombstone 2022-10-01 140+
Bench Press 230 kg 170.2 kg NP3 2025-05-03 140+
Deadlift 320 kg 170.2 kg NP3 2025-05-03 140+
Total 910 kg 170.2 kg NP3 2025-05-03 140+

PR Progression

Career best lifts over time from competition data

Date Meet Squat Bench Deadlift Total
2014-06-27 Auckland Bench Wars - 140 kg - 140 kg
2014-07-19 WBOP Powerlifting Novice Comp 200 kg 155 kg 240 kg 595 kg
2015-04-11 Waikato Champs 250 kg 160 kg 270 kg 680 kg
2015-06-06 NZ Nationals 260 kg 160 kg 280 kg 700 kg
2015-08-15 BOP 3 Lift 260 kg 175 kg 300 kg 735 kg
2017-04-22 ANZAC International Competition 300 kg 170 kg 300 kg 770 kg
2020-08-22 National Championships 345 kg 200 kg 275 kg 820 kg
2020-11-21 Taranaki Novice and Record Breakers 360 kg 200 kg 280 kg 840 kg
2021-07-03 Wolfpack Invitational 350 kg 210 kg 300 kg 860 kg
2022-10-01 Tombstone 375 kg 220 kg 305 kg 900 kg
2025-05-03 NP3 360 kg 230 kg 320 kg 910 kg

's best total of 910kg places him above the 97th percentile of all 140+kg Raw lifters ever recorded (12,900 entries).

Competition History

29 entries
Details Date Meet Federation Class BW Squat Bench Deadlift Total DOTS Place
2025-08-16 Nationals GPC-NZ 140+ 162.7 kg 340 kg 200 kg 300 kg 840 kg 442.1 2
2025-05-03 NP3 GPC-NZ 140+ 170.2 kg 360 kg 230 kg 320 kg 910 kg 473.4 1
2025-03-02 Only Squats GPC-NZ 140+ 170 kg 325 kg - - 325 kg 169.1 1
2025-03-02 QLD State Push Pull Battle Royal CAPO 90 85 kg - - 140 kg - - DQ
2024-11-10 Bench Bash GPC-NZ 140+ 164.5 kg - 220 kg - 220 kg 115.5 1
2024-11-01 Viking Cup NZ-UA - 171 kg - 220 kg - 220 kg 114.3 1
2024-08-17 Nationals GPC-NZ 140+ 164.7 kg 340 kg 227.5 kg 260 kg 827.5 kg 434.2 1
2024-05-04 NP3 GPC-NZ 140+ 161.5 kg - 190.5 kg - 190.5 kg 100.5 1
2024-03-16 TA Slay GPC-NZ 140+ 160.8 kg 325 kg 180 kg 260 kg 765 kg 403.9 1
2023-06-03 Unleashed MM-AUS 140+ 171.2 kg - 200 kg - 200 kg 103.9 1
2023-05-06 NP3 GPC-NZ 140+ 176.8 kg 370 kg 220 kg 280 kg 870 kg 448.2 1
2022-12-10 Rise or Fall NZ-UA 140+ 182.5 kg 320 kg 220 kg 280 kg 820 kg 419.1 1
2022-12-03 Cage Barbell Warbirds MM-AUS 140+ 174 kg - 220 kg 300 kg 520 kg 269.0 1
2022-10-01 Tombstone MM-AUS 140+ 174.2 kg 375 kg 220 kg 305 kg 900 kg 465.4 1
2022-03-26 TA Slay GPC-NZ 140+ 180.1 kg 350 kg 200 kg 275 kg 825 kg 423.1 1
2021-07-03 Wolfpack Invitational NZ-UA 125+ 178.5 kg 350 kg 210 kg 300 kg 860 kg 442.0 5
2021-03-27 TA SLAY GPC-NZ 140+ 177.7 kg 320 kg 180 kg 280 kg 780 kg 401.3 1
2020-12-12 Deadlift Only Record Breakers IPL-NZ - 174.2 kg - - 260 kg 260 kg 134.5 4
2020-11-21 Taranaki Novice and Record Breakers IPL-NZ 140+ 174.5 kg 360 kg 200 kg 280 kg 840 kg 434.2 1
2020-08-22 National Championships IPL-NZ 140+ 141.6 kg 345 kg 200 kg 275 kg 820 kg 448.0 3
2017-04-22 ANZAC International Competition IPL-NZ 140+ 162.5 kg 300 kg 170 kg 300 kg 770 kg 405.4 3
2016-12-04 UPANZ Deadlift Nationals IPL-NZ 140+ 159.6 kg - - 290 kg 290 kg 153.4 1
2015-08-15 BOP 3 Lift GPC-NZ 140+ 154.6 kg 260 kg 175 kg 300 kg 735 kg 392.1 1
2015-06-06 NZ Nationals GPC-NZ 140+ 160.4 kg 260 kg 160 kg 280 kg 700 kg 369.8 1
2015-04-11 Waikato Champs GPC-NZ 140+ 165.5 kg 250 kg 160 kg 270 kg 680 kg 356.3 1
2015-01-24 Bench Wars -Mt Maunganui GPC-NZ 140+ 158.8 kg - 155 kg - 155 kg 82.1 1
2014-12-13 Iron Giants - Push/Pull Competition GPC-NZ 140+ 154.2 kg - 160 kg 280 kg 440 kg 234.9 1
2014-07-19 WBOP Powerlifting Novice Comp NZPF 120+ 153.8 kg 200 kg 155 kg 240 kg 595 kg 317.8 1
2014-06-27 Auckland Bench Wars GPC-NZ 140+ 153 kg - 140 kg - 140 kg 74.9 1

Career Stage

140+kg Raw lifters

, 45

This cohort typically peaks at 19. At 45, competes 26 years past the statistical peak, among the 41% of lifters still competing at 45.

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About Aaron McKay

Aaron McKay is competitive powerlifter who has competed in 29 sanctioned meets since 2014. Aaron McKay has competed under GPC-NZ, CAPO, NZ-UA, MM-AUS, IPL-NZ, NZPF federations.

Career best competition total: 910.0 kg with a DOTS score of 473.42. Individual lift PRs: 375.0 kg squat, 230.0 kg bench press, 320.0 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.