Len Stires
Vital Statistics
Len Stires is a USA powerlifter with a best competition total of 662.2 kg and a best DOTS of 470.23.
- Competition context
- 82.5 kg class, WPA, Single-ply
- Born
- Around 1953
- Bodyweight
- 82.5 kg at last meet (Jun 2006)
- Records held
- 1
Career Details
Personal Records
| Lift | Weight | Bodyweight | Meet | Date | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 260.8 kg | 82.5 kg | World Record Breakers & Submaster/Master Worlds | 1993-03-27 | 82.5 |
| Bench Press | 170 kg | 82.5 kg | Lifetime Drug Free | 1992-04-04 | 82.5 |
| Deadlift | 247.5 kg | 82.1 kg | Worlds | 1998-11-06 | 83.9 |
| Total | 662.2 kg | 82.5 kg | World Submasters/Masters | 1992-03-14 | 82.5 |
PR Progression
Career best lifts over time from competition data
| Date | Meet | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-10-03 | Eastern States Championships | 175 kg | 142.5 kg | 215 kg | 532.5 kg |
| 1982-03-13 | New Jersey State | 181.4 kg | 142.9 kg | 217.7 kg | 542.0 kg |
| 1982-04-18 | Princeton Open | 201.9 kg | 142.9 kg | 210.9 kg | 555.7 kg |
| 1984-11-18 | New Jersey Drug Free Meet | 200 kg | 142.5 kg | 232.5 kg | 575 kg |
| 1984-12-15 | Post Novice Meet | 213.2 kg | 154.2 kg | 226.8 kg | 594.2 kg |
| 1992-03-14 | World Submasters/Masters | 254.0 kg | 167.8 kg | 240.4 kg | 662.2 kg |
Len Stires's best total of 662.2kg places him above the 99th percentile of all 75kg Raw lifters ever recorded (85,121 entries).
Competition History
21 entries| Details | Date | Meet | Federation | Class | BW | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total | DOTS | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-01 | Powerlifting Nationals | ADAU | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 192.8 kg | 152.0 kg | 235.9 kg | 580.6 kg | 393.3 | 1 | |
| 1998-11-06 | Worlds | WNPF | 83.9 | 82.1 kg | 232.5 kg | 160 kg | 247.5 kg | 640 kg | 434.7 | 1 | |
| 1998-08-22 | World Powerlifting Championships | WDFPF | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 250 kg | 160 kg | 247.5 kg | 657.5 kg | 445.4 | 1 | |
| 1995-11-03 | Lifetime Drug Free International Cup | WNPF | 75 | 75 kg | 249.5 kg | 161.0 kg | 244.9 kg | 655.4 kg | 470.2 | 1 | |
| 1995-08-12 | Raw Meet | AAU | 75 | 75 kg | 210 kg | 150 kg | 242.5 kg | 602.5 kg | 432.3 | 2 | |
| 1995-07-15 | Men's Nationals | ADFPA | 75 | 75 kg | 245 kg | 157.5 kg | 230 kg | 632.5 kg | 453.8 | 8 | |
| 1994-11-03 | International Cup | WNPF | 75 | 75 kg | 240.4 kg | 163.3 kg | 238.1 kg | 641.8 kg | 460.5 | 1 | |
| 1994-08-20 | Raw Power Day | USA-UA | 75 | 75 kg | 206.4 kg | 154.2 kg | 240.4 kg | 601.0 kg | 431.2 | 1 | |
| 1993-03-27 | World Record Breakers & Submaster/Master Worlds | WPA | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 260.8 kg | 158.8 kg | 222.3 kg | 641.8 kg | 434.8 | 1 | |
| 1992-04-04 | Lifetime Drug Free | ADFPA | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 237.5 kg | 170 kg | 232.5 kg | 640 kg | 433.5 | 12 | |
| 1992-03-14 | World Submasters/Masters | WPA | 82.5 | 82.5 kg | 254.0 kg | 167.8 kg | 240.4 kg | 662.2 kg | 448.6 | 1 | |
| 1984-12-15 | Post Novice Meet | ADFPA | 75 | 75 kg | 213.2 kg | 154.2 kg | 226.8 kg | 594.2 kg | 426.3 | 1 | |
| 1984-11-18 | New Jersey Drug Free Meet | USPF | 75 | 75 kg | 200 kg | 142.5 kg | 232.5 kg | 575 kg | 412.5 | 3 | |
| 1983-07-11 | Phillipsburg Fitness Center Bench Press Meet with Fred's Gym | USA-UA | 75 | 75 kg | - | 152.0 kg | - | 152.0 kg | 109.0 | 1 | |
| 1983-02-20 | Lehigh Valley Open Bench Press | USPF | 75 | 75 kg | - | 149.7 kg | - | 149.7 kg | 107.4 | 2 | |
| 1982-12-19 | Lehigh Valley-Post Novice Bench-Deadlift Contest | USA-UA | 75 | 75 kg | - | 147.4 kg | 217.7 kg | 365.1 kg | 262.0 | 1 | |
| 1982-12-12 | New Jersey Open | USPF | 75 | 75 kg | 195.0 kg | 142.9 kg | 208.7 kg | 546.6 kg | 392.1 | 5 | |
| 1982-05-22 | Lehigh Valley Open Drug-Free | ADFPA | 75 | 75 kg | 204.1 kg | 140.6 kg | 210.9 kg | 555.7 kg | 398.6 | 4 | |
| 1982-04-18 | Princeton Open | USPF | 75 | 75 kg | 201.9 kg | 142.9 kg | 210.9 kg | 555.7 kg | 398.6 | 4 | |
| 1982-03-13 | New Jersey State | USPF | 75 | 75 kg | 181.4 kg | 142.9 kg | 217.7 kg | 542.0 kg | 388.9 | 4 | |
| 1981-10-03 | Eastern States Championships | USPF | 75 | 75 kg | 175 kg | 142.5 kg | 215 kg | 532.5 kg | 382.0 | 1 |
Records Held
Strength Fingerprint
How Len Stires's lifts compare with every competition lifter in the same equipment class
Lift Balance
Share of the total from each lift, against the average male raw lifter
population average
Deadlift-lags profile
Deadlift makes up 36.5% of Len Stires's total; the average male raw lifter's deadlift contributes 41.2%.
Career Stage
Average DOTS by age for 75 kg Raw lifters, from 72,948 competition entries.
Among 75 kg Raw lifters, average DOTS is highest around age 20. Len Stires last competed at 53.
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About Len Stires
Len Stires is a competitive powerlifter who has competed in 21 sanctioned meets since 1981. Len Stires has competed under ADAU, WNPF, WDFPF, AAU, ADFPA, USA-UA, WPA, USPF federations.
Career best competition total: 662.2 kg with a DOTS score of 470.23. Individual lift PRs: 260.8 kg squat, 170.0 kg bench press, 247.5 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.