In a spring filled with noteworthy milestones, Tiffany Chapon continues to push new boundaries together with her strength. On Might 8, 2022, the powerlifter — who competes within the 47-kilogram weight class — accomplished a large squat of 166 kilograms (366 kilos) throughout a coaching session. Chapon donned wrist wraps, a lifting belt, and knee sleeves for the raise.
It’s value noting that whereas pushing her squat, the principle individual Chapon continues to outdo is herself. Chapon’s new excessive squat mark exceeds her personal present IPF World Report of 153 kilograms (337.3 kilos) from the 2021 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Traditional Powerlifting Championships by 13 kilograms (28.7 kilos). Even when this newest feat is an unofficial record — because it didn’t happen in a sanctioned competitors — Chapon’s continued squat prowess stays fairly spectacular.
This squat didn’t come with out resistance for Chapon, who took a considerably longer pause on the backside earlier than finally powering by way of the rep.
“Some turbulence on the ascent, however, hey, we go along with it.”
Nonetheless, it’s a determine that the French athlete is understandably pleased with as she expenses full steam forward towards the summer season.
The Finish of the Block
To this point in 2022, Chapon has participated in only one official powerlifting meet — the 2022 Fédération Française de Power (FFForce) Championnats de France Élite de Power Athlétique in March. She got here in first place in that competitors, which continues a string of success with six victories in eight meets all through her younger profession.
Along with her IPF World Report squat, Chapon might doubtless switch over a few of her different latest coaching marks and switch them into data quickly.
In mid-April 2022, Chapon captured a 100-kilogram (220.4-pound) bench press. If that press had been to occur in an official meet, it might eclipse Hanna Rantala’s present 95.5-kilogram (210.5-pound) world report set on the 2017 Worldwide Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Traditional Powerlifting Championships by virtually 10 kilos.
Chapon additionally logged a 435-kilogram total (959-pound) on that very same day, which exceeds Chen Wei-Ling’s present world report complete of 407.5 kilograms (897.3 kilos), from the 2015 IPF World Traditional Powerlifting Championships, by 27.5 kilograms.
Not by coincidence, Chapon’s latest coaching has been a part of a buildup towards this 12 months’s World Championships. A younger champion, the French athlete (47KG) will defend her title from final 12 months on the 2022 IPF World Traditional Powerlifting Championships.
If a social media account proliferated with fixed reminders of the upcoming prestigious meet wasn’t proof sufficient of her pleasure, Chapon can level to every of her latest power achievements.
She’s going to search for one other top-tier, first-place end result and sure attempt to break extra data throughout the 2022 IPF World Traditional Powerlifting Championships on June 6-12, 2022, in Solar Metropolis, South Africa.
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