This 21-year old woman most definitely squats more than you

[EG News]

This past week (October 10-14), 21-year old Amanda Lawrence set two unofficial World Records in the squat (526 pounds) and deadlift (540 pounds) at USAPL Nationals in Spokane, WA, for a performance that was good enough for silver.

But the 84kg powerlifter wasn’t satisfied. Less than a week later, Lawrence hit the gym and loaded 550 on the bar and squatted it for a single, shattering her world record by 24 pounds. And after scrolling through her Instagram, you’ll notice that her last meet PR was 496 pounds in June 2018—which means she put 54 pounds on her squat in five months.

Needless to say, this she-beast is riding the express train to Gainsville, and we're excited to see how she performs at her next meet, the Arnold USA Powerlifting Championships taking place from February 28- March 3. Stay tuned—we doubt this is the last we’ll see of Lawrence between now and then.

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In honor of missing my 3rd squat attempt on Sunday #sandbagged #losttightness, here is my 550lb/250kg single I hit last month @ top secret. Didn’t lay it all out on the platform at Raw Nats, but there’s always next meet. Time to get back at it!! #ROADTO6WHEELS #ARNOLD2019 #UNLEASHTHEBEAST @a7intl @colewarren_shp

A post shared by Amanda Lawrence (@miss_amanda_ann) on Oct 16, 2018 at 5:25pm PDT​

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