Brian Siders Explained

Brian Siders
Birth Date:	11 September 1978
Birth Place:	West Virginia
Occupation:	Strongman, Powerlifter

Brian Cameron Siders (born September 11, 1978) is an American world champion powerlifter^[1] and regular participant in the Arnold Strongman Classic. Brian is regarded as one of the strongest men to ever walk the planet, especially in press-movements.

Career

Brian started lifting in high school, mainly just training the bench press and upper body.^[2] Brian started focusing on squatting and deadlifting in the winter of 1997, and started doing full powerlifting meets in 1998.^[3] Brian trains 6–7 days per week and up to 4 hours at a time at his gym he built at his home.^[4] Brian has set several powerlifting world records, including a world record total of 2,452 lb at the 2004 USAPL Senior National Championships,^[5] and another world record total of 2,529 lb at the 2004 IPF World Championships.^[6] Brian held the IPF world record in the bench press of 775.5 lb (352.5 kg), and total (squat, bench press and deadlift) of 2,596 lb (1,180 kg) in the +125 kg (super heavyweight) weight class.^[7]

Personal records

Powerlifting Competition Records:

equipped

• Squat- 1,019 lb/462,5 kilo^[8]
• Bench Press - 799 lb/362,5 kilo^[9]
• Deadlift - 865 lb/392,5 kilo^[10]
• Total - 2,651 lb/1202,5 kilo^[11]
• The squat, bench and total are not official records because they were completed at a local powerlifting competition, and not at a national or international competition as one have to do to be counted as official records according to IPF rules.^[12]

raw (unequipped)

• Squat- 785 lb/356 kg.
• Bench Press - 650 lb/295 kg.
• Deadlift - 840 lb/381 kg.
• Total - 2,240 lb (785/635/820)

References

1. Web site: Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com . 2010-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612224403/http://www.born2bbig.com/brian-siders.html . 2010-06-12 . dead .
2. Web site: Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com . 2010-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612224403/http://www.born2bbig.com/brian-siders.html . 2010-06-12 . dead .
3. Web site: Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com . 2010-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612224403/http://www.born2bbig.com/brian-siders.html . 2010-06-12 . dead .
4. Web site: Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com . 2010-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612224403/http://www.born2bbig.com/brian-siders.html . 2010-06-12 . dead .
5. Web site: Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com . 2010-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612224403/http://www.born2bbig.com/brian-siders.html . 2010-06-12 . dead .
6. Web site: Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com . 2010-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612224403/http://www.born2bbig.com/brian-siders.html . 2010-06-12 . dead .
7. Web site: International Powerlifting Federation IPF: Records . 2010-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507231731/http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/Records.44.0.html . 2010-05-07 .
8. Web site: Forums - T Nation.
9. Web site: Forums - T Nation.
10. Web site: Brian Siders 865lb Deadlift - 2007 IPF - Brian, Siders, 865lb, Deadlift, -, 2007, IPF - IronScene - Powerlifting Videos . 2010-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100425040633/http://www.ironscene.com/videos/1329_brian_siders_865lb_deadlift_-_2007_ipf . 2010-04-25 .
11. Web site: Forums - T Nation.
12. Web site: Forums - T Nation.