Leighton Best

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Career highlights

Best total

667.5 kg

Single-ply · 93 kg · drug-tested · 2011

Best squat

205 kg

Single-ply · 93 kg · drug-tested · 2011

Best bench

245 kg

Single-ply · 105 kg · drug-tested · 2015

Best deadlift

245 kg

Single-ply · 82.5 kg · drug-tested · 2007

Best DOTS

437.42

Single-ply · 93 kg · drug-tested · 2012

Career summary

Leighton Best's career best to date is 667.5 kg, set in 2011, 4.6 years after their first recorded meet. Their total grew 52.5 kg over 4.6 years between their first meet and that mark (~11.4 kg/year). Career variance was 56% deadlift-driven.

Career-best meet: National Powerlifting Championships · NZPF

Progression

Equipment

Lines

PR progression data
Date	Meet	Equipment	Squat (kg)	Bench (kg)	Deadlift (kg)	Total (kg)	DOTS
2007-01-01	South Island Championships	Single-ply	200	170	245	615	419.36
2007-03-10	Canterbury Bench Press Championships	Single-ply	—	180	—	—	122.01
2007-04-07	Canterbury 3-Lift Championships	Single-ply	175	182.5	242.5	600	406.58
2007-12-05	Mens Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships	Single-ply	200	185	235	620	421.73
2009-10-17	National Bench Press Championship	Single-ply	—	205	—	—	139.1
2010-03-20	Canterbury Bench Press Championship	Single-ply	—	200	—	—	130.58
2010-04-24	Canterbury 3-Lift Championships	Single-ply	170	220	232.5	622.5	405.26
2010-05-21	Eastside Push/Pull	Single-ply	—	—	240	—	—
2010-08-06	NZ Championships	Single-ply	200	210	240	650	419.82
2011-08-05	National Powerlifting Championships	Single-ply	205	227.5	235	667.5	428.42
2012-09-15	South Island Bench Championships	Single-ply	—	240	—	—	152.86
2012-10-27	National Bench Press Championship	Single-ply	—	240	—	—	153.58
2012-11-25	NZ Record Breakers	Single-ply	180	235	220	635	401.36
2013-08-02	New Zealand Equipped Championships	Single-ply	100	—	—	—	—
2013-09-03	New Zealand Bench Press Championships	Single-ply	—	200	—	—	128.75
2014-01-25	Powerhouse Invitational	Raw	140	150	210	500	320.62
2014-04-05	CDPA Bench Press Championships	Single-ply	—	200	—	—	127.85
2014-04-05	Central Districts Championship	Single-ply	100	200	160	460	296.94
2014-11-23	NZ Record Breakers	Single-ply	50	242.5	55	347.5	217.72
2015-03-14	Canterbury Bench Press Championships	Single-ply	—	245	—	—	153.72
2015-06-07	South Island Powerlifting Championships	Single-ply	130	235	200	565	356.76
2017-04-08	Canterbury Powerlifting Championships	Raw	160	150	190	500	329.8

Competition history · 30 meets

Canterbury Powerlifting Championships
NZPF · 2017-04-08 · 93 kg classRaw11th place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat 160 kgBench 150 kgDead 190 kgTotal 500 kgDots 329.80
South Island Powerlifting Championships
NZPF · 2015-06-07 · 105 kg classSingle-ply1st place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat 130 kgBench 235 kgDead 200 kgTotal 565 kgDots 356.76
Canterbury Bench Press Championships
NZPF · 2015-03-14 · 105 kg classSingle-ply1st place
WTC, New Zealand
Squat —Bench 245 kgDead —Total —Dots 153.72
NZ Record Breakers
NZPF · 2014-11-23 · 105 kg classSingle-ply1st place
WGN, New Zealand
Squat 50 kgBench 242.5 kgDead 55 kgTotal 347.5 kgDots 217.72
National Equipped Championships
NZPF · 2014-08-06 · 105 kg classSingle-ply3rd place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 263.37
CDPA Bench Press Championships
NZPF · 2014-04-05 · 93 kg classSingle-ply1st place
WGN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench 200 kgDead —Total —Dots 127.85
Central Districts Championship
NZPF · 2014-04-05 · 93 kg classSingle-ply1st place
WGN, New Zealand
Squat 100 kgBench 200 kgDead 160 kgTotal 460 kgDots 296.94
Powerhouse Invitational
NZPF · 2014-01-25 · 93 kg classRaw1st place
WGN, New Zealand
Squat 140 kgBench 150 kgDead 210 kgTotal 500 kgDots 320.62
New Zealand Bench Press Championships
NZPF · 2013-09-03 · 93 kg classSingle-ply1st place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench 200 kgDead —Total —Dots 128.75
New Zealand Equipped Championships
NZPF · 2013-08-02 · 93 kg classSingle-plyDQ
WGN, New Zealand
Squat 100 kgBench —Dead —Total —
NZ Record Breakers
NZPF · 2012-11-25 · 105 kg classSingle-ply1st place
WGN, New Zealand
Squat 180 kgBench 235 kgDead 220 kgTotal 635 kgDots 401.36
National Bench Press Championship
NZPF · 2012-10-27 · 93 kg classSingle-ply1st place
WGN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench 240 kgDead —Total —Dots 153.58
South Island Bench Championships
NZPF · 2012-09-15 · 93 kg classSingle-ply1st place
TAS, New Zealand
Squat —Bench 240 kgDead —Total —Dots 152.86
National Powerlifting Championships
NZPF · 2012-08-05 · 93 kg classSingle-ply3rd place
OTA, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 437.42
National Bench Press Championships
NZPF · 2011-10-29 · 105 kg classSingle-ply1st place
OTA, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 138.71
National Powerlifting Championships
NZPF · 2011-08-05 · 93 kg classSingle-ply1st place
BOP, New Zealand
Squat 205 kgBench 227.5 kgDead 235 kgTotal 667.5 kgDots 428.42
NZ Championships
NZPF · 2010-08-06 · 100 kg classSingle-ply5th place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat 200 kgBench 210 kgDead 240 kgTotal 650 kgDots 419.82
South Island Powerlifting Championships
NZPF · 2010-06-12 · 90 kg classSingle-ply2nd place
OTA, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 383.43
Eastside Push/Pull
NZPF · 2010-05-21 · 100 kg classSingle-plyDQ
CAN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead 240 kgTotal —
Canterbury 3-Lift Championships
NZPF · 2010-04-24 · 90 kg classSingle-ply1st place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat 170 kgBench 220 kgDead 232.5 kgTotal 622.5 kgDots 405.26
Canterbury Bench Press Championship
NZPF · 2010-03-20 · 90 kg classSingle-ply1st place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench 200 kgDead —Total —Dots 130.58
Oceania Bench Press Championships
OceaniaPF · 2010-02-13 · 82.5 kg classSingle-plyDQ
CAN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —
National Bench Press Championship
NZPF · 2009-10-17 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench 205 kgDead —Total —Dots 139.10
South Island Powerlifting Championships
NZPF · 2009-06-20 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply2nd place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 240.81
South Island Powerlifting Championships
NZPF · 2008-06-14 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
OTA, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 409.82
Mens Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships
CommonwealthPF · 2007-12-05 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
New Zealand
Squat 200 kgBench 185 kgDead 235 kgTotal 620 kgDots 421.73
National Championships
NZPF · 2007-08-01 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply2nd place
NTL, New Zealand
Squat —Bench —Dead —Total —Dots 423.37
Canterbury 3-Lift Championships
NZPF · 2007-04-07 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat 175 kgBench 182.5 kgDead 242.5 kgTotal 600 kgDots 406.58
Canterbury Bench Press Championships
NZPF · 2007-03-10 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
CAN, New Zealand
Squat —Bench 180 kgDead —Total —Dots 122.01
South Island Championships
NZPF · 2007-01-01 · 82.5 kg classSingle-ply1st place
New Zealand
Squat 200 kgBench 170 kgDead 245 kgTotal 615 kgDots 419.36