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Gary Bess's best meet by DOTS to date came in 2006 at age 34 in the 125 kg class: 836.88 kg at 474.3 DOTS. Their total grew 63.51 kg over 1.4 years between their first meet and that mark (~44.27 kg/year). 3.6-year gap in their competition record between 2009 and 2013. Career variance was 57% squat-driven.
Career-best meet (by DOTS): Battle of the Great Lakes IX · USAPL
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| Date | Meet | Equipment | Squat (kg) | Bench (kg) | Deadlift (kg) | Total (kg) | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-10 | State Championships | Single-ply | 278.96 | 199.58 | 294.84 | 773.37 | 458.04 |
| 2005-06-04 | Pete Lanzi Memorial III | Raw | — | 190.51 | — | — | — |
| 2006-03-18 | Battle of the Great Lakes IX | Single-ply | 299.37 | 235.87 | 301.64 | 836.88 | 474.31 |
| 2007-03-31 | Battle of the Great Lakes X | Raw | 238.14 | 181.44 | 299.37 | 718.95 | 407.46 |
| 2009-07-24 | Raw Nationals | Raw | 252.5 | 192.5 | 285 | 730 | 414.45 |
| 2009-09-12 | Bench Nationals | Raw | — | 195 | — | — | — |
| 2013-04-13 | Battle of the Great Lakes | Raw | 260.8 | 192.8 | 310.7 | 764.3 | 433.17 |
No individual-attempt data was recorded for this meet.
Showing the most recent 3 and career-best meet. Open the full ledger to see every meet, grouped by year.
vs Raw · 125 kg class · open · drug-tested
vs Single-ply · 125 kg class · open · drug-tested
DOTS ranks across all weight classes — matching Best Lifter scoring — while Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Total rank within the cohort named under each radar.