Kirk Karwoski

Kirk Karwoski is an American world champion powerlifter. He is a 7 time USPF National Powerlifting Champion, a 6 time IPF World Powerlifting Champion and an IPF Junior World Powerlifting Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest squatters in the history of powerlifting and still holds the International Powerlifting Federation equipped world record in the squat of 455 kg in the 125 kg weight class, set in 1995, after squatting 1,000 lb for two repetitions in training beforehand. His set of 800 pounds for five repetitions is considered by Marty Gallagher of the publication Iron History to be the most impressive set of all time.