52-Year-Old Powerlifter Teri Gehring Deadlifts 365 Pounds for a New PR

October 5, 2022

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Teri Gehring doesn’t have your average powerlifter profile. A special education teacher by trade, according to her Instagram profile, the 52-year-old Gehring only started competitive powerlifting when she was 49 years old in May 2019 and has already notched several World Records. Yet, as a recent training feat demonstrates, her competitive fire shows no signs of slowing down.

On Oct. 1, 2022, Gehring shared a clip on her Instagram where the athlete successfully locks out a 165.5-kilogram (365-pound) deadlift. Per the post’s caption, it’s a new personal record (PR). Gehring wore a lifting belt to help with the milestone. Based on the angle and length of the video, Gehring does appear to fasten something around her loaded barbell before making her pull, but it’s not clear if Gehring wore any equipment around her wrists.

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Gehring’s massive deadlift is nothing new for a powerlifter that appears to have excelled in many sanctioned contests thus far.

From a debut victory with wraps in the Masters 45-49 division and 60-kilogram weight class at the 2019 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Lone Star Shootout to World Records in the squat, bench press, deadlift, and total at the 2022 American Powerlifting Federation (APF) National Championships, Gehring has thrived as a competitor.

Here’s a rundown of some of Gehring’s more notable career results:

Teri Gehring | Notable Career Results

2019 USPA Lone Star Shootout (Masters 45-49/Wraps) — First place
2019 Raw Iron Powerlifting League (RawIronPL) Mayter Mayhem (Masters 1/Wraps) — First place
2019 RawIronPL Battle of the Irons (Master 1/Raw) — First place
2019-2020 IPL Olympia Pro Powerlifting (Open/Raw) — First place
2020 RawIronPL Raw Iron Classic (Master 2/Raw) — First place
2021 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) National Championships (Masters 50-54/Raw) – First place | Bench press and deadlift National Records
2021 American Powerlifting Federation Lifting Spirits (Masters 2/Open/Raw/Wraps) — First place
2022 APF National Championships (Masters 2/Open/Wraps) — First place | Bench press World Record | Squat, bench press, deadlift, and total National Records

Here’s an overview of Gehring’s raw all-time competition best lifts

Teri Gehring | All-Time Raw Competition Bests

Squat — 127.5 kilograms (281.1 pounds)
Bench Press — 97.5 kilograms (214.9 pounds)
Deadlift — 160.5 kilograms (353.8 pounds)
Total — 382.4 kilograms (843.2 pounds)

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At the time of this writing, Gehring hasn’t clarified when she will compete in a powerlifting contest again. Much of her recent social media updates center around other new training accomplishments that don’t appear to be connected to any event. Notably, Gehring is coached by Josh Bryant, renowned powerlifting coach and author of the 2013 book detailing exercise routines in penitentiaries, entitled Jailhouse Strong.

For an athlete that is arguably still at the start of their powerlifting career, and with a whole host of other responsibilities, it appears Gehring is more than satisfied with huge PR lifts for the time being.

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