Larry Pacifico

Career

Larry is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, and goes by the nickname "Mr. Powerlifting". He could go to any class that he wanted to Larry was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998.

Larry currently owns his own gym and is a personal trainer in Dayton, Ohio.

Squat: 832 pounds

Bench press: 592 pounds (no bench shirt)

Deadlift: 771 pounds

Total: 2,061 pounds

Squat: 885 pounds

Bench press: 611 pounds

Deadlift: 815 pounds

Push press: 440 pounds

Standing press: 315 pounds in 1968

Snatch: 270 pounds in 1968

Clean and Jerk: 320 pounds in 1968.

Achievements

• Larry won nine straight IPF World Powerlifting Championships from 1971–1979. Larry won a total of 102 competitions and set 54 World Records during his powerlifting career. 3 time World"s Strongest Manitoba winner and 2 time IPF world champion Bill Kazmaier once stated, "The first time I went to a powerlifting meet and saw Larry, I think he was probably six or seven on his World Championships and he was pretty much-how would you say?-a god in powerlifting. He could pretty much lift whatever weight on the day he wanted to" 4 time IPF powerlifting champion and 1979 World"s Strongest Manitoba winner Don Reinhoudt said of Larry, "I look at Larry, an idol to all of us here-nine time champion and Larry will always be the legend of all time to us.".