This past weekend, two-time CrossFit Games champion Justin Medeiros and CrossFit Games Teen veteran Trista Smith headed out to Meridian, Idaho, to compete in the 2023 USAPL Holiday Hoist powerlifting competition. For those who have been watching Medeiros’ YouTube channel the competition was not a surprise as he had been sharing updates of his training for the last month.
The competition was on Saturday and was split into two sessions. Both Medeiros and Smith were in the second session that featured the best lifters competing. Medeiros competed in the Men’s Raw Open 90kg weight category. Smith competed in the Women’s Raw Teen III (18-19) 67.5kg division.
Medeiros went 8-for-9 on the night with his only miss being a 2-1 judgment call on his second deadlift attempt. He finished the night with a 642.5kg total, finishing in 2nd place out of 5 in his division.
Here are his lifts:
Back Squat
212.5 kg (468.4 lbs)
222.5 kg (490.5 lbs)
232.5 kg (512.6 lbs)
Bench Press
127.5 kg (281.1 lbs)
132.5 kg (292.1 lbs)
137.5 kg (303.1 lbs)
Deadlift
257.5 kg (567.7 lbs)
272.5 kg (600.8 lbs) [FAILED]
272.5 kg (600.8 lbs)
You can watch the highlights of Medeiros’ lifts here…
As for Trista Smith, she was the only on competing in the 18-19 year-old division in her weight category. However, there were three other women in her weight category competing – two in a Masters division and one in the Open division. Smith’s 352.5 kg total was over 67 kg better than any of those three.
Smith went 7-for-9 on the night where she failed her 2nd and 3rd attempt of the bench press.Â
Back Squat
112.5 kg (248.0 lbs)
117.5 kg (259.0 lbs)
122.5 kg (270.1 lbs)
Bench Press
80 kg (176.4 lbs)
85 kg (187.4 lbs) [FAILED]
85 kg (187.4 lbs) [FAILED]
Deadlift
135 kg (297.6 lbs)
142.5kg (314.2 lbs)
150kg (330.7 lbs)
You can watch the highlights of Smith’s lifts here…
