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De echte die-hards kennen hem natuurlijk, maar voor de anderen hierbij een kort overzicht van wat hij bereikt heeft:
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One of the first great SHW lifters during powerlifting's "Golden Age", Pat Casey (b. 1939) was initially a bodybuilder. An admirer of Marvin Eder, the young Casey enjoyed training heavy on the bench press and by age 17 was already handling over 400 lbs. Not too successful in physique competition however, he would begin training with another noted bencher, Gene Mozee, and placed more emphasis on the power lifts during his senior year.
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A complete lifter, Casey was not only the first man to officially bench 600 lbs in powerlifting competition, he was also the first to squat 800 and total 2000. In his much ballyhooed match with top SHW rival Terry Todd in May 1966, Casey benched 596, squatted 775 and deadlifted 635 enroute to an easy victory.
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Casey's last big meet was in June 1967 at the Los Angeles YMCA. He did an easy 617.5 bench, missed an 825 squat (made 750), and pulled a 655 dead for a 2025 total. This would be his last meet as a 300+ lber, and would forever guarantee his place in history as one of the greats of powerlifting.
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One of the first great SHW lifters during powerlifting's "Golden Age", Pat Casey (b. 1939) was initially a bodybuilder. An admirer of Marvin Eder, the young Casey enjoyed training heavy on the bench press and by age 17 was already handling over 400 lbs. Not too successful in physique competition however, he would begin training with another noted bencher, Gene Mozee, and placed more emphasis on the power lifts during his senior year.
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A complete lifter, Casey was not only the first man to officially bench 600 lbs in powerlifting competition, he was also the first to squat 800 and total 2000. In his much ballyhooed match with top SHW rival Terry Todd in May 1966, Casey benched 596, squatted 775 and deadlifted 635 enroute to an easy victory.
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Casey's last big meet was in June 1967 at the Los Angeles YMCA. He did an easy 617.5 bench, missed an 825 squat (made 750), and pulled a 655 dead for a 2025 total. This would be his last meet as a 300+ lber, and would forever guarantee his place in history as one of the greats of powerlifting.
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