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Every once in a while, a meet delivers a number that resets expectations. At the 2026 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, Austin Perkins walked onto the platform, won the men’s division, and left the sport with a new benchmark.
Perkins competes in the 74-kilogram class. He totaled 891.5 kilograms. Relative to bodyweight, that crosses the 12 times bodyweight line, and that is why people are going to keep talking about this meet long after the clips stop trending.
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How to program cable back training
Hypertrophy focus: 3 to 5 exercises, 2 to 4 sets each, 8 to 15 repetitions for most movements, 1 to 3 reps in reserve on most sets.
Strength emphasis: make the first row or pulldown heavier for 4 to 8 reps, then do 2 to 3 accessory movements for 8 to 15 repetitions.
Rest times: 90 to 150 seconds for heavy rows and pulldowns, 60 to 90 seconds for accessories like face pulls, pullovers, and shrugs.
Progression: when you hit the top of a rep range on all sets with clean form, increase load next week. If load jumps are large, add reps first, then load.
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