Sherine Marcelle achieves a new personal record in beltless deadlift, crushing 227.5 kilograms (501 pounds) for 3 reps

Sherine Marcelle Returns to Competitive Lifting with Impressive Beltless Deadlift PR

Written By Tahir Malik

Sherine Marcelle is a powerlifting superstar who can also be described as a powerlifting supernova. On Mar. 6, 2023, Marcelle uploaded a video on Instagram in which she performed a raw 227.5-kilogram (501-pound) beltless deadlift for three repetitions. She achieved a personal record of 2.7 kilograms (six pounds) with this kind of deadlift for the usual 90-kilogram athlete. In her post’s caption, Marcelle expressed gratitude towards the people who showed up and continue to show up for her. She also mentioned that this is the strongest she has ever felt.

Courtesy image @sincerelysherine (Instagram)

Marcelle completed the deadlift without any other equipment to assist her in achieving this feat. She accomplished her pull from a sumo stance with a mixed grip. After taking a short break from competing, Marcelle is now ready to continue her powerlifting journey with renewed energy and focus.

In February 2022, Sherine Marcelle competed in the Word Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Ghost Clash. Afterward, she announced that she would take most of the rest of the competitive year off to recalibrate. Marcelle previously “fought through injuries” and wanted to take a step back for the time being. She shared a few training tidbits, including two respective back squat PRs in late August and early September, but otherwise only competed in the 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) PWRBLD Winter War in mid-December.

In 2023, Sherine Marcelle appears to be ready to make her competitive return sometime in late March and early April. However, it is unclear which specific contest Marcelle will participate in, as she has not offered those concrete details. Marcelle may participate in C.T. Fletcher’s annual Iron Wars, as she gave him a salute in February 2023. Nonetheless, there isn’t another contest listed on his event website for the time being.

Sherine Marcelle is an accomplished powerlifter who usually shines in competitions. In her last nine professional appearances, Marcelle has only fallen short of first place twice while competing raw and with wraps. According to Open Powerlifting, Marcelle possesses one of the all-time highest raw squats (244.9 kilograms/540.1 pounds) in the 90-kilogram division, just shy of two-time reigning International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Champion Amanda Lawrence. Marcelle’s early summer 2022 squat PR (297 kilograms/655 pounds) could potentially become an all-time World Record if she competes raw with wraps in her next contest. Crystal Tate (290.3 kilograms/640 pounds) is the only 90-kilogram competitor who has ever squatted more, raw with wraps.

Marcelle is regarded as one of the strongest powerlifters ever, regardless of division, when taking into account her weight. With the official start of her personal competitive season in 2023 quickly approaching, it appears that she will continue to maintain her elite status.

Courtesy image @sincerelysherine (Instagram)