Brady Stewart

Brady Anthony Stewart is an American weightlifter. He was born on July 21, 1982, in St. Louis Missouri. Stewart is an 8-time US National Bench Press Team member for USA Powerlifting (Luxembourg 2009, Lithuania 2013, Sweden 2015, Denmark 2016, Lithuania 2017, South Africa 2018, Japan 2019, Czech Republic 2020[canceled due to Covid-19]). Stewart is the current American Record holder in the 120 kg / 264 lbs weight class with a press of 356.5 kg or 785.9 lbs. Stewart is the only lifter in US history to have medaled in IPF OPEN World Equipped Bench Press Championship competition in the 264 lbs weight class. He is also a member of the historic 2009 World Champion US National Bench Press Team.

Brady Stewart
Born (1982-07-21) July 21, 1982
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Occupation(s)Athlete, Bench Presser, Coach
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
SpouseBeth Stewart
Children2
Websitehttp://bradystewart.com
Notes
Devoted Christian, attends Church at FBC Carterville
Competition record
Powerlifting
Representing  United States
IPF OPEN Bench Press World Championships[1]
Bronze medal – third place2019 Japan120kg
4th 2018 South Africa 120kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Lithuania120kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Denmark120kg
4th 2015 Sweden 120kg
6th 2009 Luxembourg 120kg
IPF OPEN Bench Press World Championships Team Placings[1]
5th 2019 Japan TEAM United States
6th 2018 South Africa TEAM United States
5th 2017 Lithuania TEAM United States
Bronze medal – third place2016 DenmarkTEAM United States
Bronze medal – third place2015 SwedenTEAM United States
8th 2013 Lithuania TEAM United States
Gold medal – first place2009 LuxembourgTEAM United States
NAPF OPEN Bench Press Championships[2][1]
Gold medal – first place 2017 Canada120kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 United States120kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 United States120kg
USAPL National OPEN BP Championships[3]
Gold medal – first place 2019 120kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 120kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 120kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 120kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 120kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 120kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 120kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 120kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 110kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 110kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 110kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 JUNIOR 110kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 JUNIOR 110kg
Arnold Classic Titan Pro Bench[3]
Bronze medal – third place 2020 OVERALL 1st at 120kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 SHW & OVERALL CHAMPION
Gold medal – first place 2017 120kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 120kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 120kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 120kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 125kg
Arnold Classic Raw PL Championships[3]
Gold medal – first place 2008 110kg

Career

Stewart has competed in powerlifting and bench pressing since 2000. He has won eight US National Bench Press Championship Gold Medals. He is the most decorated and dominant 120 kg / 264 lbs bench presser in the history of this sport in the United States. He has earned 3 bronze medals, 1 silver medal, and 8 gold medals in national championship competition. Brady is the only US athlete in his weight class to have medaled in OPEN World Championship Competition with a team Gold (TEAM USA) (Hamm, Luxembourg 2009), individual Silver placing (Rødby, Denmark 2016), and two individual Bronze placings (Kaunas, Lithuania 2017 and Tokyo, Japan 2019). Stewart won the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival Pro Bench Championships with an historic lift of 372.5 kg / 821.2 lbs at a bodyweight of 124.89 kg / 275 lbs making it the All-Time Drug Tested Bench Press Record at 125 kg / 275 lbs weight class across federations (2 hour weigh in). This lift narrowly edged out Blaine Sumner's historic 455 kg / 1003 lbs bench press by less than 1/2 of an IPF formula point. Stewart is also a 3 time gold medalist in the North American Powerlifting Federation. Earlier in Stewart's career, he was the American Record holder in the squat, bench press, and total in the 242 lbs weight class in the inaugural Arnold Classic Raw Powerlifting Championships.

McKendree University Sports Hall of Fame

Stewart, 2004 graduate of McKendree University, was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame on October 27, 2018, for his outstanding lifting career and dedication to coaching a new generation of strength athletes.[4]

Coaching

Stewart owns, operates, and coaches athletes at Zion Barbell in Carterville, Illinois. In 2017 and 2018, his team won the Illinois State Powerlifting Championships. Stewart has produced seven (drug free and drug tested) 600 lbs plus bench pressers and several others to over 500 lbs in USA Powerlifting utilizing his own methods. Brady is also the first coach of the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Powerlifting Team. He has popularized concepts of training tolerance and readiness on his iTunes Podcast, Berserker Strength Radio, with co-host Joshua Hunt.

All-Time World Bench Press Record

Stewart's press of 372.5 kg / 821.2 lbs at a bodyweight of 124.89 kg / 275 lbs at the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival Pro Bench Championships is the "All-Time" World Bench Press Record Drug Tested with a 2 Hour weigh in.

Lift(kg/lbs)Wilks ScoreBodyweightDateCompetitionLocation
372.5 kg/821.2.9 lbs 212.30124.89.kg(125 kg)3/3/2019Arnold Sports Festival Titan Pro Bench Press ChampionshipsColumbus, OH

American record history

Lift(kg/lbs)Wilks ScoreBodyweightDateCompetitionLocation
356.5 kg/785.9 lbs 205.02119.86 kg(120 kg)10/28/2017NAPF(IPF) BP ChampionshipsHamilton, Canada
343 kg/756.2 lbs 197.43119.4 kg(120 kg)9/9/20172017 USAPL BP NationalsKilleen, TX
342.5 kg/755.1 lbs 197.07119.6 kg(120 kg)5/6/2017USAPL IL State ChampionshipsLebanon, IL
340.5 kg/750.7 lbs 196.16119.1 kg(120 kg)8/29/20152015 USAPL BP NationalsScranton, PA
333 kg/734.1 lbs 191.79119.1 kg(120 kg)8/29/20152015 USAPL BP NationalsScranton, PA
332.5 kg/733 lbs 191.85118.24 kg(120 kg)5/23/20152015 IPF BP World ChampionshipsSundsvall, Sweden
320 kg/705.5 lbs 184.01119.9 kg(120 kg)3/8/20152015 Arnold Class Pro BPColumbus, OH

"FROZEN" 110 kg / 242 lbs USA American Bench Press Record History[5]

280 kg (617.2 lbs) - 5/21/2011 - Illinois State Powerlifting Championships (Harrisburg, Illinois)

262.5 kg (578.7 lbs) - 3/1/2008 - Championships (Columbus, OH)

IPF World Bench Press Championship placings

YearPlacingBench PressLocation
2019 BRONZE350 kg / 771 lbsJapan Tokyo, Japan
2018 4th340 kg / 749.5 lbsSouth Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa
2017 BRONZE340 kg / 749.5 lbsLithuania Kaunas, Lithuania
2016 SILVER335 kg / 738.5 lbsDenmark Rødby, Denmark
2015 4th332.5 kg / 733 lbsSweden Sundsvall, Sweden
2013 BOMBNO LIFT DQLithuania Kaunas, Lithuania
2009 6th277.5 kg / 611.7 lbsLuxembourg Hamm, Luxembourg

IPF World Championship Results[6]

Competition history

Bench Press Only Raw and Equipped

Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2002 Illinois Prairie State Games SWIC Belleville, Illinois 1st 161.03 kg / 355 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs RAW
2002 SLP RAW NATIONALS Rolla, Missouri 1st 170.1 kg / 375 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs RAW
2003 USAPL Michigan State Bangor, Michigan 1st 171.1 kg / 375 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs
2003 USAPL Collegiate Nationals St. Louis, Missouri 3rd 160 kg / 352.7 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs
2003 Illinois Prairie State Games SWIC Belleville, Illinois 1st 171.1 kg / 375 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs RAW
2003 USAPL Ozark Open St. Louis, Missouri 2nd 170 kg / 374.7 lbs 90 kg/198 lbs
2003 USAPL IL Bench Press Championships Chicago, Illinois 1st JR 165 kg / 363.7 lbs 90 kg/198 lbs
2004 USAPL St Louis Fitness Festival St. Louis, Missouri 3rd 170 kg / 374.7 lbs 90 kg/198 lbs
2004 Wally World Bench Press St. Louis, Missouri 1st 165.5 kg / 365 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs RAW
2004 USAPL Ozark Championships St. Louis, Missouri 1st 202.5 kg / 446.4 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs
2004 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Killeen, Texas 1st JR 197.5 kg / 435.4 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs
2004 USAPL River's Edge Championships Granite City, Illinois 1st 207.5 kg / 457.5 lbs 100 kg/220 lbs
2005 USAPL Ozark Championships St. Louis, Missouri 1st 215 kg / 474 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2005 USAPL Illinois State Championships Harrisburg, Illinois 1st 222.5 kg / 490.5 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2005 USAPL Bench Press Nationals St. Louis, Missouri 1st 220 kg / 485 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2006 USAPL Illinois State Championships Granite City, Illinois 1st 183.7 kg / 405 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs RAW
2006 USAPL River's Edge Championships Granite City, Illinois 1st 190 kg / 418.9 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs RAW
2006 USAPL Kentucky State Kentucky 1st 235 kg / 518 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2007 USAPL Ozark Championships St. Louis, Missouri 1st 235 kg / 518 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2007 USAPL Men's Nationals (BP) St. Louis, Missouri 1st 250 kg / 551 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2008 Arnold Classic Raw Championships Columbus, OH 1st 205 kg / 451.9 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs RAW
2008 USAPL Ozark Championships St. Louis, Missouri 1st 262.5 kg / 578.7 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2008 USAPL Ozark Championships St. Louis, Missouri 1st 262.5 kg / 578.7 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2008 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Charlotte, NC 3rd 277.5 kg / 611 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2009 IPF Bench Press World Championships Hamm, Luxembourg Luxembourg 6th 277.5 kg / 611 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2009 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Cleveland, OH 3rd 265 kg / 584 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2009 USAPL Kentucky State Championships Kentucky 1st 263 kg / 580 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2010 IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH 3rd 282.5 kg / 622.8 lbs 125 kg/275 lbs
2010 USAPL Illinois State Championships Harrisburg, Illinois 1st 205.5 kg / 453 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs RAW
2010 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Charlottesville, VA 2nd 287.5 kg / 633.8 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2010 USAPL Belleville Benchfest Belleville, Illinois 1st 295 kg / 650 lbs 125 kg/275 lbs
2011 IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH 6th 290 kg / 639.3 lbs 125 kg/275 lbs
2011 USAPL Ozark Championships St. Louis, Missouri 1st 305 kg / 672.4 lbs 125 kg/275 lbs
2011 USAPL Illinois State Championships Harrisburg, Illinois 1st 280 kg / 617.3 lbs 110 kg/242 lbs
2011 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Orlando, FL BOMB *** 120 kg/264 lbs
2011 North American Bench Press Championships Miami, FL 1st 300 kg / 661.4 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2012 IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH 2nd 310 kg / 683 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2012 USAPL Illinois State Championships Harrisburg, Illinois 1st 310 kg / 683 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2012 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Palm Springs, CA 3rd 305 kg / 672.4 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2012 North American Bench Press Championships Aurora, CO 1st 310 kg / 683 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2013 USAPL Ozark Championships St. Louis, Missouri 1st 322.5 kg / 711 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2013 IPF Bench Press World Championships Kaunas, Lithuania Lithuania BOMB *** 120 kg/264 lbs
2013 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Atlanta, GA 1st 307.5 kg / 677.9 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2014 USAPL Bench Press Nationals San Antonio, TX 2nd 310 kg / 683.4 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2015 IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH 1st 320 kg / 705.5 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2015 USAPL Illinois State Championships Belleville, Illinois 1st 330 kg / 727.5 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2015 IPF Bench Press World Championships Sundsvall, Sweden Sweden 4th 332.5 kg / 733 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2015 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Scranton, PA 1st 340.5 kg / 750.7 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2016 IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH BOMB *** 120 kg/264 lbs
2016 IPF Bench Press World Championships Rødby, Denmark Denmark 2nd 335 kg / 738.5 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2016 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Aurora, CO 1st 327.5 kg / 722 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2017 IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH 1st 337.5 kg / 744 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2017 USAPL Illinois State Championships Lebanon, Illinois 1st 342.5 kg / 755.1 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2016 IPF Bench Press World Championships Kaunas, Lithuania Lithuania 3rd 340 kg / 749.6 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2017 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Killeen, TX 1st 343 kg / 756.2 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2017 North American Bench Press Championships Hamilton, Canada Canada 1st 356.5 kg / 785.9 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2018 IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH BOMB *** 120 kg/264 lbs
2018 IPF Bench Press World Championships Potchefstroom, South Africa South Africa 4th 340 kg / 749.6 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2018 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Scranton, PA 1st 335 kg / 738.5 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2018 USAPL Beast of the Metro East Lebanon, IL BOMB *** 120 kg/264 lbs
2019 Arnold Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH 1st 372.5 kg / 821 lbs SHW / 275 lbs
2019 IPF Bench Press World Championships Tokyo, JapanJapan 3rd 350 kg / 771 lbs 120 kg / 264 lbs
2019 USAPL Bench Press Nationals Sioux Falls, SD 1st 350 kg / 771 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs
2020 Arnold Titan Pro Bench Bash Columbus, OH 3rd 350 kg / 771 lbs 120 kg/264 lbs

Drug testing

Stewart is a drug-tested athlete in the Athlete Location (ALF) Pool utilizing drug test protocols of the USADA and WADA. Stewart has never failed a drug test nor has ever been suspended as an athlete for any misconduct.[7]

References

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  2. "NAPF News". Archived from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. "Results". USA Powerlifting. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. "McKendree University Inducts Alumni into Sports Hall of Fame". McKendree University. October 18, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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