Clay Kuhlemeier
USA · Male · 182.5 lbs (82.8 kg) bodyweight at best meet · AMP
Pull-dominant
#645 in the elite index
534.0 DOTS
Best squat
600.8 lbs
272.5 kg
Best bench press
418.9 lbs
190 kg
Best deadlift
727.5 lbs
330 kg
Best total
1,741.6 lbs
790 kg
Best DOTS
534.0
Profile analysis
Clay Kuhlemeier ranks #645 among the men in our elite index and #512 in USA, with a best DOTS score of 534.0 set at Rising Tide (2025).
Relative to bodyweight, Clay squats 3.29×, benches 2.29× and deadlifts 3.99× bodyweight. The total splits 34% squat, 24% bench and 42% deadlift.
Pull-dominant. The deadlift represents more of the total than average, the signature of a powerful posterior chain and often long arms relative to the torso.
Across 11 raw full-power meets in 3 federations (USPA, USAPL, AMP), Clay took 6 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 402.3 lbs (182.5 kg) — about 73.4 lbs per year over 5.5 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 183 lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | Rising Tide · AMP | 5 | 182.5 lbs | 600.8 lbs / 413.4 lbs / 727.5 lbs | 1,741.6 lbs (790 kg) | 534.0 |
| 2025-04-03 | Classic Open Nationals · AMP | 10 | 181.8 lbs | 578.7 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 727.5 lbs | 1,725.1 lbs (782.5 kg) | 530.2 |
| 2024-12-14 | The Minnesota Meet · AMP | 3 | 191.7 lbs | 55.1 lbs / 55.1 lbs / 55.1 lbs | 165.3 lbs (75 kg) | 49.4 |
| 2024-09-05 | Raw Nationals · USAPL | 8 | 176.8 lbs | 567.7 lbs / 402.3 lbs / 694.5 lbs | 1,664.5 lbs (755 kg) | 519.8 |
| 2023-06-03 | Carolina Primetime Pro Qualifier · USAPL | 7 | 177.5 lbs | 573.2 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 683.4 lbs | 1,653.5 lbs (750 kg) | 515.3 |
| 2022-10-29 | Monsters Bash · USAPL | 1 | 177.4 lbs | 540.1 lbs / 380.3 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,581.8 lbs (717.5 kg) | 493.1 |
| 2021-12-19 | Illinois Collegiates · USAPL | 1 | 181.2 lbs | 496 lbs / 336.2 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,427.5 lbs (647.5 kg) | 439.5 |
| 2021-12-19 | Illinois Collegiates · USAPL | 1 | 181.2 lbs | 496 lbs / 336.2 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,427.5 lbs (647.5 kg) | 439.5 |
| 2021-06-26 | King of Kilos Raw Open · USAPL | 1 | 179.3 lbs | 512.6 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,460.6 lbs (662.5 kg) | 452.4 |
| 2021-01-23 | Iowa State Open · USAPL | 1 | 180.4 lbs | 485 lbs / 336.2 lbs / 611.8 lbs | 1,433 lbs (650 kg) | 442.3 |
| 2020-02-22 | Minnesota State Open · USPA | 1 | 179 lbs | 463 lbs / 303.1 lbs / 573.2 lbs | 1,339.3 lbs (607.5 kg) | 415.3 |
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