Joseph Amendola
USA · Male · 230.5 lbs (104.6 kg) bodyweight at best meet · USAPL
Bench specialist
#328 in the elite index
548.3 DOTS
Best squat
711 lbs
322.5 kg
Best bench press
584.2 lbs
265 kg
Best deadlift
705.5 lbs
320 kg
Best total
2,000.7 lbs
907.5 kg
Best DOTS
548.3
Profile analysis
Joseph Amendola ranks #328 among the men in our elite index and #304 in USA, with a best DOTS score of 548.3 set at Virginia Pro (2021).
Relative to bodyweight, Joseph squats 3.08×, benches 2.53× and deadlifts 3.06× bodyweight. The total splits 36% squat, 29% bench and 35% deadlift.
Bench specialist. The bench press carries an unusually high share of the total, pointing to strong pressing leverages (shorter arms, big chest and triceps).
Across 10 raw full-power meets in 3 federations (USAPL, NAPF, AMP), Joseph took 5 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 253.5 lbs (115.0 kg) — about 32.4 lbs per year over 7.8 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 231.5 lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | 8th Annual North Florida Open Powerlifting Championships · AMP | 1 | 231.1 lbs | 628.3 lbs / 529.1 lbs / 639.3 lbs | 1,796.8 lbs (815 kg) | 491.8 |
| 2021-12-04 | Virginia Pro · USAPL | 5 | 230.5 lbs | 711 lbs / 584.2 lbs / 705.5 lbs | 2,000.7 lbs (907.5 kg) | 548.3 |
| 2021-06-14 | Raw Nationals · USAPL | 3 | 230.2 lbs | 700 lbs / 567.7 lbs / 672.4 lbs | 1,940.1 lbs (880 kg) | 531.9 |
| 2020-11-21 | 3rd Annual North Florida Open Championships · USAPL | 1 | 239.3 lbs | 666.9 lbs / 584.2 lbs / 677.9 lbs | 1,929 lbs (875 kg) | 520.8 |
| 2020-03-08 | Arnold SBD Pro American · NAPF | 1 | 230.8 lbs | 694.5 lbs / 575.4 lbs / 666.9 lbs | 1,936.8 lbs (878.5 kg) | 530.5 |
| 2019-10-16 | Raw Nationals · USAPL | 4 | 230.5 lbs | 683.4 lbs / 579.8 lbs / 666.9 lbs | 1,930.1 lbs (875.5 kg) | 529.0 |
| 2019-03-01 | Arnold A7 Raw Challenge · USAPL | 1 | 230.9 lbs | 661.4 lbs / 557.8 lbs / 644.9 lbs | 1,864 lbs (845.5 kg) | 510.4 |
| 2018-10-11 | Raw Nationals · USAPL | 5 | 229.7 lbs | 650.4 lbs / 542.3 lbs / 600.8 lbs | 1,793.5 lbs (813.5 kg) | 492.1 |
| 2018-05-12 | Maryland State Championship · USAPL | G | 228 lbs | 633.8 lbs / 524.7 lbs / 622.8 lbs | 1,781.3 lbs (808 kg) | 490.4 |
| 2017-12-10 | Holiday Havoc · USAPL | 1 | 226.4 lbs | 606.3 lbs / 507.1 lbs / 633.8 lbs | 1,747.2 lbs (792.5 kg) | 482.3 |
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