Vitaliy Nikolaev
Russia · Male · 197.8 lbs (89.7 kg) bodyweight at best meet · IPL
Bench specialist
#501 in the elite index
539.2 DOTS
Best squat
672.4 lbs
305 kg
Best bench press
508.2 lbs
230.5 kg
Best deadlift
705.5 lbs
320 kg
Best total
1,886.1 lbs
855.5 kg
Best DOTS
539.2
Profile analysis
Vitaliy Nikolaev ranks #501 among the men in our elite index and #53 in Russia, with a best DOTS score of 539.2 set at Eurasian Championships (2018).
Relative to bodyweight, Vitaliy squats 3.40×, benches 2.57× and deadlifts 3.57× bodyweight. The total splits 36% squat, 27% bench and 37% 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 9 raw full-power meets in 4 federations (FPR, WPC, RPU, IPL), Vitaliy took 8 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 342.8 lbs (155.5 kg) — about 46.6 lbs per year over 7.4 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 205 lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-27 | Power of Siberia · RPU | 1 | 218.3 lbs | 672.4 lbs / 508.2 lbs / 705.5 lbs | 1,886.1 lbs (855.5 kg) | 528.9 |
| 2018-11-09 | Eurasian Championships · IPL | 1 | 197.8 lbs | 661.4 lbs / 485 lbs / 688.9 lbs | 1,835.3 lbs (832.5 kg) | 539.2 |
| 2018-05-25 | European Championships · IPL | 1 | 196.2 lbs | 617.3 lbs / 474 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,752.7 lbs (795 kg) | 517.0 |
| 2016-11-04 | Russian Championships · RPU | 1 | 192.7 lbs | 584.2 lbs / 440.9 lbs / 617.3 lbs | 1,642.4 lbs (745 kg) | 489.0 |
| 2016-07-07 | World Cup · WPC | 1 | 197.1 lbs | 573.2 lbs / 463 lbs / 617.3 lbs | 1,653.5 lbs (750 kg) | 486.6 |
| 2014-12-18 | Krasnoyarsk Krai Powerlifting Championships · FPR | 1 | 180.8 lbs | 518.1 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,598.3 lbs (725 kg) | 492.8 |
| 2014-12-17 | Siberian Powerlifting Championships · FPR | 1 | 180.8 lbs | 518.1 lbs / 418.9 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,598.3 lbs (725 kg) | 492.8 |
| 2014-04-16 | Centre of Asia · FPR | 2 | 192 lbs | 540.1 lbs / 440.9 lbs / 639.3 lbs | 1,620.4 lbs (735 kg) | 483.3 |
| 2012-11-15 | Krasnoyarsk Krai Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships · FPR | 1 | 193.5 lbs | 507.1 lbs / 440.9 lbs / 595.2 lbs | 1,543.2 lbs (700 kg) | 458.5 |
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