World's Strongest Women Compete @ Powerlifting Championship

Is this powerlifting's biggest rivalry? The world's strongest women: Stefi Cohen & Marianna Gasparyan face off at US Kern Open Powerlifting Championship in San Diego, CA. Both of these women set all time world records and set the highest Wilks ever recorded by ANYONE in history. Marianna ended up with first and a 720 Wilks Score and Stefi ended up in second with a 698 Wilks Score.
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[@X862go]

AND 3rd went to jessica zukowski . She squated 407.8 she benched 192.9 and finished with a deadlift of 424.4. Witch gave her a total of 1025.1 and a wilks of 550.93.

[@michelfingado202]

Thank you 👍

[@karlbush89]

Thanks. Kind of odd they didn't mention her. Different gym's or something I'm guessing.

[@vickperry3940]

And the third place goes to Jessica Zukowski......Why wasn't she mentioned in the video, or the third place is not that important?!...Even at the end when they're standing on the podium, not even her name nor her total lifts are showing.... Imo it's kinda disrespectful

[@Zick_Gobbler69]

Nelly said it best, " two is not a winner and three nobody remembers." 😎

[@rhondabasson7041]

I agree

[@seanpromise]

Came from Omars new video ready to stay natural then I watch this lol

[@gaborszakacs168]

Freak of nature what they are :D

[@mikek1916]

Omar look relatively look the same for the past 6 years lmao.

[@dominickd16]

@@mikek1916 no shit

[@ahmarcamacho8404]

@@mikek1916 thats kind of the point being natural

[@memyself1176]

@@ahmarcamacho8404 NO It's NOT!!!!!!!!!! Point of being natty is so you can live longer you numnut

[@letsastraltravel]

Dead lifting scares the shit outta me now. I fucked up my back once doing it without the correct technique and the following day at work i literally could not stand

[@meredithloflinward5995]

able to be there and see it all live, it was unreal the weights Stefi and Marianna moved along with all the other ladies that day! humbling and motivational

[@themountain2564]

Hits 405 on squat...checks KZbin...returns to gym...

[@themountain2564]

@@ajs8738 I'm not natural lmao

[@themountain2564]

@@ajs8738 She's not only on anavar, probably on testosterone at 100 to 150, I have multiple female competitive athletes at my gym, who have extensive stacks. Anavar is popular but if your a serious female athlete you will run compounds that compliment each other in low doses.

[@lowkey75kg]

joshua stephens how the hell do they stay so light on gear? It usually makes me gain 10ish lbs per cycle

[@themountain2564]

@@lowkey75kg Don't quote me on this but maybe females have less androgen receptors? Also there bodies aren't meant to be big so that could attribute to strength increase but not size.

[@MrFightbot]

i hit 405 on squat and natty, git gud m8

[@gsxrjc47]

Mad respect for these two women!!!

[@MrMhtmht]

Stefi didn't look satisfied at the end

[@AnusRipper-2000]

I'll satisfy her

[@KaokashinPlays]

Vermont wildly ironic with your username

[@NeuroLifting]

The Terrible Puddle all athletes do... they hate losing more than they enjoy winning... you shouldn’t ever be satisfied... that’s powerlifting.

[@flippino35]

i think she wanted that 700+ wilks

[@j.sarnak1391]

@@flippino35 , along with that WR Deadlift on 3rd attempt.

[@agentmomon]

A NEW CHALLENGER HAS ARRIVED IT'S MA'AM!!!

[@Callzium]

gg packer defiantly one of the strongest man alive... I mean ma'am sir

[@kevincallahan771]

Yes like others stated, why no mention of third place woman? RIP

[@MrInzombia]

both on that good gear

[@LjekarnaDajkovic]

Both on good gear, with the only tiny difference that despite being very muscular Stefi is still eye pleasing (we may say even “hot”) while this other athlete... hmmm

[@IISocratesII]

@@LjekarnaDajkovic None of them are eye pleasing they're masculine in the face, but it really doesn't matter, it's a competition of strength not beauty

[@mikep3322]

Tren flakes every morning

[@michaelmayers3622]

@@IISocratesII u must not know be blind🤣🤣🤣

[@paulodoko29]

It's tren o'clock for them year round 🤣🤣🤣

[@jmckenzie07]

3rd place got nooo love in this vid 😂

[@Re3iRtH]

I'll give her some love

[@neilmcmahon]

Who came 3rd ?? That's more like it.

[@vickperry3940]

Jessica Zukowski

[@neilmcmahon]

@@vickperry3940 ty

[@azulsimmons1040]

Damn, That is insane. I didn't know there was someone out there that could match Stefi by so much. That Marianna has a big lead on Stefi in squat and bench.

[@j.sarnak1391]

@Angelica Luckett , it was a surprise , Marianna did not "tell" everyone publicly, that she was going to attempt to cut into (123 pounds - 56 kg.) weight class. She announced on InstaGram after she weighed in, it added some more drama to the meet.

[@StefiCohen]

Angelica Luckett thank you for that comment

[@StefiCohen]

joe sarnak correct. Neither did the meet directors even though they knew for months leading into it

[@j.sarnak1391]

@@StefiCohen , I had a "feeling" , that there was some back door shenanigans. I have been following your amazing career for years. You have always been a true "professional", and an absolute "crusher" on the platform. I hope to see Marianna drive you to new Goals and of course, World Records! You and Marianna are both amazing athletes to watch, BUT it would have changed your "prep" and your "attempts" if you were specifically training against Marianna. Many casual fans won't understand this. Keep crushing it !!! Stefi

[@j.sarnak1391]

@@StefiCohen , I think this was "unprofessional" on the "directors".

[@davidb1975a]

These girls went Beast Mode!!!

[@mcbride997032]

You can tell stefi was disappointed at the end

[@Protein33]

About to double up the CCS more more !!😜😂

[@NeuroLifting]

Watch this live.... was epic then and epic now rewatching!

[@mikeyd7749]

@ 6:08: A woman deadlifting 526 LBS. is SUPER impressive!! I deadlifted 490 as a 225 LB 19 year old. She probably weighs less and is older than 19. That is fantastic!!!

[@samwilliamsish]

Unbelievable..I got pumped just from watching..girls are badass!!

[@bebop504]

How does Stefi squat with her hair down??? I can't stand squatting with my hair down. It has to be up in a ponytail as soon as I walk in the gym.

[@Johnny-lj5ef]

Y'all thirsty bois need to realize that this is a powerlifting competition and not a damn beauty pageant

[@SebHazel]

Lol third place lady don’t even get her stats on the screen at 7:40.

[@timwoodward8113]

Didn't even see her eather dam it

[@HurricaneHugues]

3rd place means you're the 2nd loser

[@SheworshipsHim]

There's need to be a movie with all these powerful strong women!

[@d.c.2775]

This Chanel is great! Mark please include content for lifters over 50

[@1carlosm]

Great sportsmanship from Marianna

[@StevenSeril]

Well, at least I still bench more...

[@butterflykiss1982]

There is a silver lining

[@someoneprice2371]

Steven Seril lol

[@fireflames3639]

Havier Harvson he’s benching more than them even though they’re on gear

[@therawstrength1998]

Asking myself - "Do you even lift brah!!??"

[@therawstrength1998]

@@pussyboy258 i didn't compare myself to them. But it is really amazing to see these lightweight females are lifting as much as middle to heavyweight man.

[@williambrinkmeier1772]

@@therawstrength1998 They also have half the range of motion on some lifts do a half squat or bench .

[@therawstrength1998]

@@williambrinkmeier1772 yeah thats for sure though..

[@deviantrat6001]

*Enter Sandman should be the anthem for these events, always.*

[@MJ-wi1tc]

Listen to both woman’s voice when interviewed, stefi’s voice = normal, marianas voice = deeper then her husbands (no bullshit) 🤯🤯🤯

[@joy_villa]

Wow these ladies are AMAZING!!!!

[@tom_pretends]

Third place won my heart tho 😍

[@erich1380]

nice to see real women kick ass instead of all this drama of fake women trans lifters trying to take their shine and hard work away

[@Mysticmanaged]

I don't think its a malicious attempt to undermine natural females. Despite how the media portrays it.

[@erich1380]

@@Mysticmanaged it's not intentional on trans lifters behalf of course. It's just a natural result of them believing they are on a level playing field with biological females. A girl can train hard af her whole life and can have some average strength male to female trans blow her out of the water for obvious reasons. The hand size, bone density and higher testosterone levels are pretty much impossible for a woman to overcome

[@Mysticmanaged]

@@j.sarnak1391 Or maybe, just maybe, they want to identify with their preferred gender, and putting them against males is a quick way to out them to the world. I wasn't making an argument, I was just saying that it isn't a malicious attack on society lol. That doesn't mean they should be able to compete with everyone else, we exclude people for all sorts of reasons in these things. Like the guy that ran a world record with prosthetic legs, they don't quite mimic a real body well enough to call it even. It's an unfortunate reality of being trans. All I meant was we should stop demonizing them; not all trans women are interested in crushing bio-women.

[@j.sarnak1391]

@@Mysticmanaged , You know what this is utterly ridiculous. I don't give a Shit about their "preferred gender" , they have a "real" gender and if they want to compete, compete as you are , either a MAN or WOMAN. End of this silliness. Go to your safe space where someone will take you seriously. I sure do NOT.

[@tylertrent1296]

Except these women probably have more testosterone than a trans women 🤣

[@juniorwitter1353]

‘Happy birthday to the strongest woman I know’

[@justicewarrior9187]

I only saw one woman there and she was a hot blonde!!

[@treydogg3000]

7:01 for vicious battle cry

[@IRISHSALTMINER61]

Why is Stephie so pissy on the podium.... Isn’t it the taking part that counts?

[@yvonnesanders2490]

if you're unhappy with your performance or other issues at play then why wouldn't you be pissy?

[@ashleykissane93]

absolutely love stefi cohen! what a monster!

[@ashleykissane93]

@Frank Crooker so does being a moron.... oh wait.

[@jaredali9668]

Ashley Kissane hes not wrong

[@brainhakker7133]

How she got that 562 down & up is just amazing .. she looked so wobbly and unsure just walking it out and breathing .. amazing ballz

[@ediot6969]

First of all, 3rd place deserves all the credit for the obvious and there really was no “battle it out” here.

[@chrisrichardson958]

I wonder what they could do off the gear ??

[@TrustNJesusChrist]

Truly would be nice to see competitions of raw strength without gear being used for sure. It will never happen though. In fact it is only going to get worse by each passing year of new findings in chemistry.

[@bennygilligan]

Them girls are unreal that's amazing

[@marktownsend7070]

Marina got no air and barely braced, yet puts up 573 squat lol🤦🏾‍♂️

[@callumaston1598]

Mark Townsend how can you tell how much air she got or how much brace tf

[@marktownsend7070]

Callum Aston body language

[@callumaston1598]

Mark Townsend you can’t tell from that

[@marktownsend7070]

Callum Aston I can. Apparently you can’t. My post got likes, so others, like me, can tell. Sorry

[@Nun_Fun]

@@callumaston1598 You can actually, her facial expression and the way her mouth loosened on the breath to hold the air, there was definitely quite a bit of strength loss in there

[@klevdavful]

These awesome strong women look at the way they are lifting this weight man they didn't grunt one time. Wow!

[@chevyDboyMike]

I feel so weak

[@IncitedCG]

The lady who's 3rd place won this contest am I right Bois!?

[@TheRealFutureMillionaire]

👏👏👏

[@christiangarza2423]

Stefi looked like she wanted to cry but that’s what happens when you drink too much of the Kool-Aid, train with people that tell you ain’t shit instead of ass kissers lol

[@glegg54]

Bro I lost my shit at 7:01 😭🤣😂

[@mo_7199]

Powerlifting will always be my one true love

[@katyalee6969]

I want to have body shape like these women for female powerlifter

[@singleplayer2280]

Amazing, just amazing

[@silatguy]

Stefi looks like a pocket sized Dan Green

[@roberthouseholder22021]

Amazing!!

[@scottcarter3385]

Stefi looked like she was gonna cry at the end

[@Jb-ip3di]

Such amazing athletes

[@allanlee9520]

I'm a Stephi Cohen fan even though they're on some choice gear i don't judge but prefer natty though.

[@jamesball7322]

That’s awesome

[@cerbero905]

Excellent Athletes...

[@uafbound]

Insane. Absolutely insane.

[@Anduk]

Damn those girls just smashed my PR over 40-60kg 🤣

[@MrCaprice90]

Ya with gear

[@MrCaprice90]

Real boxing Fan1 Well thats will not change the fact that they r on gear lol

[@fireflames3639]

Real boxing Fan1 top guys on gear can and regular guys on gear I don’t know 1 person on gear who can’t bench 300

[@batesk8]

These girls move with greater speed doing 500lbs as I do squatting 225 😮

[@paulthesquid3595]

And me with 170lb leg press!!! as a 67 year old male.

[@angster4267]

Wow. They’re wonder women!

[@servantofthemosthigh9250]

They both are incredible but are they really the strongest ? Im certain there are much heavier weightclasses which should be even stronger

[@Rico24337]

I suppose. It's all relative

[@daniellebron2608]

Wao this woman’s are amazing 💪

[@jcs003]

Stefi Cohen's power is in the nose.

[@soldierside365]

John Sommerer she has great jewnetics

[@janoycresva276]

I thought the strongest gym in the west is Westside Barbell.

[@shmoo1000]

Having higher test levels (from exogenous compounds) than most guys is pretty cool I guess

[@azulsimmons1040]

No one seems to give a crap if guys are blasting testosterone to get stronger, but girls do it and you gotta whine, eh.

[@rickstark85]

@@azulsimmons1040 guys naturally produce test, so it does seem a tad different. I mean, injecting yourself with more of what your body produces naturally is a bit different for men than women. Let's say a man has a natural test level of 600, so he gets on gear and ramps his test up to 1,800. Well, that's 3x higher than his natural level. Let's say a woman has a natural test level of 40, and she goes on gear and gets it up to 600. So she increased her levels of the male sex hormone by 15x. So men are increasing their levels of something their body already produces a ton of. Women are essentially becoming partly a man by increasing their levels to that of a man. I think the difference is rather obvious.

[@azulsimmons1040]

@@rickstark85 I don't see it that way. Men obtain unnatural levels of strength and muscularity using steroids. If a woman's goal is the same, then I don't see the problem. Not to mention we don't even know if these ladies are using steroids. These comments when female lifters are doing something incredible are meant to demean and attack because some insecure, weak male can't mind his business because he feels he has to try to shame or diminish some other person's accomplishments to make himself feel good. It's pathetic and tiresome. These ladies did something incredible. If you like seeing incredible feats of strength, they should be congratulated. I get it. It's the internet. The trolls can't control their pathetic impulses.

[@Teo_live]

@@azulsimmons1040 you have to be quite a moron to say _"we don't even know if these ladies are using steroids"_

[@TheOpethOfMastodon]

@@azulsimmons1040 you obviously dont really know what youre talking about

[@MFRiley]

Doesn't look like they're getting low enough on those squats. Could just be the camera angle. These women are crazy strong though.

[@blkpopeye]

True Amazons

[@SamanthaJefferson]

Ill be there one day

[@bartoszjagielski5687]

1:46 podejście niezaliczone .Niepełny przysiad!

[@SAXONWARLORD1000AD]

AND WHY DONT WE SEE THE OTHER GIRLS NUMBERS AT THE END ???

[@taariichan3239]

Man that girl Gasparian is insanely strong jesus

[@jimgill7524]

Impressive 👍

[@birdsongvalley]

Incredible 😍

[@sidhu66]

these women are strong. i wont be surprised if they're taking roids.

[@aaronhapponen2901]

of course they arent natural. They compete in untested comps and look at their faces, both look really manly

[@HarmonicGrunt]

Gasparyan Amazing!

[@lepicvetko3731]

Very strong and beautiful girls

[@justinholmes6386]

Who was the 3rd place girl?

[@trancemadmaz]

Marianna looks like that dwarf with the red coat from the film dont look now

[@toddclark332]

Girl power Bubba we love them

[@americanmambi]

Very cool

[@yasinpatel12345]

damn stefi got her ass kicked....

[@robertbarocas8889]

These women have something called uninhibited cordigal strength

[@taipeitaiwan10]

Incredible women! Just crushing my 198lb dream of thinking I'm strong for a guy.

[@loreadnan]

Curly hair gal looks insanely short. How tall is she?

[@Protein33]

All that muscle makes people look short 😜

[@hardfugoo1]

Third place woman is god damn gorgeous. Shoulda featured her.

[@nicholaslamb1262]

Spotters jumped in to fast

[@klevdavful]

Omg 123 lbs and sqaut 517lbs. Now that's so.e impressive shit!😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@donaldjeezytrump7230]

How does she weigh only 123 lbs?

[@matthewpsu17]

Are steroids legal in these events?

[@neilmcmahon]

It's murica, so obviously yes....

[@inteli3i5i7]

yes, this was not a drug tested meet

[@onlyjoking73]

I can picture this guy landing in a Muslim country and see a random guy get throw of a building and be like is homosexuality legal in this country 😂😂😂

[@williambrinkmeier1772]

Weight classes might as well place people based on height the shorter the better lol i know there are other factors like limb length .

[@ferdsan9025]

All of their openers are more than my pr’s 💀💀💀💀💀 ive been training longer and I’m 100% natty, and I work hard af at what I do so don’t say steroids don’t play a massive role here

[@NeuroLifting]

Ferd San you also don’t have tier one elite genetics like they do.... genetics first drugs second. People discover their potential before they even use drugs, I train a kid who is already world class and she is natty... lifting weights adults struggle with and even boys her age and much bigger.

[@ClMiD]

Are you eating enough? That's a major point. Undoubtedly, drugs are the major factor. You won't need top tier genetics as a man to outlift these two impressive athletes. I definitely don't have top tier genetics but I do outlift them (except squat!! for now). I don't take PEDS but I do train hard and eat a lot. Just takes time and consistency buddy but you will get there.

[@Teo_live]

Ferd San ...sorry but you are simply weak. Yes these girls are on gear, but they are lifting *NOVICE* male numbers. You simply need a better program and/or you need to eat more.

[@666ofdoom]

Awesome but I take pretty over first

[@ksfrostfire7001]

No offense Im kinda glad to see stefi cohen lose for once

[@9405288]

*you meant in the US

[@larrymasterspowerbuildingc4477]

Gasparyan smoked that last one. Nice.

[@QazJer]

that is insane... the best lb for lb powerlifter in the world is a 130lb woman! who would have thought lol

[@KaokashinPlays]

The weighed in at 123

[@rickstark85]

Kinda depends on how you look at it. She's definitely not the "best." It seems that powerlifting is a sport where you can't really say someone is the best just because they weigh less and lift more. This has a lot to do with someone's build. I mean, her bench press is like a 12" movement. Same for her deadlift. I'm not a hater at all. These women are insanely strong. It's just not as impressive for me personally to see anyone (man or woman) move a bar half the distance as someone else. Like if a midget can deadlift 400 lbs at 70 lb body weight.... I mean, that's cool and all. I'm just not as impressed as I would be with what I'd view as more powerful lifters who move the bar significantly farther.

[@QazJer]

@@rickstark85 she has the highest wilks score ever, that's how powerlifters are compared against each other. Also, nobody is impressed with my long arms ass benching 225 for a 1 rep max LOL. weight on the bar is the deciding factor

[@rickstark85]

@@QazJer cool story... I simply expressed my opinion. I stand behind it.

[@chadlikens7882]

This is why the wilks joke is getting thrown out the window

[@kiagengpandanarum2814]

Where did they come from ? I mean, female lifters 🙏

[@ivanc9231]

Holy smokes

[@arshadsoamber5810]

Im ashamed of myself