Layne Norton achieved a 666-pound squat and a 727-pound deadlift at nationals in 2019 after recovering from back injuries.

“i had the world championships coming up in june and that injury kind of dogged me on and on through my training and i got to a point where i had to take four weeks off of squatting and deadlifting”

“in 2019 hit a 666 pound squat and a 727 pound deadlift at nationals”

“i actually ended up tying the world record at that meet”