Ed Coan

Coan started out as a skinny kid being picked on at school, and decided to take up bodybuilding in his basement using old iso-kinetic cord machines. He eventually moved on to an Olympic weightlifting set owned by a friend, guided by the exercise instructions in Arnold Schwarzenegger's book: Education of a Bodybuilder.

He got the membership at the Chicago Health Club and after seeing Bill Kazmaier, started powerlifting with a friend and within six months, squatted {{convert|500|lb|kg|abbr=on|0|}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.repelbullies.com/blogs/inspirational-articles/ed-coan-the-greatest-powerlifter-of-all-time |title=ED Coan: the greatest powerlifter of all time |website=www.repelbullies.com|date=November 1, 2020 |access-date=November 13, 2024}}

During 1991 Senior Nationals, he became the lightest person to cross the {{convert|2400|lb|kg|abbr=on|0|}} barrier in the powerlifting total (a sum of three lifts: squat, bench, and deadlift). In 1998 World Championships, he set an all-time powerlifting record total at {{convert|2463|lb|kg|abbr=on|0|}}, in the 110 kg weight class.

Coan's best total in a drug tested international competition is {{convert|2282|lb|kg|abbr=on|0|}} in the 100 kg weight class at the 1994 IPF Senior World Championships in South Africa,http://powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/results/worlds/wormen1994.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104100725/http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/results/worlds/wormen1994.htm |date=2012-01-04 }} "1994 IPF Worlds Results"] establishing a new world record at the time. Although serving a lifetime ban from the IPF for doping, Coan is among the people still acknowledged and regarded a legend in the world of powerlifting and spends much of his time mentoring young lifters coming into the sport.

110 kg weight class, in single-ply equipment{{Cite web|url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/edcoan|title=Ed Coan|website=www.openpowerlifting.org|access-date=2020-02-25}}

• Squat (w/wraps) – {{convert|1019.6|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}} (1999 Senior National Championships)
• Bench press – {{convert|573.2|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}} (1998 World Championships, 1999 Senior National Championships, and 2000 Senior Nationals)

:→ He has done {{convert|584.2|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}} during training

• Deadlift – {{convert|887.3|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}} (1998 World Championships)
• Total – {{convert|2463.6|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}} {{small|({{convert|1003.1 + 573.2 + 887.3|lb|kg|abbr=on|1}})}} (1998 World Championships)

100 kg weight class, in single-ply equipment

• Squat (w/wraps) – {{convert|964.5|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}} (1987 World Championships)
• Bench press – {{convert|562.1|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}} (1992 Senior National Championships)
• Deadlift – {{convert|901.0|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dpRChwpmaM|title = Ed Coan - Deadlift 901 @ 220|website = YouTube}} (1991 Senior Nationals)
• Total – {{convert|2405.6|lb|kg|abbr=on|1|}} {{small|({{convert|959.0 + 545.6 + 901.0|lb|kg|abbr=on|1}})}} (1991 Senior Nationals)

Coan has failed drug testing through the IPF three times. He was temporarily suspended in 1985 for the use of Deca-Durabolin, an anabolic steroid.[http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_interviews/atlas_speaks "Atlas Speaks"] Retrieved January 1, 2012

In 1989, he was suspended due to a positive drug test.

In 1996, at the IPF Men's Open World Championships in Salzburg, Austria, he tested positive again and was issued a lifetime ban from the IPF.{{cite web |url=http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/ipf/data/results/1996/open96.htm |title=IPF Men's Open Worlds 1996 |website=www.powerlifting-ipf.com |access-date=January 1, 2012}} Because this positive drug test occurred in a competition in which he placed first, his name and results have been retroactively removed from the 1996 results. Coan is now suspended from IPF for life.{{Cite web |url=http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/ipf/data/anti-doping/IPF_current_ADRV_list_2017_06_30.pdf |title=IPF Anti-Doping Rule Violation list |access-date=2017-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809050511/http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/ipf/data/anti-doping/IPF_current_ADRV_list_2017_06_30.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-09 |url-status=dead }}

In 2016, the IPF declared that due to Coan's suspension participating in his training seminars is a violation of WADA regulations and thus prohibited.{{Cite web |url=http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/about-ipf/news/news-for-epf/news-detail.html?tx_news_pi1%255Bnews%255D=109&tx_news_pi1%255Bcontroller%255D=News&tx_news_pi1%255Baction%255D=detail&cHash=26c29ac79c7f8129d8a1f76886f8e8d3 |title=Ed Coan Training Seminars in Sweden |website=IPF, International Powerlifting Federation |access-date=2017-07-21}}

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{{reflist}}

• [http://samson-power.com/ASL/coan.html Ed Coan at American Strength Legends]
• [http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/latest-news/174-ode-to-the-power-king-ed-coan.html Ode to the Power King Ed Coan! at RXMuscle.com]
• [http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_interviews/atlas_speaks Interview with Ed Coan]

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