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{{short description|American powerlifter}}
{{for|American baseball player|Fred Hatfield}}
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{{CompetitionRecordSport | [[Powerlifting]]}}
{{CompetitionRecordCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Powerlifting at the World Games|World Games]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/results/worlds/worldgames/World_Games_1981_2001.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522005212/http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/results/worlds/worldgames/World_Games_1981_2001.pdf |archivedate=2012-05-22 }}</ref>
{{MedalSilver | [[1981 World Games|1981 Santa Clara]] | [[Powerlifting at the 1981 World Games#−100 kg|100 kg]] }}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|[[International Powerlifting Federation|IPF World Powerlifting Championships]] }}<ref name="en.allpowerlifting.com">{{Cite web|url=http://en.allpowerlifting.com/lifters/USA/hatfield-fred-7237/|title = Hatfield Frederick - results in powerlifting and benchpress, records, personal data, photos and video}}</ref>
{{CompetitionRecordFirst | 1981 |100 kg }}
{{CompetitionRecordFirst | 1986 |110 kg }}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|[[Powerlifting|USPF National Championships]] }}<ref name="en.allpowerlifting.com"/>
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{{CompetitionRecordSecond | 1983 |100 kg }}
{{CompetitionRecordThird | 1984 |100 kg }}
{{CompetitionRecordSecond | 1985 |110 kg }}
{{CompetitionRecordSecond | 1986 |110 kg }}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|[[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU National Championships]] }}<ref name="en.allpowerlifting.com"/>
{{CompetitionRecordThird | 1977 |82.5 kg }}
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'''Frederick C. Hatfield''' (October 21, 1942 – May 14, 2017), nicknamed ''Dr. Squat'', was an American world champion powerlifter and PhD holder in sports sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunsetpointfuneralhome.com/notices/Frederick-Hatfield |title=Obituary for Frederick C Hatfield |website=Sunset Point Funeral Home |access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref><ref name="autobio">[http://drsquat.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=142&Itemid=40 Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212071153/http://drsquat.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=142&Itemid=40 |date=2007-12-12 }} from [http://drsquat.com/ DrSquat.com]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150315144202/http://drsquat.com/content/dr-squat/biography-dr-hatfield Archive link].</ref> He was also the co-founder and president of the [[International Sports Sciences Association]],<ref name="issa-about">{{cite web |url=http://www.issaonline.com/about_us/index.cfm?expert=fred |title=Frederick C. Hatfield, MSS, Ph.D., ISSA Co-Founder and President |website=ISSAOnline.com |publisher=[[International Sports Sciences Association]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610164804/http://www.issaonline.com/about_us/index.cfm?expert=fred |archive-date=June 10, 2008 }}</ref> an organization of fitness experts which certifies personal fitness trainers from around the world. He went on to make the ICOPRO bodybuilding protein and supplements for [[Vince McMahon]]'s [[World Bodybuilding Federation]]. After the promotion folded, McMahon continued to market the product until 1995.

== Personal life and career ==
Hatfield was born in [[Williamstown, Massachusetts]], in 1942.<ref name="autobio" /> He graduated from [[Cromwell High School (Connecticut)|Cromwell High School]]. He served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] where he worked with the Office of Naval Intelligence in the Philippines <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barbend.com/fred-hatfield-dr-squat/|title=Fred "Dr Squat" Hatfield Passes Away at 74}}</ref> until 1964, when he enrolled in [[Southern Connecticut State University]].

Upon graduating, Hatfield earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in health, physical education and recreation.<ref name="autobio" /> He then attended the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], where he earned his Master's degree in the social sciences of sport. He went on to earn his [[PhD]] in psychology, sociology and motor learning from [[Temple University]] in [[Philadelphia]].

Hatfield held positions at [[Newark State College]], [[Bowie State University]], and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. He taught undergraduate students, and conducted research in [[sport psychology]]. He has written over 60 books, some of them best-sellers.<ref name="bodybuilding.com">[http://bodybuilding.com/fun/drsquat.htm Dr. Squat] on [[Bodybuilding.com]]</ref> His best-selling seminal work Bodybuilding:A Scientific Approach set the standard for many fitness books today.  He wrote hundreds of academic and fitness articles which have been cited by experts, including Anabolic Steroids expert James Wright.<ref>Altered States: Wright, James E et.al Brown and Benchmark, 1990 {{ISBN|0697148343}}</ref>

He trained hundreds of professional athletes including Mr. Olympia winner [[Lee Haney]],  Evander Holyfield, and Lyle Alzado.<ref>Hatfield, Frederick C. Hardcore Bodybuilding, McGraw Hill,199 93</ref>

He was diagnosed with metastatic skeletal cancer in 2012 and was advised by 3 doctors that he had 3 months to live. However, he told CBN News that he had tried to slow progression with a ketogenic diet and the cancer went away completely.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzMJ_hAcVO4/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/LzMJ_hAcVO4| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=SUGAR is CANCER FOOD ~ Fred Hatfield's Terminal Cancer Story|website=[[YouTube]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He was inducted in the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalfitnesshalloffame.com/classof2016.html|title=National Fitness Hall of Fame}}</ref>

Hatfield died May 14, 2017 from sudden heart failure at age 74.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunsetpointfuneralhome.com/obituary/Frederick-Hatfield|title=Obituary for Frederick C Hatfield}}</ref>

== Accomplishments in powerlifting ==
As a powerlifter, Hatfield won 2 [[International Powerlifting Federation|IPF World Powerlifting Championships]] titles in 1983 and 1986.<ref name="issa-about"/> At the age of 45, he set a [[Squat (exercise)|squat]] world record by lifting {{Convert|1014|lb|kg}} in the {{Convert|125|kg|lb|abbr=on}} weight class, which at the time was the heaviest squat in history regardless of bodyweight.<ref name="bodybuilding.com"/> He weighed 255 lbs.

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! colspan="2" | Personal Records<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drsquat.com/home/images/stories/wl1.jpg |title=Home &#124; Dr. Squat - Dr. Fred Hatfield |access-date=2007-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810093816/http://drsquat.com/home/images/stories/wl1.jpg |archive-date=2011-08-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| Squat
| 1014 pounds
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| Bench
| 523 pounds
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| Deadlift
| 766 pounds
|-
| Snatch
| 275 pounds
|-
| Clean and Jerk
| 369 pounds
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://drsquat.com/ DrSquat.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315144202/http://drsquat.com/content/dr-squat/biography-dr-hatfield |date=2015-03-15 }} (personal website)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111009221140/http://vikingsupplements.com.au/2011/05/interview-with-fred-hatfield-dr-squat-strength-legend/ Interview]

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