Feeling sore but accomplished, Memorial University student and junior powerlifter Josh Hancott arrived back in St. John's Sunday with several titles and four world records in the sport.

Hancott, 21, competed in the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio last week, where he came out victorious in his weight class — 74 kilograms — in the open and junior divisions, as well as best overall junior lifter.

Hancott, who represented Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada, smashed four world records, including one of his own which he set while competing at the International Powerlifting Federation World Championships in South Africa in June.

Josh Hancott, 21, smashed four world records and claimed several titles at the Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio. (CBC)

"I squat 573 pounds [roughly 260 kilograms], which was an open and junior world record — so that's two world records in just one lift," Hancott told CBC News.

"I did a 374 pounds bench press — that's a world record."

By lifting a combined total of 1520 pounds in all three lifts — squat, bench press and deadlift — Hancott broke a fourth world record.

He won the open division and junior division in his weight class, as well as winning second place overall in pound for pound measurement and best junior overall.

Heading to nationals

"I actually dethroned a four time Russian champion, who beat me two years ago by 160 pounds on the same stage," Hancott told The St. John's Morning Show.

Hancott doesn't have to go far for this next competition — the Canadian Powerlifting Union’s National Championships will be held in St. John's April 6-11.

And with a few broken records under his belt, Hancott's pretty confident he'll do well.

"I just broke records so there's no reason I can't win nationals."