In powerlifting, bombing out means failing all three attempts on any single lift (squat, bench press, or deadlift). It is not a common occurence, but certain lifters do not plan well for their meet and that sometimes leads to people not successfully hitting their attempts. In this graph, we share the percentage of lifters who bombed out in each state. The states with the highest rate of bombing out are Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Perhaps the strangest thing in the data is that older lifter tend to have a higher rate of bombing out. It is also worth noting that the IPL and USPA actually have higher rates of bombing out.
