Local trainer sets records in powerlifting meet

David Leard shows off his squat technique that allowed him to set a state record.
David Leard shows off his squat technique that allowed him to set a state record.

A 68-year-old Hartwell man set three state records at a local powerlifting meet.

David Leard, a fitness trainer at the Bell Family YMCA, competed in his first USPA powerlifting meet in Toccoa on June 2…