On april 12th, 2008, kennelly set the bench press record with a lift of 1070 lbs 486 kg during the american powerlifting association open iron war held in. Zydrunas savickas big z from lithuanian is the worlds most strongest man ever lived, he has won most of strongman competitions including worlds strongest man, ifsa strongman world championships, ortissimus. Interview with worlds strongest bench presser nick winters. Jul 11, 2016 world record deadlift nearly kills eddie hall. Interview with bench presser nick winters the strongest raw bench presser in the world. After this tear, he lost more than onehundred pounds off his bench press. One year later, eddie reached the finals of the world s strongest man for the first time. April 20, 2020 interview with powerlifter jeff telljohn by ben tatar of. Worlds strongest man athlete eddie hall was cheered on by none other than arnold schwarzenegger as he set a new deadlift world record. The 2015 world s strongest man was the 38th edition of the world s strongest man competition. Brian shaw has established himself as one of the top strongman athletes in the world. Here are the 12 highest bench press totals in nfl combine. He appears to be as strong as the region he hails from. However, that strength did not translate into an nfl career.
Jan 16, 20 widen your grip, tuck your elbows in, bench to your lower chest, and press the bar up in a straight line. This past weekend sarychev went 910 at the sn pro strong expo and set a new wrpf world record total. Bench press world record 454kg 1003lbs set by blaine. In march 2015, eddie set a world record for the first time in his career achieving a 462 kg, or 1,019 lbs deadlift. Blaine sumner now holds the bench press world record in competition. Check out some of the coolest and quirkiest bench press world records and videos.
Mariusz was born and raised in poland and began bodybuilding at the age of, following in his fathers footsteps. Results, rankings and records british weightlifting. Bar deadlift mit zughilfen 1,021 lb 463 kg arnold strongman classic 2016. Jan 03, 2016 for the first time since 2002 the wsm finals were held in malaysia, just south of kuala lumpur in the city of putrajaya. Shaw won the worlds strongest man title, taking place in malaysia, for the third time in his career last weekend. His win has him tied with bill kazmaier for the most titles won by an american since the competitions start in 1977. He started the wrpf, has the worlds heaviest raw bench press, and just set a. Feb 08, 2020 the greatest bench presser of all time. Februar 1982 in fort lupton ist ein usamerikanischer strongman. Man attempts 725pound worldrecord bench press youtube. James gregory henderson, also known as big james henderson and james hollywood henderson, born april 9, 1965 is a former american powerlifter who specialized in the bench press. He was an olympic gold medalist, a world champion and a twotime national champion in olympic weightlifting.
We are committed to ensuring that all wsm competitors compete fairly and safely, with the health of our contestants of paramount importance. He has competed in the olympic games and many other strongman competitions. Paul edward anderson october 17, 1932 august 15, 1994 was an american weightlifter, strongman and powerlifter. World championships in bench press, and the lift is. Mar 19, 2011 freddi smulters 400 kg 880 lbs bench press world record 90 lbs bench press. Greatest weight benchpressed in a given time new record claims for this list are welcome. The competition has travelled to stunning and varied locations such as zambia, iceland, mauritius, malaysia, morocco, china and the usa.
Hall has competed at the last four world s strongest man competitions. We werent expecting a world record this earlywe were hoping maybe by december, maddox told the owensboro times. Obersts goal for that event is to break the world log press record. If possible, please contact us before your record attempt. Texas was 1,102 pounds, making him the only man in the world to officially bench press over 1,100 pounds. The fact so many of the current strongman world records have been sent in the last year or two shows how quickly the level is rising. What is the heaviest weight ever lifted by a human being. World strongest man athlete eddie hall revealed he nearly died after completing his latest deadlift world record attempt. Bench press world records world records recordsetter. Bench press world records are the international records in bench press across the years. Blaine sumner sets the new bench press world record at 454kg1003lbs. Eddie hall world record 500kg deadlift at world deadlift.
Is there any reason to be training bench press if i have no desire to do powerlifting. Mark felix born 17 april 1966 is a grenadianenglish strongman competitor and regular entrant to the world s strongest man competition. Worlds strongest man brian shaw trains to bench press 701. Fredrik smulter is the first doping tested man in the world to have raised the magic limit of more than 400 kg in a bench press. Here is how this system for building wildly aggressive, hard core, functional strength and conditioning works.
However, the truest test of bench press strength has long been considered the max bench press lift. Paul anderson was squatting 900 pounds for reps at exhibitions. Worlds strongest man will be held in malaysia this year and, as usual, well be providing you with the latest updates including results and videos as soon as we can. For as long as i can remember, since i first started reading muscle magazines and strengthbuilding books at about age 11 or 12, ive been fascinated with stories about huge strong men. Bench press world records are the international records in bench press across the years, regardless of weight class or governing organization, for bench pressing on the back without using a bridge technique the advent of bench press shirts, which support the lifters shoulders and provide upward force, have increased records significantly since 1985 for example, when the shirted record was. Of the major strength sports, strongman gets among the least coverage online, and if it werent for a few espn worlds strongest man specials burned into our memory from the mid2000s, it. Can mateusz kieliszkowski break the cyr dumbbell record. The exact rules vary from competition to competition, but they usually allow a twohanded clean to shoulder height but require the overhead press to be onehanded. Aug 29, 2011 mariusz pudzianowski is worldrenowned weight lifter who has won five worlds strongest man titles throughout his careermore than other man. Jeff, its great to have one of the strongest 70 year olds who ever lived with us today.
Opens internal link in current window ranking ipf 2015 powerlifting. If you want to benchpress a world record, youre going to want to move the weight as few inches as possible. In addition to this world record, florczyk also holds a guinness world record in lifting up adult men. Edward stephen hall born 15 january 1988 is an english former professional strongman, notable for winning the world s strongest man 2017 competition and for being the world record deadlift holder, lifting 500 kg 1,102 lb. World heaviest bentover row exercise records both good. Dec 31, 20 meeker sets world record with 1,102 lbs. Powerlifter squats 1,036 pounds, breaks world record. Fredrik smulter set the world record in bench press in 2015. Being the strongest player in nfl combine history wasnt enough to get justin ernest drafted nick lahamgetty images. Who has the world record for most bench press weight. The 2014 worlds strongest man was the 37th edition of worlds strongest man.
He has won numerous international grip contests, including the rolling thunder world championships in 2008 and 2009, as. This just beat the previous record bench press of 335 kg738. Check out some of the coolest and quirkiest bench pressing world records and videos. Most prostrongmen who i follow do incline bench press instead of flat bench press and i am leaning towards removing bench press from my program entirely and doing that instead. Of the major strength sports, strongman gets among the least coverage online, and if it werent for a few espn world s strongest man specials burned into our memory from the mid2000s, it. Our wellness programme provides a physical examination and blood screening for each participant prior to the start of the competition, with the aim of identifying issues before they. Louis cyr trophy, arnold strongman classiceurope, arnold strongman classicbrazil, strongman super series, strongman champions league overall champion, lithuanian team champion etc. Greatest weight bench pressed in a given time new record claims for this list are welcome. Now youre benching an insane weight a distance of fewer than six inches. The englishman competed in saturdays world deadlift championship and.
He competed in the international powerlifting federation ipf and was five times super heavyweight world bench press champion. This year zydrunas savickas, or big z, has shown in no uncertain terms that he is the strongest man in the world. In strongman competitions the dumbbell can be used as a maxweight event, with competitors taking it. Baboumian held the world log lift record in the 105k category 165 kg 364 pounds, as well as the german heavyweight loglift record 180 kg 400 pounds and the title of strongest man of germany 105 kg division. Here 30 of the strongest men on the planet congregated, all with one aim to be crowned the commerce worlds strongest man 2015. Zydrunas set a new world record in the giant barbell squat event by squatting 340 kg for. This is a compilation of some of the heaviest bench press ever for now world record in history of strength, this guys holds guinness world record, in this video i cover the top 5 records ever. Shaw is also the first man to have won the arnold strongman classic and the world s strongest man contest in the same calendar year, a feat he accomplished in 2011 and then replicated in 2015. Most powerful animals are herbivores world s strongest man says he is a vegan one of the world s strongest men who can lift a car above his.
Julius maddox breaks raw bench press world record muscle. Currently, the 32yearold is preparing for two big events. Pdf the effects of grip width on sticking region in bench press. The current world record raw bench press without a bench shirt is 335. Lifting super massive heavy weights can be in 2 different categories. The first is the log world championships in london, england in april, 2018. The weights lifted by todays strongmen are dizzying. Mariusz pudzianowski is world renowned weight lifter who has won five world s strongest man titles throughout his careermore than other man. Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own bench press world records on.
Progression of the bench press world record wikipedia. Mariusz zbigniew pudzianowski polish pronunciation. The event was held in malaysia, for the first time since 2002. Anderson contributed significantly to the development of competitive powerlifting. This is one repetition with as much weight as the lifter can handle. Paul later squatted 1160 pounds at muscle beach before credible witnesses, and again before a national tv audience on the ed sullivan show. Mar 03, 2014 dan kovacs is the strongest man in the world and a strength coach at integrated fitness dan has the world record for power lifting raw total 2202 pounds. The record breaking attempt of 142kg is around 312 lbs, which doesnt seem unrealistic for kieliszkowski to press. Absolute pulling strength such as big giant deadlifts and squats, big bench presses slow lifts or a combination of absolute strength and explosive power such as olympic lifts. How many strongmen out there train flat bench press. Mike murdock, at 70 years of age, bent over row with a lift of 205 pounds. Here are some of the strongest man who can do bent over rows exercise with insane heavy weight but most with messed up form except ronnie coleman. The energy training day included the north carelia strongest man and miss energy fitness competition.
Mark henrys whole gimmick is based on being the world s strongest man. Watch strongman eddie hall bench press with world record. Zydrunas savickas is a lithuanian powerlifter and professional strongman. Russian powerhouse andrey malanichev utterly crushed the world record for the highest unequipped squat on saturday, racking up more than half a ton470 kg. During his career as a strongman, pudzianowski won five world s strongest man titles, more than any other athlete according to guinness world records. Aug 28, 20 american weight lifter brian shaw sets a new record, lifting over 975 pounds at the world s strongest man competition in sanyu, china. Most notably, she was the first woman to bench 300 pounds.
Nick winters is making headlines in the raw bench press. By this definition, vegan strongman patrik baboumian is perhaps the strongest man on earth born in 1979 to armenian parents in abadan, iran, patrik and his family fled the iranian revolution when he was seven and emigrated to central germany. He has also won on multiple occasions both the uks strongest man and englands strongest man titles. For over 30 years, the strongest men on the planet have come together in a series of unique and amazing tests of strength to determine the world s strongest man. Mar 14, 2015 paul anderson was squatting 900 pounds for reps at exhibitions. Im not sure what hes there for, he knows absolutely nothing about the sport, cracks poor jokes every now and then that weve all heard before from previous commentators, and has even lightly mocked a couple of contestants for things he doesnt understand. He recorded this record at the 2015 sn pro strong expo, where he put.
Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own bench pressing world records on. Dec, 2015 strength isnt just about physical prowess. He already owns the american record of 465 pounds, set at the 2015 arnold strongman classic australia. Dimitar savantinov set the current record in july with a 141kg 310 lb cyr. Here, he serves up the training and nutrition programs that have made him, well, one superstrong dude. Access weight lifting results, rankings and records from great britain in one place.
Arnold schwarzenegger left hanging after strongman athlete eddie. He has raw ostrobothnian power that wells from the expanses of malaxs fertile lands, from the successful export region of vaasa. Worlds strongest 70year old powerlifter critical bench. The world s strongest 70year old powerlifter critical bench. This is a standard used in many professional strong man competitions as well as the olympic games. Shaw, who started his strongman career in 2005, has won multiple titles, inclluding the arnold classic and worlds strongest man championships. Angelo samarripa attempts to break the unassisted bench press world record at the aloha festival in minneola. The subject of the strongest man in history is controversial, but, with the zillions of people in this world, logic suggests that the strongest man in the world is among us right now, but we know nothing about him. Kirill sarychev lifts world record raw powerlifting total at 2,386.
Zydrunas savickas was runnerup in the world strongest man in 2015 but he was the world strongest man in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014. He came in second place in the squat lift category, and sixth place overall. Guest article by pro strongman competitor elliott hulse. Power ranking the 25 strongest wrestlers in history. Every year we say it but this year has to have one of the strongest line ups yet. Freddi smulters 400 kg 880 lbs bench press world record 90 lbs bench press. Ralph farquharson holds the guinness book of records entry for bench.
The event will be taking place between sunday the 19 th april and sunday the 26 th april in putrajaya, malaysia. So, instantly a future power lifting great was born. Brian shaw was at third place in 2017 but was the champion of the world strongest man in 20, 2015 and 2016. Check out the preliminary groups and events for the qualifying rounds below. Thats what 91yearold sy perlis overcame to set a new world record in the 90andover weightlifting class. Hall has competed at the last four worlds strongest man competitions. During kazmaiers title defense at the 1981 world s strongest man he won the squat event with 969 lbs 440 kg on a smith machine for a world record, just after tearing his pectoralis major muscle while bending cold rolled steel bars in the bar bend event before. Maddox, who has been lifting for seven years, already holds the american raw bench press record, which he took in june when he lifted 723. Paul was the first man to ever squat over 700 pounds. The mountain from game of thrones sets deadlift world record haf. At the 1999 nfl combine, eastern kentucky defensive tackle justin ernest set a record on the bench press with a mindboggling 51 reps. Fourtime world s strongest man brian shaw isnt sure when his next strongman competition will happen, so he set a new goal. Ted arcidi first presses 678 lb and then becomes the first man to bench press over 700 lb with a lift of 705.
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