Heaviest World Records

Clint Poore performed a 475-pound raw bench press. He is 42 years old.

Clint Poore bench pressed a barbell weighing 425 pounds. Clint's body weight at the time of the attempt was 210 pounds. NOTE: Weightlifting with extreme weight should not be attempted without proper precautions.

Antonio Rivera bench pressed a barbell weighing 500 pounds. Antonio's body weight at the time of the attempt was under 225 pounds. WARNING: Weightlifting can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional weightlifter. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Clint P. bench pressed a barbell weighing 480 pounds. Clint's body weight at the time of the attempt was 233 pounds.

Clint Poore raw bench pressed one board weighing 480 pounds. Clint's body weight at the time of the attempt was 233 pounds.

Clint Poore performed a raw squat using a 530-pound cambered squat bar.

Clint P. bench pressed raw two boards weighing 495 pounds. Clint's body weight at the time of the attempt was 234 pounds.

Phil J. carried a 250-pound refrigerator a distance of eight blocks without assistance. He is a professional mover.

Tai Star balanced a 40-pound sack of birdseed on his head while standing on a slackline on one foot.

Thommy Ohlund performed seated alternating dumbbell curls using two 40-kilogram dumbbells. He is 52 years old.

At 50, Matthew Lawson loaded five 20 kg plates onto each side of a plate-loaded Viking press at a gym in Bathurst, Australia, 200 kilograms in all, and pressed it overhead with both arms. A Viking press is a standing shoulder-press machine worked through lever arms with handles at head height; the video shows him drive both handles from his shoulders to a full lockout and hold it there, then walks the camera along both loaded sleeves so every 20 kg plate is counted on screen. His aim is to show that age does not define what you can lift.

Big Bubba Dowling of OmegaForce performed a silver dollar deadlift using people. The weight of the deadlift apparatus was 400 pounds and the four children weighed a total of 300 pounds, bringing the combined weight total to 700 pounds.

Matthew Lawson loaded eight 20 kg plates, 160 kilograms in all, onto one arm of a plate-loaded Viking press at a gym in Bathurst, Australia, and pressed it overhead with the left arm alone. A Viking press is a standing shoulder-press machine worked through lever arms with handles at head height; on this one each arm moves independently, and the continuous video shows the other arm parked while the left handle goes to full lockout seven times in a row. The plate count is clear on camera, and a training partner keeps a hand on the end of the sleeve only to hold the plates on. One arm, eight plates, seven reps.

Michael Drouin performed toe raise workout six times using a total of 225-pound weights. He is 64 years old. Michael is a Navy veteran, former bodybuilder, physically challenged with full spinal hardware and right full hip replacement. He strives to continue to work out regardless of his medical conditions.

Manuel H. lifted a 242-kilogram (533.51 pounds) stone to chest level. WARNING: Weight lifting can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional weight lifter. We will not accept submissions from minors.

Manuel H. performed a shoulder press using a 130-kilogram (286.60 pound) stone.