Weight Lifting World Records

Brian Pankey completed 19 barbell curls with a 50-pound curl bar while on a rola bola.

17 members of Wieden Kennedy’s Team Dark curled dumbbells while singing the chorus of "Maniac" and touching a beaver sculpture. The record was set in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 2010 at the agency’s 28th annual Founders’ Day party. RecordSetter co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were on hand to preside over the event. #FD28

Brian Pankeycompleted 16 tandem dumbbell curls while balancing a stool on his chin.

Doug McManaman balanced a 15-pound curling stone on one hand for three minutes, 47.29 seconds.

Art Hoffman bench pressed a medical model adult skeleton 61 times in one minute.

Brian Pankey held 50 pounds of weight by fingertips while standing on a rola bola for 6.8 seconds.

Tyler Lazenby stacked a total of 360 pounds of Olympic plates on his stomach. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

Darryl Learie performed a plank exercise on two 25-pound weights with his arms fully extended for 38.56 seconds. He performed the exercise while carrying an additional 10 pounds of weight on his back.

Darryl Learie performed a [plank exercise][1] on his fists with his arms fully extended while carrying additional 182 pounds of weight on his back, which is equivalent to his own body weight. [1]: http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises_10.htm

Aerial Manx lifted 31 kilograms of weight while swallowing a sword.

William Cannon completed 10 strokes stationary rowing while holding a 45-pound dumbbell with his left hand above his head.

William Cannon completed seven strokes stationary rowing while holding a 65-pound dumbbell with his right hand above his head.

William Cannon held a 122-pound Z-bell over his head using his right hand for 1.28 seconds.

William Cannon took two steps on a six-inch high stepper while carrying two 126-pound barbells.

William Cannon took five steps on a stepping machine while carrying two 105-pound barbells.

William Cannon deadlifted a 201-pound barbell on the side of his body using his right hand for 6.78 seconds.