Weight Lifting World Records

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00:51 United States

Heaviest Raw Squat Using A Cambered Squat Bar

Clint Poore

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

00:39 United States

Heaviest Raw Two-Board Bench Press (Athlete Under 240 Lbs.)

Clint Poore

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

01:00 Sweden

Heaviest Seated Alternating Dumbbell Curls (Athlete Over 50 Years Old)

Thommy Ohlund

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

00:25 United States

Heaviest Silver Dollar Deadlift Using People

Omega Force

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.

00:22 Mexico

Heaviest Stone Lifted On Shoulder

Manuel herlo

Manuel H. lifted a 150-kilogram (330.69 pound) stone on his shoulder.

00:23 Mexico

Heaviest Stone Lifted To Chest Height

Manuel herlo

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.

00:58 Sweden

Heaviest Strict Barbell Curl (Athlete Over 50 Years Old)

Thommy Ohlund

Thommy Ohlund performed a strict barbell curl using a 74-kilogram barbell. He is 52 years old.

00:23 Mexico

Heaviest Tree Trunk Lifted

Manuel herlo

Manuel H. lifted a tree trunk weighing 320 kilograms (704 pounds). 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.

01:05 England

Heaviest Weight Balanced On Head With An Olympic Bar

Mrremarkableman Jones

52-year-old Mrremarkableman Jones balanced a 210-kilogram weight with an Olympic bar on his head for 10 seconds.

01:55 Italy

Heaviest Weight Lifted By Squatting Barefooted On Broken Glass

Silvio Sabba

Record Setter lifted 105 kilograms of weight by squatting barefoot on broken glass. WARNING: This record can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 or trained as a professional stunt man. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

01:30 Italy

Heaviest Weight Lifted For Five Seconds While Standing Barefooted On Broken Glass

Silvio Sabba

Record Setter lifted 231 kilograms of weight for five seconds while standing barefooted on broken glass. WARNING: This record can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 or trained as a professional stunt man. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

07:13 Italy

Heaviest Weight Lifted Overhead While Performing A Squat And Balancing On A Balance Board

Silvio Sabba

Record Setter lifted a 63.6-kilogram barbell over his head while performing a squat and balancing on a balance board.

02:08 The Internet

Heaviest Weight Lifted Using Septum Piercing

Titano Oddfellow

Titano Oddfellow lifted a 43-pound weight using only his septum. WARNING: This record can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional stunt man. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

01:03 Philippines

Heaviest Weight Lifted While Standing On Samurai Swords

Gerard Jessie

Gerard Jessie lifted an 80-pound weight while stepping on two samurai swords. WARNING: This record 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.

01:27 Italy

Heaviest Weight Lifted While Standing On Two Glass Bottles On One Foot

Silvio Sabba

Record Setter lifted a 42-kilogram barbell while standing on two glass bottles on one foot.

02:21 Italy

Heaviest Weight Lifted While Walking 4.5 Meters Barefoot Through Broken Glass

Silvio Sabba

Record Setter lifted a 150-kilogram barbell while walking 4.5 meters barefoot through broken glass. WARNING: This record can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional stunt man. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

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