Weight Lifting World Records

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00:46 United States

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

Clint Poore

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

00:46 United States

Heaviest Anderson Squat (Athlete Under 235 Lbs.)

Clint Poore

Clint Poore performed an Anderson squat with 625-pound weight. His body weight during the attempt was 233 pounds.

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.

09:45 Scotland

Longest Time Holding A 4.5-Kilogram Weight At Arms Length (Athlete Under 200 Lbs.)

William Cannon

William Cannon held a 4.5-kilogram weight at arms length for eight minutes, 13.26 seconds. His body weight during the attempt was under 200 pounds.

01:08 India

Farthest Distance Hopped Backwards On One Foot While Carrying A 90-Kilogram Weight In Mouth

Montystar Agarawal

Montystar A. hopped backwards on one foot for 10 meters while carrying a 90-kilogram weight in his mouth.

01:10 United States

Most Bench Presses Using A 135-Pound Weight

Christopher Knox

Christopher K. bench pressed a 135-pound barbell 72 times.

01:08 United States

Most Decline Bench Press Reps With A 200-Pound Barbell

Jason A Faulkner

Jason F. performed 92 decline bench press reps using a 200-pound barbell.

01:51 United States

Most Decline Bench Press Reps With A 225-Pound Barbell

Jason A Faulkner

Jason F. performed 80 decline bench press reps using a 225-pound barbell.

00:39 United States

Most Consecutive Overhead Lifts With A Fiery Flintstone Barbell

Omega Force

A member of Omega Force Strength Team completed 13 consecutive overhead lifts with a Flintstone barbell while the barbell ends were on fire. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

09:12 United States

Longest One-Armed Plank With Feet Placed Two Feet Apart

Alicia Weber

Alicia Weber performed a plank exercise using only one arm with her feet placed less than two feet apart. She remained balanced in position for nine minutes, 6.51 seconds.

01:10 United States

Fastest Time To Bench Press A 135-Pound Weight 50 Times

Christopher Knox

Christopher K. bench pressed a 135-pound barbell 50 times in 30.60 seconds.

00:54 United States

Most Decline Bench Press Reps With A 315-Pound Barbell

Jason A Faulkner

Jason F. performed 59 decline bench press reps using a 315-pound barbell.

02:03 India

Longest Distance Hopped Carrying 50-Kilogram Weight In Mouth

Montystar Agarawal

Montystar A. hopped 10 meters carrying a 50-kilogram weight with his mouth. He dedicated the record to his mother for supporting him.

01:01 United States

Most Reps Bench Pressing A 365-Pound Barbell (Athlete Under 235 Lbs.)

Clint Poore

Clint P. bench pressed a 365-pound barbell eight times. His body weight during the attempt was 234 pounds.

01:43 United States

Most Push-Ups With 50 Pounds On Back

Timothy Fogarty

Timothy F. completed 36 push-ups while carrying 50 pounds of additional weight on his back.

01:32 India

Most Times To Lift Two 19-Kilogram Dumbbells In One Minute

Suman Singh

Suman Singh lifted two 19-kilogram (41.88 pounds) dumbbells 47 times in one minute.

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