If Maddox succeeds in his attempt, he'll be taking the bench press world record from himselfa second time. He first set the record in August 2019 when he lifted 739.6 pounds, and then beat his own ...

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Iranian powerlifter Danial Zamani regularly shows off his strength on his Instagram, and has made no secret of his aspiration to be the first man to bench press 800 pounds raw (without the aid of ...