Legendary powerlifter Ed Coan served as one of the three referees.

His attempt and the competition was livestreamed on CoreSports, ESPN, Rogue Fitness, and World's Strongest Man's 'Feats Of Strength' series. The event invited many bench press specialists, alongside Julius Maddox, to bench press in competition. The event took place on Jat East Race Muscle Gym in South Bend, Indiana. Julius went on to attempt an 800 lb unassisted bench press, a weight that has yet to have been accomplished. On May 10, 2022, Julius bench pressed 795 lbs in the gym.Īll 800lb bench press attempts Attempt 1 - J Despite attempting 800lbs after, Julius went on to bench press 782 lbs on February 21, 2021, which is the current world record. On March 7, 2020, Julius bench pressed 770 lbs, breaking his own world record by 26lbs. Four months later, Julius would bench press 744 lbs on November 17, 2019. His first time breaking the bench press world record was on August 31, 2019, where he bench pressed 740 lbs, breaking previous record holder Kirill Sarychev by 1 lb. Julius has held the bench press world record since 2019, he has broken his own world record three times. In a year, Julius added another 100 lbs to his bench press, and continued his powerlifting journey. Julius's first bench press competition was in 2013, where he bench pressed 525 lbs despite being in the recovery program. Surprising others at the scene, a man told him that not a lot of people can bench press was Julius pressed. After 4 months, Julius bench pressed 505lbs for three reps. He was privileged to enter a home gym in a basement. In 2012, Julius entered a recovery program to prevent facing two 5-year prison sentences. Julius was an athlete in basketball, football and track and field during high school.įor the past 8 years, Julius was involved in criminal activity, was addicted to drugs and was in and out of prison.īeginning of Powerlifting and First Competition 1.1 Beginning of Powerlifting and First Competition.

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