Category World Records
Verified world-record and elite athletic feats: strength, speed, endurance, and bodyweight records, told through what the science says about how those feats are actually possible.
1,102 Pounds, No Spin: Gabriel Peña’s Axle Deadlift World Record
Small Jumps, Two Weight Classes: The Story Behind Russel Orhii’s Squat World Records
Anatolii Novopismennyi’s 331 kg Squat: A Junior Lifter Who Beat the Open Field
685 Pounds and Still Climbing: Sonita Muluh’s Raw Squat World Record
805 Pounds on a 198-Pound Frame: John Haack’s WRPF Squat World Record
Ray Williams’s 1,080-Pound Raw Squat: The Heaviest Ever, But Never Officially Ratified
782.64 Pounds, No Shirt: Julius Maddox’s All-Time Raw Bench Press Record
