{"id":13818,"date":"2023-08-01T21:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=13818"},"modified":"2023-08-01T22:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:22:21","slug":"jimmy-kolb-breaks-all-time-world-record-with-635-4-kilogram-1401-pound-bench-press-heaviest-lift-in-powerlifting-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/jimmy-kolb-breaks-all-time-world-record-with-635-4-kilogram-1401-pound-bench-press-heaviest-lift-in-powerlifting-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kolb Breaks All-Time World Record with 635.4-Kilogram (1,401-Pound) Bench Press \u2014 Heaviest Lift in Powerlifting History"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 29, 2023, powerlifter Jimmy Kolb<\/a> recorded a 635.4-kilogram (1,401-pound) equipped bench press<\/a><\/strong> during the 2023 International Powerlifting Association (IPA) Tri-Star Bash in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The lift is not only an all-time equipped World Record<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0surpassing the athlete’s own previous mark of 612.5 kilograms (1,350.3 pounds) from the 2023 IPA Hillbilly Havoc \u2014 it is officially the heaviest single lift in powerlifting history<\/strong>. Kolb is the first-ever athlete to break the 1,400-pound barrier on a single lift and was also the first to break the 1,200-pound and 1,300-pound barriers.<\/p>\n

Kolb wore a lifting belt<\/a>, wrist wraps, and a custom bench shirt to support his remarkable milestone. Kolb initially made two unsuccessful attempts at the bench press mark before pushing through to break the record on his third and final try. It did not come without a challenge as Kolb seemingly struggled to lift his loaded barbell<\/a> up off his chest in a clip of the lift. <\/p>\n

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