Man bench presses 722 lbs.

[Redondo]

You lift, bro? Yeah? You don't lift as much as Eric Spoto, who claims to have set a world record by raw-benching 722 pounds.

 

This video, taken on Sunday, actually shows the third of Spoto's three lifts, two of which broke the record of 715 pounds. In the initial lift, Spoto benched 661 pounds, following that with 716 pounds and, finally, 722 pounds.

• Eric Spoto benches 722 pounds

[mrwicked]

thats insane.

lol@the comments: "Big deal! Kim Kardashian can crotch press half the NBA in one hour"

[Tank]

This was, well, interesting and insane:

"The "raw" in the record comes from the fact that Spoto doesn't wear a bench shirt or any other kind of supportive clothing; he's there in a singlet and leather belt, plus gloves. Bench shirts are insanely taut, made of denim or polyester, and both cushion the lifter as the weight depresses and help the lifter get the weight back in the air. As a result, the current shirted world record stands at 1076.9 pounds, more than half again as much as the raw record."

Wow.

[Brandon]

Someone should post that dude that deadlifts at a competition and either craps himself or has some sort of massive hemroid that bulges out.

Pretty gnar.

I wanted to joke about this dude having no legs, but he has trunks as well.

[Ray McKigney]

Gotta love steroids.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I could bench press 7.22 pounds.

[Glen]

That's like 2 AW.com members.

That this was the first comment is one of the reasons I love this board.

[Tank]

I could bench press 7.22 pounds.

 

pics or it didn't happen.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

pics or it didn't happen.

 

Let's see...what would be seven pounds...ah, yes, the empty bar.

[LBHalos17]

wow... I can do that much... in about five lifts...

That guy's only good for pumping-iron though.  He probly has no athleticism or flexibility.  Nice lift tho.

[mrwicked]

i can eat 7.22 lbs of brownies in a sitting.

 

... with a spotter.

[LBHalos17]

i can eat 7.22 lbs of brownies in a sitting.

 

... with a spotter.

I'm calling-you out!  That's a lotta brownies... especially if they're green.

[Adam]

That this was the first comment is one of the reasons I love this board.

cals picks his spots better than anyone

[katie]

Let's see...what would be seven pounds...ah, yes, the empty bar.

Empty bar is 45lbs

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Empty bar is 45lbs

 

Well. guess I will have to cut it down a bit. Where is that hacksaw?

 

I'm not exactly an expert on free weights.