An imposing sight. Have you ever seen 700lbs loaded on a bench? Fourteen 45lb plates, two 10lbs, and two 2.5lbs plates, plus the 45lb bar. Waiting, almost daring to be moved. 700lbs. The Holy Grail of Raw Bench Pressing. Then there is Julius 'Irregular Strength' Maddox, the current World Record Holder and TuffWraps Athlete at an astonishing feat of benching 739.6lbs. The World Record press can be seen here.
Now, Julius is on the path to not only breaking his record but also to attain numbers once considered impossible before now - 800lbs!!
Julius recently smashed a new rep PR of 700 x 3 - PAUSED!! After this video was loaded on his Instagram page @irregular_strength, the Universe has been put on notice that this man is capable of accomplishing feats on the bench that have never, ever been seen before. Look at the video here. Notice the control, the form, the pauses, and then explosion and speed off the chest of 700lbs x 3. It looks as if Julius had at least two more reps in him. We impatiently wait to see what Julius is going to do next. One thing is for sure; we are all fortunate to be witnessing history in the making every time he hits the platform!
