Strength world records

ALL-TIME heaviest raw squat ever (1,157 lb).

Heaviest raw squat in SLEEVES (no wraps): knee sleeves + belt only, 490 kg (1,080 lb).

Heaviest raw squat by an IPF-context lifter; unofficial +120 kg world record at the 2026 Avancus Houston. His official IPF record is 478 kg (Sheffield 2024).

ALL-TIME heaviest women's raw squat, 318.5 kg, set 31 Jan 2026 at SBD Sheffield.

Heaviest equipped squat ever recorded, 594.7 kg (1,311 lb), multi-ply suit + knee wraps, 6 Feb 2021.

Widely-accepted all-time equipped squat, 592.3 kg (1,306 lb), multi-ply suit + wraps, 140 kg class.

Heaviest women's equipped squat, ~432.5 kg (953 lb), multi-ply suit + wraps, April 2023.

Heaviest raw bench EVER caught on film, 365 kg (804.7 lb); first human to bench 800 lb raw.

Heaviest raw bench in COMPETITION, 355 kg (782.6 lb).

ALL-TIME heaviest women's raw (no shirt) bench, 207.5 kg (457.5 lb).

Heaviest equipped bench AND heaviest single barbell lift in powerlifting history, 635.4 kg (1,401 lb), multi-ply bench shirt, 29 Jul 2023.

Heaviest women's equipped (multi-ply shirt) bench, 317.5 kg (700 lb), 25 Nov 2023.

ALL-TIME heaviest raw competition deadlift WITHOUT straps, 487.5 kg (1,074.5 lb).

Heaviest standard-bar raw deadlift from the floor WITHOUT straps or suit, 417.5 kg (920.4 lb), 2026 AMP Open Nationals, Lake Tahoe (5-8 Mar 2026).

Official IPF raw world-record deadlift (no straps, no suit), 25 Mar 2023.

ALL-TIME heaviest women's raw competition deadlift WITHOUT straps, 297.5 kg (655.9 lb), Dec 2025.

Heaviest equipped POWERLIFTING-meet deadlift, 457.5 kg (1,009 lb).

Heaviest women's equipped powerlifting deadlift, 315 kg (694 lb), 2005.

Silver Dollar Deadlift world record, 580 kg (1,278.7 lb) — partial-range/higher pick on a thick implement.

The heaviest deadlift in history from the floor: 511 kg at the 2026 World Deadlift Championships, one kilogram past Hafthor Bjornsson's 510 kg. Deadlift suit, belt and straps are allowed in this event.

ABSOLUTE heaviest deadlift ever, 510 kg (1,124.4 lb).

Iconic lift that broke the 500 kg barrier and Eddie Hall's 500 kg (2016).

Heaviest women's deadlift ever, 325 kg (716.5 lb).

Heaviest raw total ever by an IPF-context lifter; unofficial +120 kg world record at the 2026 Avancus Houston (485 / 281.5 / 387.5 kg).

Heaviest DRUG-TESTED raw total under IPF, 1,152.5 kg, 25 Mar 2023: 470 squat + 272.5 bench + 410 deadlift.

Heaviest all-time women's raw total (untested), 759 kg (1,674 lb), May 2025: 307 squat + 155 bench + 297 deadlift.

All-time heaviest equipped powerlifting total, 1,407.5 kg (3,103 lb) in multi-ply gear, ~132 kg class.

Heaviest women's equipped total, 932.5 kg (2,056 lb) in multi-ply gear: 954 lb squat + 501 lb bench + 600 lb deadlift.

Heaviest log press / overhead lift ever, 231 kg (509.3 lb), 7 Sep 2024 (raised from his 230 kg of Oct 2023).

Heaviest women's log press ever, 140 kg (308.6 lb).