Did Danial Zamani break the bench press world record?
Danial Zamani may have just broke the raw bench press world record. The Iranian strongman and powerlifting is taking the strength game by storm. His strength is truly incredible to say the least and his latest feat may have just made him the new bench press king. Or has it?
The current bench press kingpin Julius Maddox currently holds the official raw bench press world record. The current official record stands at 782lbs (355kg), a truly impressive number indeed. But it appears that Danial Zamani may have just eclipsed that number…in training.
Unofficial World Record?
In a recent training session Danial Zamani crushed the raw bench press. The Iranian powerhouse put up some insane numbers in the gym. Zamani pushed 360kg or 793lbs in training.
Here we go.. 360 kg bench press Heaviest bench press ever in History ????????????
I feel power of God in my veins. I could feel my coach Babak Ghazbani knowledge and all of your positive energy and Gods blessing when I was under the pressure of Bar loaded with heaviest weight ever on my arms.
I want to thank first of all my coach Babak Ghazbani @babak_ghazbani who is guiding me since last 10 years in my sport life, I owe him alot and all my seniors and pro athletes world-wide who support me and motivated me to reach my goal. My first target was 360 kg which is few kg more than current world record and my second target is breaking 800 lbs mark which I am going to attempt in 20 days. I can not promise to break 800 lbs record for now due to having pain in my shoulder but I try my best and will attempt it definitely. Either i break the 800 lbs number or not, I am going to post the video for all my fans.
I am Danial Zamani , memeber of powerlifting family specialized in bench press and I am thankful to each and everyone of you who helped me with positive energy to achieve my biggest goal in life.
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Will It Count?
This is definitely an incredible feat of strength. The issue however is that the bench press wasn’t conducted during a meet. Julius Maddox was able to break the world record in an official meet. Danial Zamani pulled off the feat during a training session. That said the numbers don’t lie. Zamani lifted more than the official record by 11lbs. That’s a fact that can’t be denied.
What do you think of Danial Zamani breaking the bench press world record unofficially?
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