On FebruJulius broke another All Time World Record at 782 lbs (355 kg) at a Ghost Strong meet in Miami Florida.
Maddox competes at anywhere from 440 pounds (200 kg) to 460 pounds (210 kg) bodyweight in recent competition. Maddox also holds the official world record for most times bench pressing 700 pounds (320 kg) in official powerlifting competition, with 10 times. The record prior to that was 722 pounds (327 kg) by Eric Spoto, set in 2013. In March 2020, Maddox set the world bench press record at 770 pounds (350 kg) at the Arnold Sports Classic in Columbus, Ohio besting his own previous record of 744 pounds (337 kg) that he set at the Rob Hall Classic meet in November 2019. On November 17, 2019, Maddox pressed 744.1 pounds (337.5 kg) with wrist wraps and without a belt, breaking his own world record.
On AugJulius Maddox pressed 739.6 pounds (335.5 kg) with wrist wraps and without a belt, surpassing the 738.5 pounds (335.0 kg) record of Kirill Sarychev. Julius Maddox (born ) is an American powerlifter who is the world record holder in the bench press.
