1000 pound bench press

The 1000 pound bench press has been the holy grail in the professional bench press arena for years. Well, the 1000 pound bench press record has finally been achieved. The man who broke the 1000 pound bench press barrier still holds the world record for bench press at 1005 pounds.

Gene Rychlak Jr. was the first, and the only man ever to break the 1000 pound bench press mark! Gene still holds the bench press world record at 1005 pounds. The closest man behind Gene (and some say the next to break the 1000 pound bench press mark) is Scot Mendlson. Scott's heaviest bench press is 915 pounds!

If you want to see professional bench pressers break the 1000 pound bench press mark you need to head down to a bench press competition. Bench press competitions are held all over the world. The US holds several bench press competitions every year. Scott and other bench press kings are confident that in up and coming competitions they can break the 1000 pound bench press mark!

Below we have some pictures of 1000 pound bench press champion Gene Rychlak Jr. But how long will he be the only one to bench press 1000 pounds? My money says next big bench press competition Scot will break the 1000 pound bench press!