NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The
World Record bench press held by Australian powerlifting champion
Mike Carroll was broken today by an
unknown competitor as shown in this video. Carroll, who set a world
record by lifting 8,994 pounds on January
23rd, 2018, now has to give up his crown to an unknown man
who beat Carroll's record by 2,438.5 pounds.
Avi Silverberg, head of the World
Bench Press Team and Canadian Powerlifting Union, was quoted as
saying, "This strength program is certainly something you see at
the professional level. The amount of strength the athletes are
gaining in a short period of time has more than caught our
attention."
The record now stands at 11,432.5 pounds, lifted by a man
rumored to be from the United
States. Olympic powerlifting coaches from England, Germany, and the Ukraine are adopting his training method.
Several universities in the United
States and Canada are also
reviewing the strength program and are considering making it a part
of their recommended off-season training regimen for basketball,
football, and baseball teams.
Practitioners are reporting gains in strength and endurance that
is unmatched by other strength and conditioning programs. This
program has the potential to revolutionize how athletes have been
taught to train for decades. It challenges conventional wisdom and
breaks many of the rules that strength and conditioning experts
have sworn by in all areas of athletics, including crossfit,
weightlifting, and powerlifting.
The founder, a former all-state and Division I recruit, has seen
the greatest results from people of all shapes and sizes. The
method gained notoriety when its founder broke records across
squat, deadlift, and bench press categories.
SOURCE Mike Carroll