There’s a challenger to world bench press record set by Julius Maddox.
Julius Maddox acknowledges that fellow powerlifter Danial Zamani is a real threat to his bench press world record.
Maddox is an absolute beast of a man. He has smashed bench press records left and right. Maddox is no doubt the king of the bench press. But no record lasts forever. Records are made to be broken. You need only ask Maddox himself for the truth of that statement. And according to the current world record holder, there is a challenger on the horizon.
In a recent Q&A video on his YouTube channel, Julius Maddox broached the subject about a challenger to his world record bench press. That man is Danial Zamani.
A native of Tehran, Iran, Danial Zamani is a powerlifter with a ton of promise. The 29 year old has shown some pretty impressive strength in the past. Fellow powerlifter and strongman Peiman Maheripour has sung Zamani’s praises in the past.
Monstrous Strength
Most recently Danial Zamani hit an impressive 330kg (727lbs) bench press.
Julius Maddox holds the world record bench press at 354kg (782lbs). Danial Zamani’s feat wasn’t very far off. In the Q&A video, Maddox addressed Zamani and is even motivated by the prospect of a challenger to the world record.
“This guy is a tank,” said Maddox. “If anyone at this point in time will give me a run for money, in the next year, it will be Danial.”
“A lot of people will throw that in my face and act like I’m scared, that my title is at stake. Guys, that’s the whole point of this sport, is to outdo one another. So why would I be mad if someone came along to outdo me?
“That’s not going to do anything but challenge me to work harder,” Maddox added. “When it comes to someone who’s literally breaking down the barriers, it’s Danial. But you got to understand, this gives me the opportunity to have a challenge.
“Whenever I compete, I’m always competing against myself. I’m never competing against anyone else, simply because there’s really no one in my league at the moment. Even Danial is so far off. He’s made exponential growth, but still there comes a point in time where you start to hit these walls.”
Julius Maddox looks to be excited by the prospect of Danial Zamani closing in on the world record. The added motivation will likely push his training to the next level. After all, his goal is 800lbs. If he keeps his focus on his original goal, he may not be have to worry so much about Zamani breaking the record. Julius Maddox will already be pushing past that number.
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