The heaviest object ever lifted on land weighed 23,178 tonnes (51.1 million lb). This platform was lifted 6.5 m (86.9 ft) at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea.
Meanwhile, the record for heaviest weight ever lifted by a human belongs to Canadian strongman Gregg Ernst, who in 1993 backlifted two cars with drivers that together totalled 5,340 pounds (2,422 kg).
Water Desalination Unit
Though other massive loads are hauled, a water desalination unit is the heaviest load transported on the road. A Saudi Arabian logistics company made the news and went down in records for moving the heaviest items ever, weighing 4,800 tones.
In addition, he performed a back-lift off trestles, supprting 6,270 lbs. (2,850 kg.) – the greatest weight every lifted by a human. Paul Anderson became a devout Christian and a well-known public speaker in support of his faith.
When Spencer Mather lifted more than 1,000 pounds over his head, it wasn't the strenuous physical demands that challenged him. “Most people think this was just a physical challenge, but the truth is, it has a very large mental aspect to it,” Mather said.
He had done it-the greatest weight ever lifted by a human—6,270 pounds!” So Glossbrenner says the platform was what was lifted, just as Guinness had described it-a lift off trestles and not a lift in which the “legs” also cleared the ground.
Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press over 1,000 lb with a lift of 1,004 lb (455 kg) in November. Scot Mendelson presses 457 kg (1,008 lb) (February 18) in a powerlifting exhibition called Fit Expo in Pasadena, California. Gene Rychlak presses 458 kg (1,010 lb) (December 16).
We would say the strongest man in history is Big Z (Žydrūnas Savickas). Big Z has over 80 International wins including 4x World's Strongest Man titles. We have Bill Kazmaier (Kaz) is coming in second.
The maximum 18-inch deadlift, belongs to Oleksii Novikov of the Ukraine, who set a new world record by lifting 537.5 kg (1,185 lb) at the 2020 World's Strongest Man. Novikov has lifted more though, and in 2022 set a record in the Hummer Tyre Deadlift with 549kg (1,210lb) at the Shaw Classic strongman contest.
1: A Natural Gas Drilling Platform
Until we start lassoing asteroids for their minerals, it's a safe bet that the record for the most unfathomably gigantic object ever moved by human beings will be held by the Troll A Platform.
During its lifetime the An-225 broke 240 world records, including the record for an airlifted single-item payload of 189,980 kg (418,834.2 pounds), which was a power plant generator, the record for an airlifted total payload of 253,820 kg (559,577.314 pounds), and the record for the longest payload (137-foot-long wind ...
The Current Guinness Record for most weight lifted by a human is now held by the two-time Canada's Strongest Man winner Gregg Ernst. Having already been watched by over 1,000 people lifting two grown oxen, in July 1993, Ernst lifted 2,422.2kg (5340lb), making this officially the world's heaviest lift.
The heaviest object ever directly weighed was the Revolving Service Structure (RSS) of launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. The structure was lifted up on 21 jacking points which, between them, measured the mass of the RSS as 2,423 tonnes (5,342,000 lbs).
Safety bar Squat (for reps) – 350 kg (772 lb) for 6 reps (beltless) Equipped Bench press – 300 kg (661 lb) Bench press (for reps) – 265 kg (584 lb) for 6 reps (8 foot bar, paused between reps), 225 kg (496 lb) for 10 reps (8 foot bar)
The greatest weight ever lifted by a human being is 2,422.18 kg (5,340 lb) for two cars with drivers on a platform backlifted by Gregg Ernst (Canada, b. 30 September 1961), performed and notarized at South Shore Exhibition, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 28 July 1993.
Age Restriction: Applications for this record title will only be accepted if the applicant is 16 years of age or over. The heaviest weight lifted with the mouth in a handstand position is 80.26 kg, and was achieved by Vikas Swami (India), on the set of India's Got Talent in Mumbai, India on 5 July 2023.
There is no legal maximum weight that a person can safely lift. Lifting any weight can cause injury and much depends on the object being lifted, the environment, the shape of the object, the physical characteristics of the lifter and well as the distance of the object from the spine.
What Percentage of Men Can Bench 225? A two-plate bench is relatively uncommon. Only 17% of men who completed my survey had ever benched 225 pounds, and only 1% had reached the next milestone of 315 pounds.
In terms of what's realistic for a person with average genetics, I'd say the old rule of thumb of 300/400/500 for the bench press/squat/deadlift is a simplistic but quite reasonable guideline of highly respectable strength for men with abs.
His perfection in these allows him to defeat opponents he otherwise shouldn't be able to. Batman bench presses between 800-1,000 pounds, military presses 500-600 pounds, and curls 300-350 pounds!! Again for a mere mortal, that is unbelievable.