Julius Maddox


Julius Maddox is an American powerlifter who is the world record holder in the raw bench press.

Records

On August 31, 2019, Julius Maddox pressed with wrist wraps and without a belt, surpassing the world record of Kirill Sarychev from 2015.
On November 17, 2019, Maddox pressed with wrist wraps and without a belt, at the Rob Hall Classic meet, breaking his own world record.
In March 2020, Maddox set the world bench press record at at the Arnold Sports Classic in Columbus, Ohio becoming the first man to bench both 750 lb and 350 kg. Maddox also holds the official world record for most times bench pressing in official powerlifting competition, with 10 times.
Maddox competes at anywhere from to bodyweight in recent competition.
On February 21, 2021, Julius broke another All Time World Record at at a Ghost Strong meet in Miami Florida.

Gym lifts

In February 2020 Maddox benched in the gym, sharing it in a post on Instagram. In January 2021, Maddox Benched in the gym, unofficially breaking his own world record by. In May 2021, Maddox benched during a session. His previous best lift in the gym was, done in January 2020.
Maddox holds multiple unofficial repetition World Records on the bench press, including for 3 reps, and for 7 reps.
On May 10, 2022, Maddox pressed 796 lbs in his gym, which is 14 lbs above the current world record.

Personal life

Maddox was born and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he still lives with his wife Heaven and their four children. In high school, Maddox was recruited for football by several top Division-1 programs, but faced troubles with drug addiction, depression, and jail time. Because of this, Maddox eventually faced a choice between two 5-year prison sentences or entering a recovery program. Maddox entered the recovery program, where he found a set of weights and began his powerlifting journey.
Maddox had been lifting for around seven years at the time he set the world bench press record. Maddox credits lifting weights in helping him overcome his addictions and problems.
Maddox has stated that one of his personal inspirations is C. T. Fletcher. His progressive goal is to bench press 800 lbs.