 As of 2020, the world record bench press without any equipment was set by American Julius Maddox at .The current world equipped record (with shirt) is held by Tiny Meeker, at 1102 lb (500 kg).The women's single lift bench press record (equipped with shirt) belongs to Sandra Lönn from Sweden, who lifted 235.0 kg (517 lb), and the women's overall bench press record (equipped with shirt) belongs to Hugdal Hildeborg from Norway, who lifted 227.0 kg (499.4 lb) (IPF standards).