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Dr. Andy Galpin

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Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

Now, my longtime friend, AJ Roberts, actually might have a better resume here.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

He totaled 2,855 pounds, but did it at probably 30 or 50 or so pounds lower than these other two gentlemen.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

I'll let them all figure that out.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

But nonetheless, almost 3,000 pounds across three different exercises.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

If you want to go through the exercises individually, we have different people with world records there.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

So the squat right now, current world record, is from Nathan Baptist at an astounding 1,311 pounds.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

Again, friends, you heard that right.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

This is a 1,300-pound back squat.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

From the bench press, this was actually just recently broken.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

Jimmy Kolb did this, and this is unbelievable.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

The world record is now 1,350 pounds.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

The previous world record, he broke by almost 200 pounds.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

I don't know if this is more impressive than the Usain Bolt, but hard to argue when you beat a world record by an additional 200 pounds.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

Like simply unbelievable, that strength accomplishment.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

Another actually fun thing to note here is I believe fifth or sixth on that list is a gentleman named Bill Gillespie at a total of 1,129 pounds.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

He actually also did this pretty recently.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

And the fun part about Bill is two things.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

One, he's 62 years old.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

You heard that right.

Huberman Lab
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin: Why Muscle Matters & How to Build It

62 years old and just, I think last year, bench pressed well over 1,100 pounds.