Jonathan Henningsson broke three junior world records in the bench press across three different weight classes within slightly more than a year. He held all three records simultaneously with a lift of 210.5 kg in the -83 kg class, 225.5 kg in the -93 kg class, and 234 kg as a light -105 kg lifter. […]
Eric Spoto was born on October 22, 1976 on Long Island, New York. He started lifting weights at the age of 11 and learned about training through books and magazines. He was never afraid of hard work. A typical session often consisted of 35 working sets and at least 15 of those were bench press. […]
Born on January 17, 1946, in Rome, New York, Larry Pacifico later moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he made a name for himself in powerlifting. Known as “Mr. Powerlifter” in the 1970s, he is recognized as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. With nine consecutive world titles in three different weight classes and […]
Donald C. Reinhoudt March 5, 1945 – July 3, 2023 Donald “Don” Reinhoudt was a legendary powerlifter and strongman throughout the 1970s. He began powerlifting in his mid-20s and totaled 793 kg / 1,748 lbs in the late 1960s. In the early 1970s, he competed at the AAU Nationals, consistently placing high. At the first […]
Lars Gunnar HedlundJanuary 24, 1949 – June 4, 2016 Lars Gunnar Hedlund, better known as Lasse Hedlund, was born and raised in Örebro, Sweden. He started sports at an early age and soon discovered strength sports. He began with Olympic weightlifting and won several youth and junior titles. He also broke multiple national junior records […]