![]() ![]() Come out and support Chicago and and his attempt at yet another huge bench press! Thanks to for making this event happen on short notice! LETS MAKE POWERLIFTING GREAT AGAIN! #julius #cubs #wrpf #powerlifting. Powerlifter Julius Maddox unsuccessfully attempted to smash his own raw bench press world record on Saturday when he tried to lift 800 pounds (363 kilograms). Powerlifter Julius Maddox unsuccessfully attempted to smash his own raw bench press world record on Saturday when he tried to lift 800 pounds (363 kilograms). The Instagram page BeardedBrawn23 promoted the event writing, “Announcement!!! and is happy to announce this coming Saturday August 21st he will be attempting to beat his own world record ON WRIGLEY FIELD, after the Cubs game at 630/7pm! This is a sanctioned event and all are welcome to come watch and be a part of this! will be televising the event on the Cubs Sports Network. It took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago after the Cubs’ game, the site reported. ![]() Generation Iron reported that the attempt was shown on the Marquee Sports Network and was a WRPF Americas sanctioned event. “Almost immediately after that first failed attempt, Julius decided to go again,” the announcer said. As a result, Maddox was forced to choose between serving two five-year sentences in prison and enrolling in a rehabilitation program. The video shows the benchpress world record attempt from multiple angles. Maddox struggled with drug addiction, depression, and time in jail while in high school, despite being recruited for football by a number of prestigious Division I programs. ![]() He vividly remembers his wife and daughter coming to visit, and his daughter reaching out for her father, only to be stopped by the glass that divided. In jail for four months, Julius missed a lot of special times with his wife and children, including his daughter Myla’s first birthday. The video then shows Maddox attempting the bench press but the spotter quickly grabbed it as the attempt failed. At age 25, Julius was incarcerated for drug trafficking. As of 2021, the world record bench press without any equipment ('raw') was set by American Julius Maddox at 355 kg (782 lb) surpassing his previous record of 349 kg (770 lb). “Julius Maddox just went for an 800 pounds… raw bench press world record,” the announcer said in one video. The Kingman County Jail is the main jail in Kingman County Kansas. ![]()
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