Even if you're not swinging from vines, the primal pull of grip strength is irresistible--train with Captains of Crush Grippers and become king of your jungle.
IronMind's iconic photo of Ivan Chakarov (Bulgaria) squatting 270 kg for a rock-bottom triple dubbed "no-no-no" by Randall Strossen since Chakarov had no belt, no wraps, no spotters.
It was the last lift of the contest and in a fairy-tale ending, Matthias Steiner cleaned and jerked 258 kg for the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Ilya Ilin was the first lifter in history to win both the Junior and the Senior World Weightlifting Championships, and the Asian Games in the same year. Plus, he was the 2008 Olympic Games gold medalist.