Powerlifting Career
On October 12, 2002, at 308.0 pound bodyweight Scot Mendelson bench pressed 701 lbs (318nbsp;kg) without a bench shirt in San Francisco, California (American Powerlifting Association (APF)) for an all-time raw (unassisted) world record in the heavyweight class (308 pounds), which is still the record today. He became the all-time raw world record holder regardless of weight class for the first time when he pressed 713 lbs (323.4nbsp;kg) on February 8, 2003, surpassing the previous 711 lbs-mark of Big James Henderson.
At the age of 36, improving his own record Mendelson set the current world record in the raw bench press by pressing 715.0 lbs (324.3 kg) with Ed Coan as head judge at the New England Bench Press Classic (Atlantis) on May 22, 2005. He also held the former all-time world record in equipped bench press: On February 18, 2006 at the Fit Expo at the 2006 Iron Man Bodybuilding contest, Mendelson pressed 457.5 kg (1008.6 lbs) on his first attempt, beating the previous record by Gene Rychlak. He even attempted 1031 pounds and 1048 pounds on that same event, but failed. The event also included the APF Mendelson Bench Press Classic in Pasadena, California. The new all-time equipped world record is now held by Ryan Kennelly with a weight of 488.6 kg (1075 lbs).
Currently, Mendelson holds the World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) bench press world record with a 1025.15 lbs (465 kg) press (SHW division in Open and Masters age class), done on November 23, 2008 at the WPC World Championships in Palm Beach Gardens West Palm Beach, Florida.
Mendelson has since cut down some weight and became the current all-time equipped world record holder in the 275-pound weight class (in Open and Masters age class) besting the previous world record by 83 pounds with a 467.5 kg (1030.7 lbs) bench press on December 12, 2009 in Camarillo, California (APF).
Scot Mendelson is a three-times national and four-times World Champion in the bench press. He has broken 60 world records during his career.
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