Scot Mendelson (born February 21, 1969) is an American powerlifter. He is the current world record holder in both the assisted bench press, and the raw (unassisted) bench press. Mendelson pressed 1,008 pounds on his first attempt at the Fit Expo at the 2006 Iron Man Bodybuilding contest on February 18, 2006. The event also included the APF Mendelson Bench Press Classic in Pasadena, California. (Mendelson missed attempts two and three at 1,031 and 1,048 pounds respectively). Mendelson's effort topped the previous world record held by Gene Rychlak, who had held it at 1,005 pounds since November of 2004. Mendelson has also bench pressed 830 pounds raw (without a bench press shirt) in 2005. Although his specialty is the bench press, he has also squatted over 1000 pounds.
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Interview by Scott Mendelson 
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