Scot Mendelson
| Scot Mendelson | |
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| Born |
Scot Mendelson February 21, 1969 |
| Residence | Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Other names | "Mendy", |
| Occupation | Powerlifting, Personal trainer |
| Employer | Self-employed |
| Known for | Bench press world records |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 270 - 360 lb (122 - 163kg) active |
| Competition record | ||
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| Powerlifting - Bench Press | ||
| Representing United States
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| WPC World Bench Press Championships | ||
| 1st | 2000 | 140kg |
| 1st | 2001 | 140kg |
| 1st | 2008 | +140kg |
| WPO World Record Bench Bash | ||
| 1st | 2002 | +140kg |
| WPO Bench Bash For Cash | ||
| 1st | 2002 | +140kg |
| World Power Stars International Meet | ||
| 2nd | 2007 | UNL |
| World Power Stars | ||
| 2nd | 2007 | +140kg |
Scot Mendelson (born February 21, 1969) is an American powerlifter, who specializes in the bench press. He has broken multiple world records and is currently the raw (unassisted) world record holder in the 308-pound weight class with 701 lb (318 kg) since 2002 and the equipped world record holder in the 275-pound class with 1,031 lb (468 kg) since 2009. He also held the all-time world record in the raw bench press, regardless of weight class with 715 lb (324 kg) for 8 years. Working as a self-employed personal trainer, he runs his own gym called F.I.T.
In his youth Scot Mendelson loved sports and played baseball and American football. Starting strength training when he reached his teens, he moved into the sport of wrestling and boxing, where he first recognized that he was getting really strong, really fast. Then he moved into bodybuilding. With his pure strength showing even more through his bodybuilding training, Scot decided to become a powerlifter.
On October 12, 2002, at 308.0 pound bodyweight Scot Mendelson bench pressed 701 lbs (318 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 (323.4 kg) on February 8, 2003, surpassing the previous 711 lbs-mark of Big James Henderson.
At the age of 36, improving his own world record in the raw bench press, Mendelson pressed 715.0 lbs (324.3 kg) with Ed Coan as head judge at the New England Bench Press Classic (Atlantis) on May 22, 2005. This record was not broken for 8 years until Eric Spoto bench pressed 722 lb (327.5 kg) raw in 2013.
Mendelson 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, he 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).
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