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Weightlifter Sets World Underwater Lifting Record-- Maybe | The Orlando Advocate

Bro, do you even lift? Well, can you lift underwater? Russian strongman Vitaly Vivchar does, and he has reportedly beat the Guinness world record for bench presses of 110-pounds (50-kilogram) underwater. The fitness instructor from the south-central Russian city of Tomsk accomplished the feat with 76 reps, breaking American weightlifter Greg Wittstock’s 62 in April […]

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