(Reuters) - A barrel-chested 91-year-old strongman from Arizona shattered the planet record for the bench press in his dwindling people, with a carry of 187.2 pounds - some fifty pounds quite the previous record.
Sy Perlis bested the record of a hundred thirty five pounds set in 2005 throughout a national competition last weekend in Phoenix because the lone participant within the 90-year-old and over division, competition officers aforementioned.
"He's pretty superb, there isn't any doubt regarding it," aforementioned Gus Rethwisch, president of the planet Association of Benchers and Deadlifters, WHO witnessed Perlis' record carry. "He sounds like he can be in his 70s. he is in nice form."
Perlis, WHO won world titles in 2010 and 2011 within the 85-year-old to 89-year-old division, told the Arizona Republic newspaper that he started touching the weights once he was sixty years recent. He didn't enter a championship competition till 5 years agone at the suggestion of his trainer.
"It gave American state the chance to try and do issue} to check myself for one thing, and that i did not have to skylark to try and do it as you'd in another sports," Perlis told the newspaper.
"I got plenty of satisfaction out of it and it created American state feel sensible and it had been sensible on behalf of me."
Perlis aforementioned he trains 5 days per week with a plan that features musclebuilding and vas work.
Perlis told the newspaper that his doctor is responsive to his competitive pursuits, and has aforementioned, "If you'll be able to roll in the hay, do it."
Rethwisch aforementioned the record carry qualified Perlis for the planet championships on Nov. 5 in Reno, Nevada. Perlis has told tournament organizers he can vie. (Reporting by Tim Gaynor; redaction by Bill Trott)
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