Across all strength sports, one athlete that continually blows the mind of his fans, the internet, his fans, and pretty much any living thing with a pulse is Larry Williams, better known by his nickname Larry Wheels. It seems like any time we open Instagram, or any site focused on lifting, Wheels is there being discussed for one of his latest videos.
His most recent clip has not only sparked discussion about the lift itself, but also speculation regarding how Wheels would perform in other strength sports. The man is known to most as an elite powerlifter, and currently holds two all-time world records. To others, he’s known as a bodybuilder after he won his first official show in California this past February. To his Instagram commenters he’s also known as someone who’s “not even human,” or “leaving humanity behind“, a running joke that’s routinely made any time he posts a lifting vid.
After his latest, we’re starting to wonder ourselves. Yesterday, Wheels shared a monster shoulder press video and it comes in the form of a 227kg/500 lb overhead press. On a side note, this is one of the strongest pound for pound presses we’ve seen in the last few months, and it looked like Wheels had a bit more in him.
Author’s Note: The video below highlights Wheels’ latest 500 lb should press. For those having trouble viewing the video on mobile — visit here!Â
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And if you want to see more of Wheels’ latest lifting videos, then you can check out this article we wrote two weeks that covered the epic shoulder training session he had with Stan Efferding and Hafthor Bjornsson.
Is shoulder training not your thing? More interested in a deadlift PR? We’ve got you covered. We highly recommend checking out out his 6-rep PR that he made with Bjornsson earlier this month with 346kg/765 lb.
We don’t know about you, but we’re more than pumped to see the next time Wheels competes, no matter the strength sport.
Feature image from @larrywheels Instagram page.