The record for an overhead lift stands at 263.5 kilograms. According to Dan Wathen, an athletics trainer at Youngstown State University, Ohio, Bolton and weightlifters like him are nearly five or ...

Elite athletes have achieved lifts of up to 1,200 pounds. Here's what's made that possible — and what the limit may be.

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And it is a phenomenal lift—if done correctly. But overhead strength lifts with a bar put the kind of stress on the shoulder joints that many fellas over 40 simply don’t need.

Ideally your arm is now in the same position you would use for an overhead squat or snatch. Do this mobility drill five to 10 times as a warmup for any workout that involves overhead lifts.