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James Harrison

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James Harrison

Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and NFL Defensive Player of the Year

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10 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

James Harrison bench press

James Harrison's recorded bench press is 545 lb. Performance date: 2023-05-02. Age at the time: 44. The recorded effort was a max or PR. The source at barbendnewsletter.beehiiv.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

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Retired NFL linebacker, two days before his 45th birthday

Source quote and limits
“hit 545 pounds”

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The publisher newsletter calls the 545 lb bench a new personal record, achieved two days before his 45th birthday. May 10, 2023 is the newsletter publication date, used as a source-date fallback because its text gives no calendar date for the lift. Exact reps and bodyweight are not stated. This is a separate 2023 achievement from the failed 545 lb attempt reported in November 2020. Date: the newsletter puts the lift two days before his 45th birthday; Wikipedia gives his birth date as May 4, 1978, so 2023-05-02 is stored.

  1. 2023

    • Bench press545 lb

      Max or PRRetired NFL linebacker, two days before his 45th birthday

      News report, barbendnewsletter.beehiiv.com2023-05-02 · age 44medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “hit 545 pounds”

      Master the single-leg deadlift for serious pulling strength

  2. 2020

    • Bench press525 lb

      Max or PRRetired NFL linebacker, age 42

      News report, tmz.com2020-11-03 · age 42medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “bench pressing a stunning 525 POUNDS”

      James Harrison Achieves New Superhuman Feat, 525-Lb Bench Press!!

  3. 2017

    • Bench press425 lb

      Working setPittsburgh Steelers linebacker after Miami playoff win

      News report, muscleandfitness.com2017-01 · age 38medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “banged out a 425-lb bench press”

      Watch: James Harrison Hip Thrusts 675 Pounds. Here’s How to Improve Yours

James Harrison trap bar deadlift

James Harrison's recorded trap bar deadlift is 495 lb × 2. Source date: 2021-12-23. This was a working set. The source at garagestrength.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is low.

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Training video · NFL linebacker (career 2002-2017)

Calculated estimate: at least about 528 lb for one rep, from the recorded set. Formula and limits.

Source quote and limits
“trap bar deadlifting 495# for reps”

James Harrison Workout - Your TURN!! - Garage Strength

Coach Dane Miller describes Harrison's training clips. Rep count is not stated ('for reps'); stored as 2, the floor. The article dates the video to 2017 ("Scottsdale, AZ, 2017, basically the last year of his career"); date is the article's datePublished. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).

  1. 2021

    • Trap bar deadlift495 lb × 2

      Working setNFL linebacker (career 2002-2017)

      News report, garagestrength.com2021-12-23low confidence

      Quote and details
      “trap bar deadlifting 495# for reps”

      James Harrison Workout - Your TURN!! - Garage StrengthTraining video

James Harrison power clean

James Harrison's recorded power clean is 315 lb × 3. Source date: 2021-12-23. This was a working set. The source at garagestrength.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is low.

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Training video · NFL linebacker (career 2002-2017)

Calculated estimate: at least about 347 lb for one rep, from the recorded set. Formula and limits.

Source quote and limits
“him power cleaning 315 lbs for a triple”

James Harrison Workout - Your TURN!! - Garage Strength

Coach Dane Miller describes Harrison's training clips. The article dates the video to 2017 ("Scottsdale, AZ, 2017, basically the last year of his career"); date is the article's datePublished. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).

  1. 2021

    • Power clean315 lb × 3

      Working setNFL linebacker (career 2002-2017)

      News report, garagestrength.com2021-12-23low confidence

      Quote and details
      “him power cleaning 315 lbs for a triple”

      James Harrison Workout - Your TURN!! - Garage StrengthTraining video

James Harrison Close-grip high-incline bench press

James Harrison's recorded Close-grip high-incline bench press is 315 lb × 2. Source date: 2021-12-23. This was a working set. The source at garagestrength.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is low.

Training video · NFL linebacker (career 2002-2017)

Source quote and limits
“close-grip benches with a high incline with 315 lbs for reps”

James Harrison Workout - Your TURN!! - Garage Strength

Coach Dane Miller describes Harrison's training clips. Rep count is not stated ('for reps'); stored as 2, the floor. The article dates the video to 2017 ("Scottsdale, AZ, 2017, basically the last year of his career"); date is the article's datePublished. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).

  1. 2021

    • Close-grip high-incline bench press315 lb × 2

      Working setNFL linebacker (career 2002-2017)

      News report, garagestrength.com2021-12-23low confidence

      Quote and details
      “close-grip benches with a high incline with 315 lbs for reps”

      James Harrison Workout - Your TURN!! - Garage StrengthTraining video

James Harrison Barbell hip thrust

James Harrison's recorded Barbell hip thrust is 675 lb × 2. Source date: 2017-12-27. This was a working set. The source at youtube.com gives this mark. Source type: video. Confidence is medium.

ESPN compilation of his Instagram training clips (published 2017-12-27) · NFL linebacker, age 39 at publication (New England Patriots)

Source quote and limits
“675 LBS”

39-year-old James Harrison can lift an extreme amount of weight | ESPN — ESPN

Gemini (web app) read the video in two separate runs; no human watched it for this record. Both runs read the on-screen graphic "675 LBS" over the barbell hip thrust at 0:13 and count two completed reps. Run b sees seven 45 lb plates on each side, which with a 45 lb bar is 675 lb. Identity: ESPN channel; on-screen text names Patriots linebacker James Harrison, and his Instagram handle jharrison92 is on the clips (per both runs). Effort: no run reports a max. Feat date unknown; the clips came from his Instagram, so the ESPN publication date, 2017-12-27 (YouTube Data API), is the latest possible date.

  1. 2017

    • Barbell hip thrust675 lb × 2

      Working setNFL linebacker, age 39 at publication (New England Patriots)

      Shown in video, youtube.com2017-12-27medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “675 LBS”

      39-year-old James Harrison can lift an extreme amount of weight | ESPN — ESPNESPN compilation of his Instagram training clips (published 2017-12-27)

  2. 2016

    • Barbell hip thrust405 lb

      Working setPittsburgh Steelers linebacker, age 37

      News report, foxnews.com2016-03-24 · age 37medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “405-pound hip thrust”

      Watch James Harrison crush a 405-pound hip thrust that should not be possible

James Harrison Leg press

James Harrison's recorded Leg press is 1120 lb. Source date: 2017-01. The effort is unknown. The source at web.archive.org gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

Training video · Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, age 38

Source quote and limits
“1,120 lbs on the leg press”

30 times James Harrison crushed massive weight with his Instagram workouts - Men's Journal

Men's Journal (Matthew Jussim) describes his Instagram clip. The article has no date; it says he 'might be 38 years old' (May 2016 to May 2017) and its clips are from late 2016, so 2017 is an approximate source year. Wayback copy: the live page returns 403 to our fetchers. Reps and machine are not stated. A 2016 Fox Sports piece says he 'can leg press 1,100 pounds'. Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30). The page is dated 2017-01-13; the cited Instagram clip was posted on 2016-10-10.

  1. 2017

    • Leg press1120 lb

      Effort unknownPittsburgh Steelers linebacker, age 38

      News report, web.archive.org2017-01medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “1,120 lbs on the leg press”

      30 times James Harrison crushed massive weight with his Instagram workouts - Men's JournalTraining video

James Harrison One-arm shoulder press

James Harrison's recorded One-arm shoulder press is 135 lb. Performance date: 2015-02-13. Age at the time: 36. The effort is unknown. The source at cbssports.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker

Source quote and limits
“135 pounds with one arm”

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CBS reports the completed one-arm press and reproduces the February 13, 2015 post date. The exact repetition count, press setup and max status are not stated. The record uses the one-arm movement label.

  1. 2015

    • One-arm shoulder press135 lb

      Effort unknownPittsburgh Steelers linebacker

      News report, cbssports.com2015-02-13 · age 36medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “135 pounds with one arm”

      LOOK: James Harrison does 135-pound one-handed shoulder presses

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