Actor
John Cena
Actor (Peacemaker, The Suicide Squad) and WWE wrestler
All evidence
13 records, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.
2018
- Pause squat530 lb
“Cena showed the squat rack who its father was by busting out a 530-pound lift — with a pause”
WWE.com (2018-05-04) describes his Twitter video. Reps not stated.
- Deadlift500 lb × 3
“41 years old. 500lbs x3 “clean grip” deadlift.”
His own tweet of 2018-04-24, quoted by Fitness Volt. Clean-grip (wide grip) deadlift for a set of 3.
- Power clean160 kg
“41 years old. 160kg. NEVER let age define effort.”
His own tweet of 2018-04-23, quoted by Fitness Volt (160 kg = 352 lb). The Barbell also lists it.
- Squat240 kg
“Not the best I’ve ever done, but certainly the best I’ll do today! #NeverGiveUp @HardNocksSouth #SquatSaturday 240kg”
His own tweet of 2018-02-10, quoted by Fitness Volt. Best set of that day, not a PR. Fitness Volt's text wrongly calls it a deadlift and a snatch; the tweet says squat.
2017
- Deadlift602 lb
“As noted, yesterday was John Cena's 40th Birthday, and to celebrate, he deadlifted 602 pounds.”
His tweet: 'Bringing in 40 with 602.' Also Task & Purpose and The Barbell (conventional stance).
2015
- Squat611 lb
“New PR for @JohnCena. 611lbs. And yes squat nerds, it was very much low enough.”
Source changed from the BarBend listicle (2017 date) to theScore (2015-11-04), which quotes his gym's tweet of 2015-11-03 calling it a PR. The Barbell: 'In 2015 at age 38, Cena filmed himself squatting 611 lbs.' with knee sleeves.
- Bench press463 lb
“At this years @NFL combine top calculated bench press was 473lb. 38 yrs old, this is 463”
His own tweet of 2015-10-28, quoted by Balls.ie (also theScore). He compared it with the top NFL combine bench.
- Squat595 lb
“the reigning, defending U.S. Champion hit the gym and squatted a full-blown 595 pounds”
His own tweet: '595lb/270kg #Squat #EarnIt' (2015-06-12). Dated by the tweet.
- Squat396 lb
“In it, he squats a pretty impressive 396lbs — that’s 180kg in real money.”
His own video, tweeted 2015-05-14 (WWE.com). The42 says Cena confirmed the weight; the video title said 600 lb. Reps not stated.
- Bench press440 lb
“It features John Cena benching 440 pounds like it's nothing.”
Video he posted in late May 2015 (article 2015-05-29). Complex says it was not his max bench. Balls.ie also mentions the 440 lb video.
- Bench press487 lb
“JOHN CENA 487 lbs. (221 kg.) Verified This 2015 bench press is the only videoed one-rep-max on our list.”
His own video, described by The Barbell (marked verified); The Barbell dates it 2015 and says he called it his all-time best. Complex (2015-05-29) describes a video from about a year earlier of him benching more than 480 lb, so the lift may be from 2014.
2014
- Snatch304 lb
“John Cena: The 304-Pound Snatch”
BarBend headline for his lift video at Mark Bell's Super Training Gym. Dated from Flo Elite (2016-02-15): 'here is he snatching 304 a couple years ago', so the year is approximate. Was dated 2017 (listicle date).
2012
- Deadlift638 lb
“John Cena, on the other hand, deadlifted 638 pounds in February 2012.”
Source changed from the BarBend listicle (2017 date, no lift date) to Sportskeeda, which gives February 2012. BarBend also lists the 638 lb deadlift; Man of Many lists 650 lb.