
UFC
Ken Shamrock
First UFC Superfight champion, King of Pancrase champion and UFC Hall of Fame inductee
3 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Ken Shamrock bench press
Ken Shamrock's recorded bench press is 605 lb. Latest year of a range: 1990. The effort is unknown. The source at buzzsprout.com gives this mark. Source type: interview.
Compare your bench press with Ken Shamrock
Gym bench press in North Carolina, recalled in podcast interview · Self-reported gym bench at age 24 or 25
Source quote and limits
“I benched 605 and I weighed 237 pounds.”
The speaker identified as Ken Shamrock recalls the lift at 1:08:26 and states his bodyweight. He answers the age question with 24, 25. Born 11 February 1964, those ages bound the feat to 1988-1990; date uses the final possible year. Repetitions, equipment, lift standard and maximum status are not stated. This is a direct retrospective gym claim, not a certified result.
2010
- Bench press360 lb
Quote and details
“he could bench-press 360 pounds”
1990
- Bench press605 lb
Quote and details
“I benched 605 and I weighed 237 pounds.”
Ken Shamrock deadlift
Ken Shamrock's recorded deadlift is 500 lb. Latest year of a range: 1990. The effort is unknown. The source at buzzsprout.com gives this mark. Source type: interview.
Compare your deadlift with Ken Shamrock
Gym deadlifting recalled in podcast interview · Self-reported deadlifting at age 24 or 25
Source quote and limits
“I was deadlifting 500, 600 pounds.”
The source describes completed deadlifts in the 500 to 600 lb range. Stored load is the 500 lb lower bound. Repetitions, equipment and maximum status are unknown. The age answer immediately after the bench and deadlift account is 24, 25. Born 11 February 1964, those ages bound the feat to 1988-1990; date uses the final possible year. The 237 lb bodyweight is stated for the bench claim and is not assigned to this separate deadlift.
1990
- Deadlift500 lb
Quote and details
“I was deadlifting 500, 600 pounds.”
Photo: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.