Actor

Michael B. Jordan

Actor (Creed, Black Panther, Sinners)

All evidence

3 records, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.

1. 2017

   • Bench press315 lb × 2

     Working setBulking for Black Panther (filmed early 2017), age 29-30Training for Black Panther

     “The trainer of Michael B. Jordan claimed he benched 315 pounds for two reps while beefing up”

     Celebrity Bench Presses: All Their Best Lifts - The BarbellTrainer said2017medium confidence

     Trainer Corey Calliet's claim, first reported by USA Today (2018-02-16, 'How Michael B. Jordan got mean and massive for Black Panther'); The Barbell links that article. USA Today blocks scripts, so The Barbell is kept. Dated 2017: the bulk was for Black Panther, filmed January-April 2017. Jordan told The Globe and Mail (2018) he got up to 197 lb for that role.

   • Dumbbell bench press115 lb

     Working setBulking for Black Panther (filmed early 2017), age 29-30Training for Black Panther

     “Black Panther, we focused more on weight training and less on boxing and conditioning. He got strong: he was bench-pressing 115lb dumbbells.”

     Corey Calliet fitness tips - HighsnobietyTrainer said2017medium confidence

     Trainer Corey Calliet in a first-person Highsnobiety interview (2018-04-27). Load is per dumbbell. Reps not stated. Men's Journal reports the same claim as 110-pound dumbbells (page blocks scripts). Dated 2017: Black Panther filmed January-April 2017.

2. 2015

   • Bench press225 lb × 10

     Working setBuilt up with trainer Corey Calliet for Creed (2015), age about 28Training for Creed

     “when you start bench-pressing 225 pounds 10 times and it ain't nothing”

     How Michael B. Jordan got ripped for Hollywood - LooperNews report2015

     Jordan's own words from the Men's Fitness profile 'American Adonis' (linked by Looper; Men's Journal now hosts it, blocks scripts). Looper says 'said in 2017'; the profile is the Creed-era cover story (Men's Fitness, December 2015 issue), so dated 2015. Also quoted by The Barbell. Jordan says he could do it easily, so not a max.