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Ric Flair

American professional wrestler known as The Nature Boy; WWE 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.

Ric Flair bench press

Ric Flair's recorded bench press is 225 lb × 10. Source date: 2009-01-29. This was a working set. The source at oklafan.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

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Sun Media interview on his post-retirement training · Age 59, after his 2008 retirement match

Calculated estimate: at least about 300 lb for one rep, from the recorded set. Formula and limits.

Source quote and limits

“10 reps with 225 pounds in the bench press”

Keeping Fit with Ric Flair

Date is the Oklafan repost date of the Sun Media interview. Exact workout day is unknown. Bodyweight is the 228 lb floor of the stated 228–231 lb range. The article’s hedged 300 lb max and multi-set card routine are excluded. The original page returns HTTP 406 locally; the reader copy retains the interview. Original URL: https://www.oklafan.com/news/view/1975/ .

2009
- Bench press225 lb × 10
  Working setAge 59, after his 2008 retirement match
  News report, oklafan.com2009-01-29medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “10 reps with 225 pounds in the bench press”
  Keeping Fit with Ric FlairSun Media interview on his post-retirement trainingBodyweight 228 lb

Ric Flair Bodyweight squats, 500 reps for time

Ric Flair's recorded Bodyweight squats, 500 reps for time is × 500 14:00. Source date: 2023-08-09. The effort is unknown. The source at wrestlinginc.com gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.

Recalled on This Past Weekend with Theo Von · Retired wrestler

Source quote and limits

“I want to bench press 225 five times and I want to do the 500 free squats in 14 minutes again”

Wrestling Legend Ric Flair Details Ambitious Fitness Goals For When He Turns 75

'Again' means he did 500 free (bodyweight) squats in 14 minutes before; when is not stated, so the date is the article date (2023-08-09). Time given to the minute only. The 225 x5 bench in the same quote is a goal and is not a record.

2023
- Bodyweight squats, 500 reps for time× 500 14:00
  Effort unknownRetired wrestler
  Said in an interview, wrestlinginc.com2023-08-09medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “I want to bench press 225 five times and I want to do the 500 free squats in 14 minutes again”
  Wrestling Legend Ric Flair Details Ambitious Fitness Goals For When He Turns 75Recalled on This Past Weekend with Theo Von

Ric Flair Crunch

Ric Flair's recorded Crunch is 50 reps. Latest year of a range: 2022. This was a working set. The source at menshealth.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is low.

A set from his professional wrestling training routine

Source quote and limits

“a set of 50 crunches in between every weighted exercise”

Wrestling Legend Ric Flair Shares His Diet and Workout Advice

The source places this 50-crunch set in his earlier pro wrestling career and gives no exact year. His final match was in 2022: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/other-wrestling/ric-flair-wins-last-match-against-jay-lethal-jeff-jarrett/ . The stored date is the last year of the career range; it does not claim the set occurred in 2022. The 2023 publication date is later than that range. Daily squat and push-up totals are excluded.

2022
- Crunch× 50
  Working setA set from his professional wrestling training routine
  News report, menshealth.com2022low confidence
  Quote and details
  “a set of 50 crunches in between every weighted exercise”
  Wrestling Legend Ric Flair Shares His Diet and Workout Advice

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