If my car broke down, he carry me and my car home lol

Paul Anderson back-lifting 6,270 lbs, the most weight ever lifted by a human. (1957)

He may not be a household name, but, for the weight-lifting community, Paul Anderson is a legend! In 1957, he pushed the limits of human strength and lifted the most weight by any human…a back-breaking 6,270 pounds. Growing up, Anderson played sports, including football, but strength training was his true love. He didn’t have access to a gym with professional equipment so he made his own using items he found around his family home. He filled 55-gallon drums with concrete and fashioned weights from those. He even developed his own training routine that emphasized squat.