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You guys, the Democrats are desperate to be more masculine. So desperate, in fact, that Rep. Eric Swalwell of California apparently recorded this video of himself in the gym bench-pressing 135 pounds. Bro, if you're trying to appeal to masculine male voters, I don't think 135 is going to do it! Throw a ten on each side there, and maybe we can talk, but 135 is peewee league stuff

Dave Marba didn’t get into powerlifting to become one of the world’s strongest men. But after bench-pressing 501.2 pounds last weekend in Saturday, that’s exactly what he’s become. Marba’s lift at the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters meet at the Mariott in Rancho Cordova set a new world record in the Men’s Masters 61-67 year-old age group in the 220-pound weight class. “I’m just getting better and getting stronger,” the 62-year-old Marba said by phone earlier this week. “I’ve hooked up with a body builder friend who know a lot about nutrition, so who knows how high I can...

Ray Hickman of Joseph proved himself to be the strongest man in the world in his weight class last weekend in Reno, Nev. “I’m still in shock,” admitted Hickman, 31, an electrician by trade, who bench pressed 429.9 pounds on his way to a world championship in the 165-lb. division at the Thermalink World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships. The event is put on by the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters...(snip) For Complete Article, Please Click Here.