weightlifting senior Sy Perlis-USA Today video snapshotA World War II veteran shattered the world record for the bench press in his age group last weekend, with a lift of 187.2 pounds – 50 pounds more than the previous record.

Sy Perlis from Arizona, who works out five days a week, was the lone competitor in the 90-year-old and over division.

 

(WATCH the video below, or READ the Reuters story in the Chicago Tribune)

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