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Bodybuilding phenom Larry Wheels, at the age of 17, discovered that he was the strongest man in his gym. He had no intention of letting this talent go in vain, and thus, ten years later, he became an unbeatable powerlifter. He then stepped into bodybuilding and even started competing in the Strongman championships.

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Although Larry Wheels received an exceptional amount of fame for his aesthetic physique, his true passion remained beating his own records at the gym. Wheels recently shared his new shoulder press PR and well, it is needless to say that it sent shockwaves all across the Internet. 

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Larry Wheels doubles down to be his own opponent

Powerlifter turned bodybuilder, Larry Wheels, recently took to his official Instagram account and shared a video of himself demonstrating his new personal shoulder press record. In the video, he was seen pulling out shoulder presses with 400 lb dumbbells. As the video began, four men stood behind him.

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They gave him support to lift the dumbbells, and once the beast was in motion, there was no one stopping him. With utter swiftness, Larry Wheels pulled out five full reps of shoulder presses with the heavy-weight dumbbells. The video itself is a standing testament to the level of dedication Wheels has for Powerlifting.

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In the caption, he wrote, 400lb dumbbell shoulder press PR! @teampersonalrecord”. The entire fitness community was left dazzled to watch Larry Wheels beat his record. They showered the post with comments of appreciation and motivation.

The fitness community reacts to Larry Wheels’ PR

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Larry Wheels, with his swift lifts, has managed to garner himself a huge fanbase, who motivates him through social media. On his latest video, they left comments of admiration like, “This is the Larry I love, just beasting the f*ck out of the weights” and “Big champ right there 🏆❤”.

One of them taking to the fact that it took him the spotting of four men initially, humorously wrote, “Needed a whole pit crew for some shoulder press🫣🫣”.

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Lifting 200 lbs each is in itself a very difficult task. Taking to the fact that he pulled out easy reps with 400 lbs, one of them commented, “Benching those weights is insane, let alone shoulder press”. While another, calling Wheels Hulk, simply wrote, “You are not human man I think you real Hulk.”

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Aheli Chakraborty is a Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. Armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in Literature, Aheli has actively covered many big events in the sport, including The Masters. She specializes in covering up-and-coming athletes like Charlie Woods and Ludvig Aberg, and she is always looking to answer her readers' most-asked questions through her writing! Aheli is also a bodybuilding fanatic and has contributed many niche pieces for ES' fitness coverage. Moreover, not only can she write about lifting and golf, but she can also lift and swing a club like many of the athletes she writes about.

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