Scot Mendelson (born February 21, 1969) is an American armwrestler and powerlifter, who specializes in the bench press. He has broken multiple world records and was the raw (unassisted) world record holder in the 308-pound weight class with a bench press from 2002 to 2020 and the equipped world record holder in the 275-pound class with a bench press from 2009 to 2021. He also held the all-time world record in the raw bench press, regardless of weight class with for 8 years. Working as a self-employed personal trainer, he runs his own gym called F.I.T. Early life Scot Mendelson is Jewish, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. His maternal grandfather, Morris Reif, known as the “Bronxville Bomber,” was Rocky Marciano’s stable mate and scored 75 knockouts in 115 fights. In his youth Scot Mendelson loved sports and played baseball and American football. Starting strength training when he reached his teens, he moved into the sport of wrestling and boxing, where he first recognized his rapid growth in strength. Then he moved into bodybuilding. With his pure strength showing even more through his bodybuilding training, Scot decided to become a powerlifter. Powerlifting career On October 12, 2002, at 308.0 pound bodyweight Scot Mendelson bench pressed 701 lbs (318 kg) without a bench shirt in San Francisco, California (American Powerlifting Association (APF)) for an all-time raw (unassisted) world record in the heavyweight class (308 pounds).All-time RAW Powerlifting world records compiled and updated by PowerliftingWatch.com He became the all-time raw world record holder regardless of weight class for the first time when he pressed 713 lbs (323.4 kg) on February 8, 2003 @ Stark's Gym San Carlos Ca surpassing the previous 711 lbs-mark of Big James Hendersonheld for 5 years. At the age of 36, improving his own world record in the raw bench press, Mendelson pressed 715.0 lbs (324.3 kg) with Ed Coan as head judge at the New England Bench Press Classic (Atlantis) on May 22, 2005. This record was not broken for 8 years until Eric Spoto bench pressed 722 lb (327.5 kg) raw in 2013. Mendelson also held the former all-time world record in equipped bench press: On February 18, 2006 at the Fit Expo at the 2006 Iron Man Bodybuilding contest, he pressed 457.5 kg (1008.6 lbs) on his first attempt, beating the previous record by Gene Rychlak. He then attempted 1031 pounds and 1048 pounds