the deadlift. Mendelson runs his own 6,000-sq. ft. private personal training gym in Sherman Oaks called "Fitness Individualized Training" (F.I.T.), which teaches strength training and combat sports. Being a supporter for the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes since his car accident, he also opened up his own medical marijuana dispensary called "Mendica" in November 2009, which he runs together with the actor Eric Roberts. The "Mendica Wellness Center" combines the dispensary with the F.I.T. gym to be a one-stop shop for rehab, rebuilding, relaxation and natural pain medication. After a car accident in 2015 that made Mendelson unable to be a top level powerlifter, he started armwrestling in 2016 and has placed high in national level championship and attended the zloty tour 2018. See also Progression of the bench press world record Ryan Kennelly Gene Rychlak Eric Spoto Big James Henderson Jim Williams Ted Arcidi List of powerlifters References Living people Jewish American sportspeople American powerlifters 1969 births 21st-century American Jews