As the only man in the world to lift four times his own body weight , Anton Kraft is pound-for-pound the strongest man in the world . The 4 ' 4 ' dwarf , who resides in Florida , has lifted as much as 36 stone . With women , he is no less ambitious . Kraft , 52 , only dates women who are more than a foot taller than he is . For the past six months he has been dating 6 ' 3 ' China Bell . Bell , 43 , who was born male and has since transitioned , admits she was unsure when he first asked her out but was quickly bowled over by his weightlifting skills . Scroll down for video . It 's love : Anton Kraft , from Denmark , has found love with China Bell , a transgender woman from Florida . Enamored : Bell , right , says she was bowled over by Kraft 's record-breaking weightlifting abilities . 'The tide is turning ' : Kraft said one day their unlikely pairing will not be so unusual . Pushing himself to the limit : Kraft claims he has technically died five times in the past 10 years . ' I think Anton 's weightlifting is so sexy because I think he 's sexy - when you hold a world heavyweight title , that means a lot , ' Bell said . ' I 've never dated a 4 ' 4 '' guy and I was just so curious . I 'm glad I gave him a chance because he 's an amazing person . ' I 'm different and he 's different , and where we 're from , different is good . ' In 10 years of power lifting , Kraft claims to have the highest bench press record of all time for his weight class . But it seems he may have pushed his body too far . He says he has 'technically died ' five times before being resuscitated - ranging from drowning to falling out of a window . Happy : As he strives to break another record , having already lifted 36 stone , Kraft says Bell is his inspiration . Adored : He is something of a celebrity on the bodybuilding scene , pictured here at a convention . Preparing : Here he is pictured with two workout partners at a gym in Homestead , Florida , where he trains . Doctors also fear he may have a heart attack if he keeps up his all-action lifestyle . Kraft is undeterred . 'Some people say that what I do is weakness , or micro-man syndrome - that I want to do something that I am not built for , to prove something , ' he said . 'But I believe there 's only one winner - second is first loser . Second does n't count . 'Overall , I am one of the five strongest guys in the world , regardless of height and weight . 'And I am the only guy in the world who has ever benched four-times his body weight . ' Kraft says he loves Bell for her overt femininity and believes Florida is accepting of relationships like theirs . Both of them say they have never felt better than when they were in this relationship . His driving force , he says , is his girlfriend . 'We used to walk against the current , but the current has changed , ' he says . 'Florida is one the states that have same-sex marriage - and both of us are basically the same sex . ' I enjoy dating a transgender woman because she was born a male and is doing the utmost to become as feminine as possible . ' I find that most women born as women do not spend as much time on their appearance . 'Right now I feel like I 'm the luckiest man on the planet - we are all happy and good and I have never felt better than I do now - and that would be thanks to China . '
Bell , 52 , is a world record bodybuilder , stands at 4ft 4in . He is dating 6 ' 3 ' China Bell , a transgender woman from Florida . Says the unlikely pairing is his inspiration to break more records . Claims he has 'technically died ' five times in his 10 years of weightlifting .