A powerlifter named Tiny claims he holds so many world records that he cannot keep track of the total.
Tiny Meeker, 50, has been taking part in powerlifting competitions since he was studying at a high school in Texas.
He is now world-renowned for his impressive feats of strength – but his career might have been over not so long ago when he had the unfortunate luck of being in three car crashes in the same year.
"I tore my labrum, messed up my hips, my hamstring, my knee and my neck," Meeker told KTRK-TV when describing the impact of those crashes in 2017.
"I was frustrated. Am I ever going to freaking heal?" he said, after revealing he had been hospitalised with atrial fibrillation in 2019 over the frustration of being unable to lift due to his injuries and the stress from caring for his unwell mother.
Meeker runs a gym in Kingwood, on the outskirts of Houston, and is a powerlifting Hall of Famer with 26 world titles to his name.
But all that might have been in the past as a result of his injuries and illness, until suddenly his body showed signs that it was getting back to a place where he could compete again.
And he made the most of it by pulling off what might be one of his most impressive feats yet – setting a new world record by bench pressing 1,125 pounds (510kg) at the IPA National Championships.
"To me, it was unfinished business," the 50-year-old explained simply.
Meeker added: "I really don't even know how many world records I have. I know I've got over 75."
Incredibly, it's the fourth time he has become the world record holder in this discipline, which he admitted was "a lot more emotional because I'm a lifter".
He had already set the bar at 1,076lb before going on to break it with presses of 1,080lb, 1,102lb and, now, 1,125lb, he told ABC News.
But he is most certainly not planning on stopping there, and is already eyeing up a new bench pressing record in the New Year.
"I wanted to be the first guy, and still want to be the first guy, to bench 1,200 pounds," he continued.
And he will attempt to do that in February, before hosting a special 'Baddest Bencher on the Planet' event in his home town in May.
