Irish strongman Michael Downey was in record-breaking mood once again on Monday!
The 26-year-old Belfast man was attempting to break a British record set by the legendary Eddie Hall.
Former World's Strongest Man winner Hall set the Dumbbell record of 124.2kg during the Arnold Classic Strongman Show in 2015.
The challenge involves lifting a weight from the ground to shoulder, and then pressed above head with one arm.
And on Monday afternoon Michael lifted 125kg to unofficially break the record.
He set it at Excel Gym in Derriaghy, lifting a weight with one arm that no man in Britain has ever done before.
"I was feeling very strong and everything felt light during the warm-ups - I was doing 62kg, 82kg, 92kg, 105kg and 115kg before going for the record," Michael told Belfast Live.
"After my last warm-up at 115kg the Dumbbell was then loaded to 125kg for the record attempt, but we then encountered a problem.
"Once you put the weight on you have side caps and screws to keep everything tight, which means no plates can fall out or move when pressing or when dropped. It makes things safe.
"But the problem was we couldn't fit then end caps on because of the thickness of the plates inside the dumbbell
"At this point the crowd were standing with their phones out waiting for the lift, so we tried to put some spring clips and collars on the end instead of the caps."
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After securing the weights, Michael tried his first attempt.
"I went for the attempt and I cleaned it to my shoulder, but when doing so I felt the plates move inside, so I placed it back on the floor.
"So we then wrapped tape around the inside of the Dumbbell to keep plates tight and meant nothing would move. We said we would need to weigh the dumbbell before the lift as when I drop it to floor the weights will come out. So the Dumbbell was weighed on scales at 125kg.
"I put my belt on and the crowd started to shout. I cleaned it to my shoulder with ease and locked it out with one arm giving the crowd the thumbs up with the other hand and they all cheered for me."
After unofficially breaking the record, Michael believes he could lift even heavier - and make any future record official.
"I think I'm good for 130kg or more, and I'm going to attempt the official record in Scotland at the SFN Expo in Glasgow in September," he added.
"The lift itself was easy but what made it hard was me cooling down as we fixed the problems with the dumbbell.
"Without the crowd it wouldn't have been done they were great and made a great atmosphere."
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