On Oct. 1, 2022, through the 2022 America’s Strongest Man (ASM) U105KG, strongman Nicolas Cambi set a Max Heavy Dumbbell World Record of 129.5 kilograms (285 kilos). Cambi’s record was a part of an overall first-place performance for the athlete. It’s the consecutive 12 months he has won the competition. Cambi wore a lifting belt, knee sleeves, and an arm sleeve around his right pressing arm through the milestone.
In accordance with Strongman Corporation, Cambi’s Heavy Dumbbell World Record surpasses the previous top figure by 75 kilos. Cole Booth held the past mark of 95.3 kilograms (210 kilos) on the 2018 TX Record Breakers.
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To get in an ample position for his heavy dumbbell lift, Cambi performed what’s often called a belt clean, briefly resting the dumbbell on his lifting belt before driving it into overhead pressing position. The lifting technique appeared to permit him to generate more leg drive on the ultimate press since it split the press into two segments. After ending at lockout, Cambi would then hold his dumbbell overhead just long enough while waiting for the official green light — a down signal from the official.
Cambi’s unorthodox but legal strategy of cleansing the dumbbell from his belt drew the eye of fellow strongman Pa O’Dwyer. Within the comments of the post of Cambi’s record lift, the Irish athlete asks Cambi to make clear that he did indeed perform a clean of his dumbbell from his belt. After receiving further confirmation from Cambi, O’Dwyer made a joking reference to The Dark Knight, writing, “Some people just want to look at the world burn, Master Wayne.”
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Cambi’s second straight victory on the ASM U105 continues a successful begin to his approximate six-year profession. In accordance with Strongman Archives, it’s the fourth victory of his profession. Thus far, Cambi has only did not make the rostrum on one occasion. Along with this Heavy Dumbbell World Record, the athlete also possesses the Block Press (141.5 kilograms/311.9 kilos) and Log Lift (187 kilograms/412.3 kilos) U105KG World Record figures. He achieved each on the 2021 Clash on the Corral (CatC) contest.
Here’s an outline of notable results since Cambi began competing in strongman in March 2015:
Nicolas Cambi | Notable Strongman Results
- 2015 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships U105 — Fourth place
- 2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) U105 — Second place
- 2021 Clash on the Coast (CotC) — First place
- 2021 Strongman World Cup (SWC) U105 — Third place
- 2021-2022 ASM U105 — First place
- 2021 WSM U105 — First place
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On the time of this writing, Cambi hasn’t alluded to his next competition. Most of his recent social media posts were from or connected to the 2022 ASM U105 competition. With yet one more World Record under his belt, Cambi could elect to bask in his achievement for a bit while. That’s, until it’s time to interrupt one other boundary.
Featured image: @cambidude on Instagram