It’s hard to believe that the tiny country of Nauru, which has merely 10,000 residents, has produced the world’s number one power lifter!

Jezza Uepa has trained his whole life in a tiny, garage-style gym (against his competitors who use world-class facilities) to be able to squat 1,000+ pounds and bench press 600+ pounds.

While he’s intimidating from the outside, Jezza is a really funny guy and easy to get along with. I jokingly asked him to bench press me, which he quickly agreed to… watch until the end!

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