Joe Kovacs is a force to be reckoned within the track and field industry. He is an American athlete with stellar skills in the shot put and has attained multiple accolades, waving the US flag high at multiple prestigious global events. He is the second-best competitor of all time in the shot put event. Apart from this, he also makes the headlines for his weightlifting skills.

Kovacs recently took the entire world by surprise by bench pressing almost near the record of legend Arnold Schwarzenegger. With his skills, he is one of the best athletes and he never fails to prove it. The entire internet cannot stop praising this excellent display of strength from the track athlete.

Joe Kovacs’ outstanding strength

From his hot put skills to his strength, Joe Kovacs excels in everything. The Beau Throws recently posted a video on their X account showing Kovacs doing burn out reps at the gym. However, the twist here is just exceptional. He was seen doing the reps with 495. The caption to the video carried, “Joe Kovacs doing “Burn Out Reps” with 495 is just stupid strong”. 

The caption does complete justice to the video, as it is not everyone’s cup of tea to execute such a major thing with so much grace as Kovacs. With this workout, he went almost to the bench presses done by the body building maestro Arnold Schwarzenegger – who could bench press 500 pounds in his prime. Getting close to the prodigy who is the idol of bodybuilding is not a matter of joke.

Not just bench press, Kovacs has also done squats with 870 pounds. This U.S. Olympian knows how to make heads turn with his accomplishments, no matter whether on or off track.

Joe Kovacs’ achievements in the track and field realm

The American track athlete has his motive set on waving America’s flag high with his accomplishments in prestigious events. He has bagged multiple wins and medals for his country. The personal record of this shot put beast is 23.23 meters outdoors and 22.05 meters indoors.

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This maestro has won gold medals at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships and has also bagged silver medals at the 2017 World Championships, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2023 with his stellar skills, he shot for success in the Diamond League Finals. He ousted the world champion Ryan Crouser and nabbed the win for himself. By attaining the points of 22.93m in the fourth round, he claimed the title by a mere 2 seconds. He has been gracefully proving his worth over the years.

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