Eric D. Spoto (born October 22, 1976) is an American arm-wrestler and powerlifter, who specializes in the bench press.
He previously held world record in the raw (unequipped) bench press with 722 lb (327.5 kg) achieved on May 19, 2013.
Spoto became popular in the powerlifting scene after posting bench press videos on YouTube, showing him pressing in excess of 600 pounds (270 kg) for multiple repetitions while training at Mark Bell's Super Training Gym in Sacramento, California, with Stan Efferding and Creed Childress.
[7] Spoto also won the "500 Pound Strict-Bench-For-Reps Challenge" of the competition by pressing the 500 lb raw easily for ten repetitions with plenty more in the tank,[8] outclassing the runner-up Al Davis by 3 reps.
In his second competition on November 3, 2012, at the 2012 SPF Mens Fall Open, titled "Backyard Meet of The Century", competing on the raw bench-only flight, Eric Spoto was expected to break the 715.0 lb raw record, but failed three times at attempting 716 pounds (325 kg).