Julius Maddox (born 13 May 1987) is an American powerlifter who is the world record holder in the bench press.

[2][3] On November 17, 2019, Maddox pressed 744.1 pounds (337.5 kg) with wrist wraps and without a belt, breaking his own world record.

In March 2020, Maddox set the world bench press record at 770 pounds (350 kg)[4] at the Arnold Sports Classic in Columbus, Ohio beating his own previous record of 744 pounds (337 kg) that he set at the Rob Hall Classic meet in November 2019.

[3][7][6] On February 21, 2021 Julius broke another All Time World Record at 782 lbs (354.7 kg) at a Ghost Strong meet in Miami Florida.

In high school, Maddox was recruited for football by several top Division-1 programs, but faced troubles with drug addiction, depression, and jail time.