A Texas weightlifter set a new world record when he bench pressed 1,125 pounds at a powerlifting competition. Tiny Meeker, 50, a 26-time world champion powerlifter, bench pressed 1,125 pounds at the IPA National Powerlifting Championships in York, Pa., setting a new world record for the sport. Tiny Meeker has so many world records in weightlifting he can hardly remember them all, and he's already got a new goal in ...