As part of a multi-sport assault on world records, Hugo Girard is on his way to Japan, where he will attempt to destroy the record for overhead lifts on the Inch dumbbell.

At the 2005 Arnold Strongman contest, Girard, along with Brian Siders and Glenn Ross, banged out ten reps overhead on a replica Inch dumbbell, and Girard hopes to leave that impressive number in the dust. Girard is considered one of the top pressers on the international strongman circuit, with such feats as a world record on the Apollon's Axle to his credit.