Biceps In Airplane Mode: Mamdani Crushed By 135 Pounds In Painful Public Defeat

In a hilarious incident at the annual Men’s Day event in Brooklyn on Saturday, New York Democrat mayoral socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani tried to prove his manly prowess, and was left looking like the helpless girl tied to the railroad tracks in old-time movies.

Mamdani, 33, apparently eager to show off his physical strength, attempted to bench press 135 pounds, and had to have a heavily-muscled accomplice behind him help him complete the rep — twice.

Lolll Mamdani tried showing off at a “men’s day” event by doing the bench press and couldn’t do a single rep without help pic.twitter.com/JNG2SLBfI9

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 24, 2025

Following Mamdani’s public humiliation, rival candidate and mayor Eric Adams, 64, shared a video from the same place showing him doing repeated bench presses with the same weight, commenting on X, “64 vs 33. A lifetime of hard work vs. a silver spoon. The results speak for themselves. The weight of the job is too heavy for ‘Mamscrawny.’ The only thing he can lift is your taxes.”

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64 vs. 33. A lifetime of hard work vs. a silver spoon. The results speak for themselves.

The weight of the job is too heavy for “Mamscrawny.” The only thing he can lift is your taxes. pic.twitter.com/HR6fDPKn0B

— Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) August 24, 2025

Another mayoral candidate, former New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, chimed in, “It’s easy to talk, it’s hard to carry the burden. This guy can’t bench his own body weight, let alone carry the weight of leading the most important city in the world.”

It's easy to talk, it's hard to carry the burden.

This guy can't bench his own body weight, let alone carry the weight of leading the most important city in the world. https://t.co/kKB61LGojY

— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) August 24, 2025

Mamdani’s underwhelming performance prompted swimmer and outspoken women’s rights advocate Riley Gaines to share a video of herself bench pressing 165 lbs, writing, “165lb relatively easy reps on bench when I weighed 130lbs. Take note,  @ZohranKMamdani.”

165lb relatively easy reps on bench when I weighed 130lbs

Take note, @ZohranKMamdani pic.twitter.com/TNyv28VkgE

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) August 24, 2025

“I’m not saying we should judge politicians for how much they can bench but I’m absolutely judging a politician for how much he can bench,” she quipped on X.

I'm not saying we should judge politicians for how much they can bench but I'm absolutely judging a politician for how much he can bench https://t.co/IkgsxegoQ2

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) August 24, 2025

“Zohran Mamdani can’t bench press 135 lbs,” comedian Tim Young wrote. “So like a good socialist, someone else basically does all the work for him and he celebrates like he did it himself. Yikes.”

Zohran Mamdani can’t bench press 135 lbs…

So like a good socialist, someone else basically does all the work for him and he celebrates like he did it himself.

Yikes.
pic.twitter.com/Cc0AYYeuTN

— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 24, 2025