AS the only man in the world to lift four times his own body weight, Anton Kraft is pound-for-pound the strongest man in the world.

    The 132-cm dwarf, who resides in Florida, in the U.S., has lifted as much as 36 stone (228 kg).

    With women, he is no less ambitious.

    Kraft, 52, only dates women who are more than a foot (30.48 cm) taller than he is. For the past six months he has been dating 190-cm China Bell.

    Bell, 43, who was born male and has since transitioned, admitted she was unsure when he first asked her out but was quickly bowled over by his weightlifting skills.

    “I think Anton’s weightlifting is so sexy because I think he’s sexy — when you hold a world heavyweight title, that means a lot,” Bell said.

    “I’ve never dated a guy like him and I was just so curious. I’m glad I gave him a chance because he’s an amazing person.

    “I’m different and he’s different, and where we’re from, different is good.”

    In 10 years of power lifting, Kraft claims to have the highest bench press record of all time for his weight class.

    But it seems he may have pushed his body too far.

    He says he has “technically died” five times before being resuscitated — ranging from drowning to falling out of a window.

    Doctors also fear he may have a heart attack if he keeps up his all-action lifestyle.

    Kraft is undeterred.

    “Some people say that what I do is weakness, or micro-man syndrome — that I want to do something that I am not built for, to prove something,” he said.

    “But I believe there’s only one winner — second is first loser. Second doesn’t count,” he added.(SD-Agencies)