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Variations of the bench press involve different groups of muscles, or involve the same muscles in different ways: Inclination. Flat bench press: The flat bench press involves both portions of the pectoralis major muscle but focuses on the lower (sternal) head as well as the anterior deltoid muscle. The term 'bench press' on its own is assumed ...
Still, Williams' 675 pound bench press went into the books as an American Record [6] and it was the all-time bench press world record, regardless of governing organization. In addition to that, it stood as the American record in the AAU and later in the USPF for over 20 years from November 9, 1972, until July 31, 1994, when Anthony Clark ...
Ted Arcidi first presses 307.5 kg (678 lb) [25] and then becomes the first man to bench press over 700 lb with a lift of 705.75 lb (320 kg), [26] performed without wrist wraps, but with one of the first prototype supportive bench press shirts, which was 50% polyester and 50% cotton and only one layer thick. [9] [27] shirt: 326 kg (718 lb) 1990
He was the second man to bench press over 700 pounds [lb] (317.5 kg) and the second man to bench press over 700 lbs raw. James set numerous world records throughout his career, including the all-time world record in the raw ( unassisted ) bench press with 711 lb (323 kg).
Ryan Shawn Kennelly (born March 23, 1974) is an American powerlifter who specializes in the bench press.He held the World Powerlifting Organization (WPO) record and held the all-time world record in the Equipped (geared) bench press with a lift of 1075.0 lbs (487.6 kg) from November 2008 until April 2013. [2]
Arnold Just Shared His Heaviest Lift PRs Jack ... "My best bench press was 525, my best deadlift was 710, and my best squat was 610," he said. ... "I go every day to the gym, I ride on my bike, I ...
He totaled 2250 lbs and became the first ADFPA lifter in history to officially bench press 600 lbs (272.7 kg) drug-free. [18] In the 1988 Boys Life Magazine, Dennis Brady, the president of the American Drug-free Powerlifting Association at that time quoted, "Mike Hall is an unusual drug-free lifter, and He’s able to compete with anyone”. [ 7 ]
Reverse grip bench press for reps – 143 kg (315 lb) x 25 reps raw [175] Incline dumbbell press – 100 kg (220 lb) dumbbells per hand x 7 reps [ 176 ] performed after picking up the dumbbells from the floor one-handed, and positioning them himself (only person to perform this feat using 100 kg (220 lb) dumbbells) (unofficial world record ...