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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 ...
The bench press or chest press is a weight training exercise where a person presses a weight upwards while lying horizontally on a weight training bench. The bench press is a compound movement , with the primary muscles involved being the pectoralis major , the anterior deltoids , and the triceps brachii .
The bench press or dumbbell bench-press is performed while lying face up on a bench, by pushing a weight away from the chest. This is a compound exercise that also involves the triceps and the front deltoids, also recruits the upper and lower back muscles, and traps.
Brian started lifting in high school, mainly just training the bench press and upper body. [2] Brian started focusing on squatting and deadlifting in the winter of 1997, and started doing full powerlifting meets in 1998. [3] Brian trains 6–7 days per week and up to 4 hours at a time at his gym he built at his home. [4]
The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee ( World Para Powerlifting ) and is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their arms within 20° of full extension during a lift.
Scot Mendelson (born February 21, 1969) is an American powerlifter and armwrestler who specializes in the bench press. [3]He has broken multiple bench press world records and was the raw (unassisted) world record holder in the 308-pound weight class with 701 lb (318.0 kg) from 2002 to 2020 and the equipped world record holder in the 275-pound class with 1,031 lb (467.7 kg) from 2009 to 2021.
The competition was a 'raw' push and pull event (bench press and deadlift only) and Sarychev participated in both. Deadlift placement was determined by the Glossbrenner formula; he placed fifth, pulling 320 kg (705.5 lb) raw. On the bench press, he placed first, pressing 300 kg (661.4 lb) raw, at the age of 21. [1]
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.