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This event was the lightest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 40 kilograms (88.2 lb) of body mass. As with all Paralympic powerlifting events, lifters competed in the bench press. Each athlete was allowed three attempts to bench press as much weight as possible.
The women's equipped bench press record belongs to Avory Brown, from New Zealand, who lifted 317.5 kg (700 lb) (2023, IPL standards), [4] [5] and the raw bench press record belongs to April Mathis from the United States, who lifted 207.5 kg (457.4 lb) (2016, Southern Powerlifting Federation standards). [6] [7]
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.
Arent suggests keeping your expectations simpler: “If you can bench press your body weight, you’re doing pretty good,” he says. “If you’re a powerlifter, you’ll be able to do much more ...
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 rules of powerlifting have also evolved and differentiated. For example, in ADFPA/USAPL competition, the "press" command on the bench press was used, not used, [39] and then used again, following a 2006 IPF motion to reinstate this rule. [40] IPF rules also mandate a "start" command at the beginning of the bench press.
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Maryana Aleksandrovna Naumova (Russian: Марьяна Алекса́ндровна Нау́мова; born 22 April 1999, Staraya Russa) is a Russian powerlifter who specializes in the bench press, and was the leading teenage girl in the world in the discipline. [1]