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Bench press world records are the international records in bench press across the years, regardless of weight class or governing organization, for bench pressing on the back without using a bridge technique. The advent of bench press shirts, which support the lifter's shoulders and provide upward force, have increased records significantly ...
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 ...
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 ...
By the time Clark was 13, he was lifting 110 lb (50 kg) cement weights. [2] In 1986, Clark became the first teenager to bench press 600 lb (270 kg), and was notable for using a reverse grip on the bar. In 1992, he was the first lifter to bench press 700 lb (320 kg) using the reverse grip.
Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates.
Maddox had been lifting for around seven years at the time he set the world bench press record. [7] Maddox credits lifting weights in helping him overcome his addictions and problems. [3] [13] Maddox has stated that one of his personal inspirations is C. T. Fletcher. [13] His progressive goal is to bench press 800lbs. (363 kg) [13]
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]
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).