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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 .
Here's what's considered a good bench press weight, per fitness experts. ... Yes, there will be milestones you can hit, like repping out 225 pounds like you're at the NFL Combine, ...
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 ...
At the NFL combine, the bench press is used as a test of muscle strength and stamina, in which athletes lift 225 pounds (102 kg) as many times as possible. [15] Since 1994, only 20 players at the combine have managed to achieve more than 40 repetitions: 51 reps: Justin Ernest (1999) [16] 49 reps: Stephen Paea (2011) [17]
Bench press: 601 lb (273 kg) raw Deadlift: 924 lb (419 kg) raw In training, prior to his 903.9 lb (410 kg) raw deadlift in competition, 1995. In a two-week period in spring 1998, Henry squatted 855 lb (388 kg) raw without knee wraps for 3 reps, bench pressed 495 lb (225 kg) for 5 reps, and overhead pressed 405 lb (184 kg) for 3 reps, all while ...
The squat, bench and total are not official records because they were completed at a local powerlifting competition, and not at a national or international competition as one have to do to be counted as official records according to IPF rules. [12] raw (unequipped) Squat- 785 lb/356 kg. Bench Press - 650 lb/295 kg. Deadlift - 840 lb/381 kg.
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.
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]