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Powerlifters pulling on a bench shirt. A bench shirt is a stiff supportive shirt, used to improve performance in the bench press, most often in powerlifting competitions. Bench shirts are usually made of polyester, denim, or canvas and come in single- or multi-ply thicknesses. The extremely tight fit of a bench shirt supports the weightlifter's ...
The brand began in 1989 creating graphic T-shirt designs influenced by skateboarding.The Manchester based fashion firm was founded by Nayef Marar and Barrie Suddons, and was acquired in 2004 by a management team led by finance director Alan Horridge for the company Americana for £20m. [2]
The advent of bench press shirts, which support the lifter's shoulders and provide upward force, have increased records significantly since 1985. As of 2023, the world record bench press without any equipment ("raw") was set by American Julius Maddox at 355 kg (782 lb), surpassing his previous record of 349 kg (770 lb).
Arcidi's 705 pound all-time world record bench press was performed in one of the earliest bench shirts - an original prototype supportive bench press shirt, which was 50% polyester and 50% cotton and only one layer thick. [7] [8] It was thus later categorized as "equipped", although it did not improve his bench by much, if anything. [7]
Henderson bench pressed unequipped in the strictest meaning of the word - without belt, without elbow bandages and even without wrist wraps - in just a T-shirt and a singlet. Although Shear'Ree was the first man to bench press 700 pounds (317.5 kg), Henderson has his place in the record books as the second ever to press 700 pounds raw, without ...
On November 9, 1972, he performed bench press of 675 lbs (with ace bandages on elbows/without a bench shirt). [3] Jim Williams was the first man to bench press 300 kg (661.41 bs) in competition [3] the international governing body for the sport of powerlifting. [4]
This page should be about bench press in general, not an extensive discussion of world records. There is already a page for that. We shouldn't be listing "without bench shirt", "not drug tested", etc. It should be the world record, that's kinda it. WLU Wikipedia's rules: simple / complex 20:47, 31 December 2008 (UTC) Agree with WLU.
The world record bench press of 700.9 pounds without the use of specialized equipment, such as lifting suits or bench shirts, was the first successful attempt of its kind. In powerlifting, Shear'Ree's raw lift has been recognized as a significant milestone in the sport of powerlifting. [1]