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  2. Progression of the bench press world record - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Bench press - Wikipedia

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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 .

  4. List of World Records and feats of strength by Hafþór Júlíus ...

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    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 ...

  5. Powerlifting - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Jesus Olivares - Wikipedia

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    In 2021, Olivares made his IPF debut. He competed in the open category despite being a junior (23-years-old). He broke four International Powerlifting Federation world junior records, squatting 427.5 kilograms, bench pressing 252.5 kilograms for a full power and bench press only junior record, and a totaled 1,045 kilograms for a junior record, and would win his first gold medal.

  7. Anthony Clark (powerlifter) - Wikipedia

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    In 1992, he was the first lifter to bench press 700 lb (320 kg) using the reverse grip. On September 25, 1993, at the U.S. Powerlifting Federation (USPF) Northwest Open, Clark broke his own world record with a 735 lb (333 kg) lift.

  8. Scot Mendelson - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of Olympic records in weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    307.5 kg Tang Lingsheng China: 1996 Atlanta: 21 July 1996 64 kg Snatch 147.5 kg Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey: 1996 Atlanta: 22 July 1996 Clean & Jerk ♦187.5 kg Valerios Leonidis Greece: 1996 Atlanta: 22 July 1996 Total ♦335.0 kg Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey: 1996 Atlanta: 22 July 1996 70 kg Snatch 162.5 kg Zhan Xugang China: 1996 Atlanta: 23 ...