World Record Bench Press By Weight Class
P he recently returned from the 2013 world association of benchers and deadlifters world championships in reno nev where he lifted a world record 473 75 pounds for his age group and class aau powerlifting.
World record bench press by weight class. The first world bench press record is a raw bench press without any extra equipment. P p the most weight bench full power class rank lifter bench date fed. Kenneth cook is a man of many strengths.
6 ft 2 his current record is the third time in 2008 that he has broken the bench press world record. The advent of bench press shirts which support the lifter s shoulders and provide upward force have increased records significantly since 1985 for example when the shirted record was. Weightlifting at the level of the pros below requires a combination of grueling training purposeful recovery solid nutrition and a lot of grit and determination to succeed in the sport one must put their training at the top of their list of priorities.
The bench press test is a test of upper body strength and for many weightlifters is considered the criterion measure of strength. Being able to bench your body weight is a target for many but the record for the most weight bench pressed is much greater than that. Benchpress benchpressrecord worldrecord blaine sumner sets the new bench press world record at 454kg 1003lbs.
Even if you can t bench press or squat your way to a world record it s always motivating to see people who can. He recently set the world record in his weight class when he bench pressed 551 pounds at the olympia pro powerlifting competition in. This was during the arnold sports festival 2.
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.
