bench press
noun
: a lift or exercise in which a weight is raised by extending the arms upward while lying on a bench
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Escudero, a senior, was the only Orlando area lifter to earn state championships in both the Traditional style (bench press and clean-and-jerk) and Olympic (snatch and clean-and-jerk).
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Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
Powerlifting is a strength sport defined by three weight-lifting movements: the squat, deadlift, and bench press.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
Sorrell ran the 40-yard dash in 4.68 seconds, has a 34-inch vertical and did 28 reps on the 225-pound bench press.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Here’s what the outcomes looked like for various measures of strength and muscle size in the failure and reps-in-reserve (RIR) groups:
The four tests of strength (bench press, squat, CMJ, and AMRAP) are at the bottom.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
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Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
Powerlifting is a strength sport defined by three weight-lifting movements: the squat, deadlift, and bench press.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
Sorrell ran the 40-yard dash in 4.68 seconds, has a 34-inch vertical and did 28 reps on the 225-pound bench press.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Here’s what the outcomes looked like for various measures of strength and muscle size in the failure and reps-in-reserve (RIR) groups:
The four tests of strength (bench press, squat, CMJ, and AMRAP) are at the bottom.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
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“Bench press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bench%20press. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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