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bench press
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bench press
a weight-training exercise in which a person lies on a bench and pushes a barbell upwards with both hands from chest level until the arms are straight, then lowers it again


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Madia is the league's strongest player, having bench-pressed 395 pounds -- five shy of Canyon's school record.
Nobody has bench-pressed more trophies or eaten more airplane food than nine-time Wimbledon singles champion Martina Navratilova.
There is a high jumper, Arnie Boldt, an above-the-knee amputee, who has cleared 6 feet, 8 1/2 inches; and a paraplegic lifter, Kim Brownfield, who has bench-pressed 602 pounds.
 
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