Bench Press
P.O. Box 608792
Orlando, FL 32860
(866) 233-4263 or (407) 696-5390 FAX: (407) 696-4669;
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EVENTS:
The following events will be held:
- Bench Press
The events
will be separated into the following Divisions:
Male Female
Open Open
40+ using
Schwartz Formula
Mixed Pairs - combined lifts, using Schwartz formula
The divisions will have the following weight classes:
BENCH PRESS
MEN WOMEN-
132.25 & UNDER 114.50 &
UNDER
-
148.75 & UNDER 123.50 &
UNDER
-
165.25 & UNDER 132.25 &
UNDER
-
181.75 & UNDER 148.75 &
UNDER
- 198.25 & UNDER 165.25 & UNDER
- 220.25 & UNDER 181.75 & UNDER
- 242.50 &
UNDER 198.25
& UNDER
- 275.50 & UNDER 220.25 & UNDER
- 275.51 & OVER 220.26 & OVER
AWARDS:
Medals to all individuals (1st - 3rd
places) in each divisions and weight classes
OFFICIALS
Sport Coordinator: Blackie Ballas
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FACILITY
SCHEDULING
A participants briefing to be held prior to the event will explain the rules and regulations, the start time and locations. Weigh-In will start 14 hours prior to the start of the event.
The event coordinator will inform all participants of the weigh-in location and the time that weigh in will occur.
SAFETY RULINGS AND OFFICIAL GRIP
The only legal grip for the bench press shall be as follows:
1. As a lifter grips the bar, the palms shall be facing outward and away from the face at all times
2.
As a lifter grips the bar, the
thumbs shall be placed around the bar toward the palm side of the hand with the
thumbnail in close proximity to the tip of each forefinger.
Safety:
1. No shirts other than a non-supporting mandatory T-shirt will be allowed.
2. No wraps of any kind will be allowed
3. The only supportive gear allowed will be the optional lifting belt.
Bench
Press
- The lifter approaches the bench with the top of the bench facing the audience and the judges.
- The lifter must lie backwards with the head, shoulders, and buttocks in contact with the bench. The lifter receives the bar at arms length from the spotters.
- On receiving a command from the head judge to "start", the bar is brought down onto the chest, paused and then it is pressed back to the starting position.
- The head judge then gives the command "rack" with the movement of the hand backwards. The bar is then returned to the bench racks.
-
The lifter is then judged on the
lift.
Causes for
disqualification from the Bench Press:
- Failure to observe the referee's signals.
- Any change in the elected position of the shoulders, head, raising of buttocks, lateral movements of hands, or excessive movement of the feet during the lift itself.
- Inadequate pause of the bar on the chest as well as heaving or bouncing the bar off the chest.
- Allowing the bar to sink into the chest on the upward press.
- Uneven extension of the arms during the lift
- Any downward motion of the bar on the upward press
- Contact with the bar by the spotters during the lift
- Any contact with the lifters shoes on the bench during the lift
- Deliberate contact with the uprests of the bench and the bar in order to assit the lift
- Failure of the center spotter to
give the central referee a clear view
An Overall Lifter award , using Schwartz formula, will be determined from participants entered.
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