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Apr 23, 2005 · Although Pat was best known for his otherworldly bench presses, he was also the top superheavyweight powerlifter of his day, not a one-lift specialist, as he was also the first man to officially squat 800 pounds and the first man to officially total 2000 pounds.
Jun 8, 2023 · Pat Casey, a star BMX rider and X Games medalist, died last week while attempting a jump on a motocross bike at a private track in San Diego County, authorities said. He was 29.
Jun 8, 2023 · BMX star Pat Casey has died following an accident at a motocross park in California. Casey, 29, died Tuesday afternoon while attempting a stunt at the "Slayground" Motocross Park in Ramona,...
Jun 8, 2023 · Monster Energy is heartbroken to learn of the tragic death of multiple X Games medalist and BMX innovator Pat Casey. On June 6, 2023, the 29-year-old was killed in a freestyle motocross accident at a private training facility in Ramona, California.
- A Brief History of The Bench Press
- Bench Presses & Big Numbers
- Powerlifting and Progress
- Big Business and The Bench Shirts
- Reaching The Summit
- Conclusion
Barbend has previously coveredthe slow progression of the bench press from obscure movement to central lift. Without rehashing its history too much, it’s important to stress the movement’s origins, and how quickly it became a test of strength. One of the oft-quoted ‘facts’ online these days is that physical culturists, the barbell men of the early ...
Lurich’s 443lb pullover and press set a benchmark for later strongmen to measure themselves, and the 1920s and 1930s saw a series of lifters explicitly target this number. During the 1930s, American strongman Bill Lily set 484lb in the pullover and press. Significantly, Lily’s lift was still done using the floor style pressing. It wasn’t until the ...
In 1957 Doug Hepburn told Muscle Power magazine that a 600lb bench press was not only possible, but imminent.(4) Although his prediction didn’t come to fruition right away, he wasn’t far off. A key catalyst in this regard was the rise of powerlifting in the years following his statement. As was the case with the deadlift and the squat, the rise of ...
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, rudimentary bench shirts began appearing in powerlifting competitions.Anyone with a passing familiarity with powerlifting will be aware of the effectiveness of these shirts. Incredibly tight, these elasticated shirts can, in the right hands, increase a lifter’s top bench numbers significantly. Returning to Tod...
With his bench shirt by his side, American powerlifter Anthony Clark was, for many years, the golden boy of bench pressing. Using his unusual reverse grip technique, Clark broke a series of bench press records during this time. By 1997 Clark could boast a previously unimaginable 785lb bench press. He was not, however, the man who took the 800. That...
Much like Eddie Hall’s deadlift, Rychlak’s record did not last long. Two years after his feat of strength, Rychlak watched as his rival Scott Mendelson managed 1,008lb.Rychlak reclaimed the record later that year when he managed 1,010lb but it was clear that injuries had begun to take their toll on the powerlifter. From then on, both Rychlak and Me...
Oct 6, 2017 · Classic Bodybuilding: Pat Casey's Powerlifting Routine. October 06, 2017. Pat Casey: King of all Powerlifters. The massive Pat Casey performing shoulder presses. When I first fell in love with powerlifting - and power training in general - in the mid '90s, I immediately had a few heroes.
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Pat Casey (December 26, 1993 – June 6, 2023) was an American athlete who competed in cycling in freestyle BMX. He won five medals at the X Games.
