This is a no frills Bench Press competition. Backyard bench press rules. Touch and go. No pause. No bouncing. Control the weight down, touch your chest, and lock it out! YOUR BUTT MUST REMAIN ON THE BENCH! If you’re going for max reps don’t hit us with half reps or they won’t count. SEE IF YOU GOT THE BEST BENCH IN TOWN

Allowed: Wrist Wraps, Elbow Sleeves, Elbow Wraps, Gloves, Chalk, Lifting Belts

NOT ALLOWED: Bench Shirt, Sling Shot, Tacky, Bouncing the Bar

Athletes will be divided by Sex (Male/Female) and by age. Age groups are Teens (14 and under) Teens (15- 19), Open (20-49), and Masters (50 and older).

The athletes will be able to compete in a 1 Rep Max competition or a Max Reps competition.

The 1 Rep Max competition will use the DOTS formula to determine the winner in each age class.

This will be a rising bar competition. This means we will start with an empty bar, moving up in weight by 5 &10lb increments. You will be able to take an attempt at any point. You get unlimited attempts. Once you miss an attempt, you're done.

Max Reps for Men will be 225lbs or 315lbs and max reps for Women and Teens will be 135lbs or 205lbs. Teen women (19 and under) along with teen men (14 and under) will be allowed to do the max reps competition with 115 lbs. Any women or teens wishing to do max reps with 225 or 315 will be allowed.

Athletes may compete in the 1 rep max along with max reps competitions if they wish.

Weigh-ins will take place at 8:00am on December 13 with the competition following at 9:00am.

Name	Current Place	Total Points	Max Bench Press		Max Reps		Max Reps
Name	Current Place	Total Points	Score (lbs)	Points	Score (reps)	Points	Score (reps)	Points
Open Women
Lailani Kious
Melissa Young
Masters Women
Debrina Woods
Sonya Estabrook
Melanie Hosier
Open Men
Jonathan Woods
Anthony Kious
Cole Montgomery
Jacob Pauley
Christopher Thacker
Tyler Towe
Joshua Fowler
Masters Men
John Estabrook
Blair Armbrister
Mike Shaw