Bench Worlds 2026
Bench Worlds seems to have flown under the radar here, so creating this thread to share some of the world record bench presses which took place in the championship.
305kg World Record in the 74kg category from Kosei Yokoyama. He also won Men's Best Lifter
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZCbfaaqVNK/
362.5kg World Record in the 93kg category from Kostiantyn Musiienko. This is even more impressive given that Musiienko is also an elite full power athlete and he outbenched the 105kg and the 120kg. Tbh, he should have won Best Lifter. The GL formula definitely needs a refresh.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZCcV_1KI-n/
356.5kg World Record in the 105kg category from Askar Shokhanov. This was an insane session in which all podium finishers were above the world record leading into the championship!