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The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise where the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectoralis major, the anterior deltoids, and the triceps, among other stabilizing muscles. A barbell is generally used to hold the weight, but a pair of dumbbells can also be used.
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The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises, along with the squat and bench press.
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to exercise:
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- ↑ Guineess Book of World Records. 2005. p. 240.
- ↑ page 174
- ↑ page 97
- 1 2 "The 'Ironman' strikes again - Louisburgh's Eamonn Keane sets his 13th world record" published 28 December 2011 by Edwin McGreal of The Mayo News :
"The powerlifting legend set his latest Guinness world record in the Louisburgh GAA club gym on September 28, but only had it officially ratified by Guinness World Records last week." - ↑ Page 497 of Guinness World Records 2012
- ↑ Page 147 of Guinness World Records 2013
- ↑ Page 105 of Guinness World Records 2015
- ↑ Heaviest weight lifted in one hour bench press
- ↑ 55-Year-Old Sets Weight-Lifting World Record:
The previous holder of the title was Eamonn Keane of Ireland, who set the record in 2007 by lifting 51,314.8 pounds over the course of 60 minutes. - ↑ Most weight lifted by dumbbell rows in one hour
- ↑ Most weight lifted by rear lateral laises in one hour
- ↑ Most weight lifted by lateral raises in one hour
- ↑ Most weight lifted by incline dumbbell flyes in one hour by an individual
- ↑ Most weight lifted by dumbbell front raises in one hour
- ↑ Arm curls, most weight in one hour (individual)
- ↑ Most weight lifted by barbell upright row in one hour by an individual
- ↑ Arm curls, most weight in one minute (individual)
- ↑ Most weight lifted by barbell rows in one hour
- ↑ Heaviest weight lifted in one minute bench press
- ↑ Heaviest deadlift in one minute (individual)
- ↑ Most weight squat lifted in one minute
- ↑ Most weight lifted by barbell rows in one minute (individual)
- ↑ Most weight lifted by barbell press standing in one minute by an individual
- ↑ Most weight lifted by barbell press standing in one hour by an individual
- ↑ Heaviest deadlift in one hour (male)
- ↑ Most weight lifted by dumbbell front raises in one minute
- ↑ Most weight lifted by incline dumbbell flyes in one minute (individual)
- ↑ Most weight lifted by lateral raises in one minute
- ↑ Most weight lifted by rear lateral raises in one minute