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A bench shirt is a stiff supportive shirt, used to improve performance in the bench press, most often in powerlifting competitions. Bench shirts are usually made of polyester, denim, or canvas and come in single- or multi-ply thicknesses. The extremely tight fit of a bench shirt supports the weightlifter's shoulders and deltoid muscles.

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  • A bench shirt is a stiff supportive shirt, used to improve performance in the bench press, most often in powerlifting competitions. Bench shirts are usually made of polyester, denim, or canvas and come in single- or multi-ply thicknesses. The extremely tight fit of a bench shirt supports the weightlifter's shoulders and deltoid muscles. Different powerlifting federations have different rules governing allowed equipment—for example, the only supportive equipment allowed by the 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation for bench press is a leather belt, whereas the International Powerlifting Federation stipulates that support shirts must be "of one ply stretch material". As the same lifter's performance may vary significantly depending on the presence and design of a bench shirt (for example, Scot Mendelson, whose shirted bench press record is 1030 lbs, while his unshirted best is 715 lbs), records across different federations or categories may not be directly comparable. A bench press performed without the usage of a bench shirt is referred to as a "raw" or "unequipped" lift. (en)
  • La remera de press de banca o remera de fuerza es una remera especial que mejora el rendimiento y previene lesiones en la realización del press de banca durante las competiciones de potencia. Esta hecha de poliéster, denim o lienzo. Desde que esta remera fue creada por en 1983, los records mundiales de press de banca se han elevado de una manera increíble, ya que actualmente el levantamiento no depende sólo de la fuerza del levantador, sino también de la calidad de la remera y lo acostumbrado que esté el cuerpo del levantador: Scot Mendelson tiene el récord de press de banca sin equipamiento con 325 kg, pero el récord con remera puesta es de 500 kg, logrado por en 2013. (es)
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  • A bench shirt is a stiff supportive shirt, used to improve performance in the bench press, most often in powerlifting competitions. Bench shirts are usually made of polyester, denim, or canvas and come in single- or multi-ply thicknesses. The extremely tight fit of a bench shirt supports the weightlifter's shoulders and deltoid muscles. (en)
  • La remera de press de banca o remera de fuerza es una remera especial que mejora el rendimiento y previene lesiones en la realización del press de banca durante las competiciones de potencia. Esta hecha de poliéster, denim o lienzo. (es)
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  • Bench shirt (en)
  • Remera de press de banca (es)
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