Rich Putnam Benches 1000lbs!

[Iron Game]

No this is not an April Fools joke! On April 1,2017, at the 15th Annual Monster Bench in Cooperstown,NY, Rich Putnam accomplished a powerlifting milestone and lifelong dream with a 1000lb. Bench press! Rich has been lifting for 20 years and is the head of the Gorilla Pack Powerlifting team. It was a busy day for the lifter affectionately known as "Moose". He personally handed off and coached 22 team mates before he opened with 900 lbs. It was a smoke show! He called for 1000 on a second attempt but missed the groove slightly. With a packed house screaming for more... Moose called for a third. This time he was not to be denied. Rich Putnam did what he set out to do. Congratulations to Rich Putnam and Good luck at IPA Worlds in Nova Scotia!




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[LeatherHead]

He's a big boy!

 

[BigZ]

That is strong!

 

[toppjimie]

WOW,now thats strong!

 

[Presser]

yeah, I know I use to see these powerlifting videos, and scoff at how thick (kinder word) these guys are and how short of a distance they had to push the weights etc... and I still feel that way when I see a lot of powerlifting videos, HOWEVER ....A Thousand Pounds is FUCKING INCREDIBLE REGARDLESS OF ANY OF THE BULLSHIT I MENTIONED ABOVE ABOUT THE SHORT PUSHING DISTANCE BY THICK ROUND PEOPLE. So yeah that was pretty awesome and major congrats dude!