bench press
noun
: a lift or exercise in which a weight is raised by extending the arms upward while lying on a bench
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The various drills that players will participate in during the NFL Combine are the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, 60-yard shuttle, 3-cone drill, vertical jump, broad jump, bench press, and position-specific drills, including passing drills for the quarterbacks.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Those are the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill, 20-yard shuttle and 60-yard shuttle.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
In a review, researchers found that taking creatine after exercise led to a 3% gain in lean body mass and a 7.5% gain in bench press strength.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
The message is clear: being the best takes way more than a just throwing up a good 40 time and having a solid bench press showing like at the actual NFL tryout day.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Those are the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone drill, 20-yard shuttle and 60-yard shuttle.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
In a review, researchers found that taking creatine after exercise led to a 3% gain in lean body mass and a 7.5% gain in bench press strength.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
The message is clear: being the best takes way more than a just throwing up a good 40 time and having a solid bench press showing like at the actual NFL tryout day.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Bench press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bench%20press. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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