Anthony Clark Bench Press
Anthony clark powerlifter bio.
Anthony clark bench press. Published 5 30 am cdt thursday june 2. Anthony clark has used his unique reverse grip bench press style to hold the current all time bench press world. A man who does most of his talking by lifting on the platform. Equip squat bench deadlift total dots.
From the philippines when i was seven years old. Please join this discussion about anthony clark and the bench press within the weight training weight lifting category. Anthony wayne clark born september 15 1966 in philippines died may 22 2005 in friendswood texas u s was an american powerlifter holder of the world record for the reverse grip bench press and member of the york barbell hall of fame. Recently superheavyweight powerlifter anthony clark lifted 804 pounds for one rep in the reverse grip bench press at a meet and his bodyweight is approximately 320 to 330 pounds.
Clarks accomplishments on the bench are simply incredible. I had no friends nothing to grasp onto. Everything was foreign to me. Probably pigeon holed by many as simply a fantastic bench presser anthony clark is a great three lift powerlifter.
That lift later got turned down do to the reverse grip. Powerlifter anthony clark was the first man to bench press 800 pounds but his heart was as big as the weights he lifted. Anthony clark first to bench press 800 pounds. Anthony clark is something unique now in the sport.
Powerlifter steve miller ed d of shreveport louisiana demonstrates the reverse grip bench press on these pages. I came to the u s. Thayer evans chronicle correspondent. He was the first man to bench press 800 lbs in 1997.
Anthony clark was the greatest heavyweight bench press and powerlifter in the 90s. All the other kids thought i was weird and different because i was a skinny little kid living in a predominantly white neighborhood. Anthony wayne clark september 15 1966 in philippines may 22 2005 in friendswood texas u s was an american powerlifter holder of the world record for the reverse grip bench press and member of the york barbell hall of fame.