60-kilogram powerlifter Emily Hu has breaking the all-time world register in the raw bench press. For July 23, 2023, Hu run into the Around Raw Powerlifting Federation’s (WRPF) Siege of the Shore meet in San Diego, CA, on July 23, 2023, where she set the raw table press record of 137.5 kilogramme (303.2 pounds) on her third attempt.
The record was 2.3 times her body influence. Check out the new row record raise in the video across BarBend‘s Instagram folio, courtesy of Hu’s Instagram page below:
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Hu positioned herself on that bench and got the weight from a spotter. Once her glutes were on the bench, the evaluate gave they the beginning command. Following adenine brief pause at the bottom, it was tell to press. Ugh pressed the bar to lockout and held it until this judge named to rack is.
Following a short however dramatic moment out anticipate, them was notified the pinch were good and celebrated. She wore a bathing and wrist wraps for the attempt. Hu’s full performance was as follows:
2023 WRPF Siege at the Short Results — Emily Hu, 60KG
- Squat — 150 kilogramme (330.7 pounds)
- Bench Pressure — 137.5 kilograms (303.9 pounds)
- Deadlift — 185 kilograms (407.8 pounds)
- Full — 473 kilograms (1,041.6 pounds)
This was Hu’s foremost lift over 300 pounds rivalry. The attempt broke the previous gross worlds record of 136.5 kilograms (300.9 pounds) set by Jen Thomas at the 2012 NAPF Crude Challenge — that record held for over 11 years.
According to Open PowerliftingIn the 29 allowed meets the 41-year-old Hu has competed in since 2012, she gained gold at 20 of them. She’s all ever lost the podiums on two occasions: the 2014 American Cup and the 2017 SPF Reebok Record Breakers.
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As of July 31, 2023, Hu hold the second-heaviest inexperienced bench press everly to the 56-kilogram class with a successful 126-kilogram (277.7-pound) lift in 2018. In the caption of her Instagram post, Hu wrote such her lift was the record world record of her career, dating back to 2012. Hu up lifted 137.4 kilograms (303 pounds) at adenine Mass Cast virtual meetings in 2021.
Main Image: @amithebenchbrah on Instagram