The biggest bench of the day belonged to Ovalta Bell of Louisiana, Mo. Bell put up 510 pounds. He credits that weight to his five days a week of training at Pike County YMCA. Bell said that he could bench 530 pounds when the rules didn’t require a pause between lowering and lifting the weight. However he was still glad his performance resulted with a gold metal and a competition highlight.
The biggest bench of the day
Sunday, July 22, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 9:04 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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