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Competition bench press

obi604 · 2022-06-22 19:06:52

My gym has a new ‘Competition bench press’ I see it has safety bars at the side what is the real difference/advantage of a competition bench press. what does it allow that a standard bench does not cater for? sorry for silly question, just interested.

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22-06-2022 8:06pm

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My gym has a new ‘Competition bench press’
I see it has safety bars at the side
what is the real difference/advantage of a competition bench press. what does it allow that a standard bench does not cater for?

sorry for silly question, just interested.

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#2 12-07-2022 3:58pm
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depends on what brand it is.
Normally a comp bench press can have the bench removed and it becomes a comp squat rack.
The 'comp' element is normally to a comp spec - as in height, width etc.

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