Equipped (with Bench Shirt)
| Year | Record | Gear |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Ted Arcidi is the first man to bench press over 700 lb with a lift of 705.5 lb (320.01 kg), performed without wrist wraps, but with one of the first prototype supportive bench press shirts, which was 50% polyester and 50% cotton and only one layer thick. | shirt |
| 1990 | Ted Arcidi presses 718.1 lb (325.72 kg) at the APF Bench Press Invitational on September 30 in Keene, New Hampshire. | shirt |
| 1993 | Anthony Clark presses 725 lb (328.85 kg) in May and then on September 25, breaks his own record with a 735 lb (333.39 kg) lift at the USPF Northwest Open. | shirt |
| 1994 | Anthony Clark presses 738 lb (334.75 kg). | shirt |
| 1995 | Jamie Harris presses 740 lb (335.66 kg) at the APF State Championships in March 1995. | shirt |
| 1995 | Chris Confessore presses 741 lb (336.11 kg) at only 236 lb bodyweight on June 17, 1995. | shirt |
| 1995 | Anthony Clark presses 748 lb (339.29 kg) and 750 lb (340.19 kg) at the Great Bench Press of America Meet in Texas. | shirt |
| 1996 | Anthony Clark presses 770 lb (349.26 kg) and later 780 lb (353.80 kg) in September 1996 at the Mr. Olympia. | shirt |
| 1997 | Anthony Clark presses 785 lb (356.0 kg). | shirt |
| 1999 | Tim Isaac is the first man to bench press over 800 lb with a lift of 802 lb (363.78 kg) on July 24 in Phoenix, Arizona. | shirt |
| 2003 | Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press 900 lb (409.09 kg). | shirt |
| 2004 | Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press over 1000 lb with a lift of 1004 lb (456.36 kg) in November. | shirt |
| 2006 | Scot Mendelson presses 1008 lb (458.18 kg) (February 18) in a powerlifting exhibition called FIT EXPO in Pasadena, CA. | shirt |
| 2006 | Gene Rychlak presses 1010 lb (459.09 kg) (December 16). | shirt |
| 2007 | Ryan Kennelly presses 1036 lb (470.91 kg) (September 22–23). | shirt |
| 2007 | Ryan Kennelly presses 1050 lb (476.27 kg) (December 1). | shirt |
| 2008 | Ryan Kennelly presses 1070 lb (485.34 kg) (April 12). | shirt |
| 2008 | Ryan Kennelly presses 1074.8 lb (487.5 kg) (July 13). | shirt |
| 2008 | Ryan Kennelly presses 1075.0 lb (487.6 kg) (November 8). | shirt |
| 2013 | Paul "Tiny" Meeker presses 1076.9 lb (488.5 kg) (April 13) at the Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF) Texas State Powerlifting Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas. | shirt |
* note: Bill Kazmaier became the first human to officially bench press 300 kg (661.4 lb) (raw) in an IPF-sanctioned meet on January 31, 1981. Jim Williams benched 675 lb just prior to the formation of the IPF.
** note: Anthony Clark performed a controversial 800-pound bench press at the Arnold Classic in 1997, 2 years before Tim Isaac. This lift was, however, later turned down.
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