Testify Bench Press Jubilee 2025

The annual Testify Bench Press Jubilee is a strength meet wherein the only contested lift is – you guessed it – the bench press. There are no weight classes for this meet, but there is a weigh-in for each lifter, and lifters can weigh-in during one of the following periods (rack heights will also be recorded at this time):

• Thursday, 11/20/25, from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Friday, 11/21/25, from 5:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
• Friday, 11/21/25, from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

There will be one bar, and the meet will be conducted in a “rising bar” format, so the weight on the bar only goes up! A lifter gets three attempts and can attempt any of the predetermined loads (see below) as the weight on the bar continues to climb throughout the evening (but a lifter can only attempt a given weight once). As part of the three attempts, the lifter may also attempt a weight of his choice (this weight must be a multiple of 2.5 lb). A lifter stops lifting voluntarily or after three attempts.

Loads: 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 175, 185, 195, 205, 215, 225, 240, 255, . . . (weight on bar increases in 15 lb increments after 225 lb)

There will be awards in both male and female divisions for heaviest weight lifted, best Wilks score (all ages), and best Wilks-McCulloch (masters) score.