Bench Press Shirts

Originally marketed as a way of both protecting lifters Pectorals and Shoulders during heavy Benching sessions, it was soon realized that Bench Shirts were capable of a lot more than just assisting perfect form.

As fabric technology evolved, the Denim Shirts of old were replaced by multi ply, Polyester variants which held all the advantages of Denim Shirts in terms of their capability to increase a lifters strength but were also more flexible and less constrictive than Denim.

A Bench Shirt works by building up pressure during the negative (lowering) part of the Bench Pressing movement then helps you to explode upwards during the positive (raising) phase of the lift. The additional momentum this creates empowers the lifter with a much greater capacity to lift heavier weights than would ever be possible without one.

Years ago, Bench Shirts were made from Denim.
Although effective, they held not a patch on the quality, comfort or performance of todays Poly Shirts.
Modern bench press Shirts are created from highly tensile yet adaptable material without the need for being too tight around the arms and armpit areas. This used to be a common complaint of Bench Shirts generally.
Now, Shirts can be worn underneath a T-Shirt or as stand alone items.

The current record for a Bench Press using a Shirt is an incredible 1075 pounds !