Pilsen, Czech Republic, May 21 through May 26th will be the location for the IPF World Bench Press Championships. This year Luis Jaimes a Massachusetts resident and recent graduate of Northeastern University will be representing the USA in the 105Kgs/231Lbs junior division. Luis earned his spot on this year’s bench press world team with his 230Kgs/ 507Lbs press to win the junior division last august at Bench Press Nationals in Orlando. More recently Luis pressed 272.5Kgs/600Lbs last month in route to his second place finish in the 110Kgs/242Lbs weight class at Collegiate Nationals.
Luis Jaimes’ session is scheduled to start Thursday May,24 at 13:00 Czech Republic time or 7:00 am eastern standard time
Live video of Bench Press Worlds:
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Here is Luis last August at Bench Press Nationals:
Here is Luis last month at Collegiate Nationals:
Here is Luis last month at Collegiate Nationals: