Lifting a final weight of 170kg at 73.5kg bodyweight, Andrew wins the IPF British Bench Press Championships for the second year running in the under 74kg senior men's class.
Lift 1: 150kg, Lift 2: 160kg, Lift 3: 170 kg (for a huge personal best and the win)
Here is a video of the winning lift:
![image](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Andrew-ward-celebrates-170kg-bench-press-win-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
Andrew ranked #3 against all-male lifters competing at the event across all classes ordered by Good Lift Points (GLP), a major achievement.
See Andrews Open Powerlifting results and Instagram page. You can see all three of the lifts on this Instagram post.
Photographs of the event:
![Warming up with 140kg](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/01-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Looking good over there!](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/02-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Nerves starting to kick in](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/03-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Andrew instructing the lift out helpers on how to do the centre lift out](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/04-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Andrew 150kg starting bench](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/05-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![On the chest 150kg](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/06-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![150kg good lift!](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/07-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Getting ready to lift the second lift, looking serious](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/08-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![160kg second lift attempt - Andrew is setting up](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/09-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![mid lift 160kg second attempt](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/10-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![160kg about to touch the chest](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/11-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Did he get it?](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/12-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Suspense waiting to see if Andrew got 3 white lights](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/13-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Aimee Spinks and Andrew Ward talking strategy on lift 3. Should we do the 170?](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/14-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Aimee handling Andrew, talking about the 170kg lift attempt to come](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/15-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Andrews serious face is on here, ready to lift 170kg bench](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/16-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Bar loaded with 170 kg. bench press Andrew Ward](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/17-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![170kg bench press](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/18-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![170kg bench press touching Andrew's chest](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/19-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![it's moving! 170kg](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/20-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![And it's a good lift! 170kg bench celebration by Andrew Ward](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/21-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![The money shot, 170kg bench press for the win by Andrew Ward](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/22-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Horray!](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/23-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Aimee and Andrew share a special moment, celebrating the win](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/24-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)
![Smiles all around](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/25-andrew-ward-british-bench-2021.f4515182f3d54c3cc485b7bb06b3d4e1.jpg)