Andrew lifted this year at the 2021 English Bench Press Championships securing first place in the under 74kg senior and open men category.
Lift 1: 150.0 kg
Lift 2: 157.5 kg
Lift 3: 162.5 kg
Here is a video of the event:
![image](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/005-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)
See Andrews Open Powerlifting results and Instagram page
Photographs of the event
![Andrew Ward getting ready to lift, looking serious, haha](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/001-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)
![Prepping the wrist wraps](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/002-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)
![Andrew Ward 157.5kg bench press](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/003-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)
![Giving the judges instructions](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/004-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)
![Andrew Ward 162.5 kg bench press](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/005-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)
![Fist pumping the air, it's a good lift!](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/006-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)
![Fist pumping the air again](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/007-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)
![Andrew Ward with his 1st place trophy, happy with the result](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/008-ipf-english-bench-2021-Andrew-Ward.ba1b92e8b2e0729f1ee1f92ab8db116d.jpg)