Andrew won the British Bench Press Championships in his category for the third year running! Andrew competes in the u74 Open Men's category under the International Powerlifting Federation.
Andrew lifted 155kg as an opener to secure the win, followed by 165kg, and he failed his 175kg attempt.
![Andrew collecting first prize and standing on the podium proud](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Andrew-2022-bench-champs%20%283%29.ccb0be993a7290856a19488502b4c4a6.jpg)
Here is a photo of the trophies from 2020, 2021 and 2022:
![Three trophies from 2020, 2021, and 2022](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Three%20Trophies%20cropped.ccb0be993a7290856a19488502b4c4a6.jpg)
![Aimee chalking up Andrews back](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Andrew-2022-bench-champs%20%281%29.ccb0be993a7290856a19488502b4c4a6.jpg)
The bar looking impressive with 175kg loaded... Which was too heavy for the day unfortunately!
![Final Attempt at 175kg](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Andrew-2022-bench-champs%20%282%29.ccb0be993a7290856a19488502b4c4a6.jpg)
![Messing around pointing at the camera for jokes](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Andrew-2022-bench-champs%20%284%29.ccb0be993a7290856a19488502b4c4a6.jpg)