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Just a few short months after breaking two ribs in his warmups at the XPC "Bench Freaks" event, main stage at the Arnold Classic Expo, Jim Phraner is back, stronger than ever, hitting back to back 815 lb, and now 825 lb single-ply bench presses in the months of June and July. In preparation for the USPA Single Ply national event held at the Mr. Olympia Expo, 8 weeks from now, Phraner will be defending back to back gold medals in this event (242 weight class in 2014, and 275 weight class in 2015) and hunting his friend and mentor Allen Baria's 857 lb all time record at 275.Phraner is amongst the most elite single-ply bench pressers in the world, currently sitting in the #2 spot at 242 and his 825 this past Saturday at the "Hot and Heavy" event held at Hercules Gym in Syracuse, NY. places him in the top spot at 275! This guy is on fire and should be considered armed and dangerous in the Bench Press World!
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