JM Blakely | Bench press 605 lbs / 275 kg at Iron Island Bench Press Classic

JM Blakely competing at the Iron Island Bench Press Classic at Ken Leistners gym in the late 90s. He manage a 605 lbs / 275 kg bench press in the 242 lbs / 110 kg class. Later that year, in oktober 1999 he did a 660 lbs / 300 kg bench press at 242 lbs / 110 kg body weight. That put him in a third place at top 100 list in Powerlifting USA with only his teammates Kenny Patterson and George Halbert beating him. JM Blakely was one of the most competitive benchers in the 90s and early 2000s. In one year he comp