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Paul Dicks is a historically notable American powerlifter best known within the powerlifting community for both his competitive results in the 1980s and the bench-specific training methods that later became associated with his name.

This workout was republished July/2006 from POWERLIFTINGUSA.

training legacy centers on the “Paul Dicks press” and related bench-focused assistance work, movements designed to target triceps and lockout strength by altering the bar path and emphasizing control and shoulder position, and these drills have been discussed and adopted often within Westside Barbell and similar powerlifting-oriented training circles as accessory lifts to break bench press plateaus

People interested in adopting training inspired by Paul Dicks’s approach typically do so because his bench-focused accessory lifts such as the Dicks press are reputed to strengthen triceps and improve lockout mechanics, addressing common sticking points in the bench press and complementing traditional bench and pressing work.