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William Yahn

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Mike Danforth competed as a middleweight powerlifter with a best competitive bench press of approximately 200 kg (440 lb), which appeared in Powerlifting USA issue #247 listings of notable bench pressers. He also posted competitive totals near the 825–890 lb range across his career in multi-lift meets.

This workout was republished Feb/1998 from POWERLIFTINGUSA.

Danforth competed in regional and national powerlifting federations such as the American Powerlifting Federation (APF), World Powerlifting Congress (WPC), United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF), and World Powerlifting Federation (WPF) through the 1990s and 2000s.

Within Powerlifting USA, Danforth is identified as an 82.5 kg class bench presser with a 200 kg press, indicating he was noteworthy enough in the bench community to be catalogued in the magazine’s data or ranking sections.

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Week 1 Day 2

A

Bench Press

3 x 5 @ 67.5 %

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Close Grip Bench Press

1 x 5

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Weighted Push Up

3 x MAX

D

DB Front Raise

3 x 8

Mike Danforth USPF 440 Bench Routine