Camp Pendleton Marine sets powerlifting world records

Lexington Marine sets powerlifting world records
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1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Robert Reeves
July 24, 2013

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines know the benefit of a solid physical fitness program.

Staff Sgt. Matthew Reep, the assault chief for Division Schools, 1st Marine Division, adjusts the bar on a weightlifting bench at the Camp Margarita gym here, July 17, 2013. Reep, a native of Lexington, S.C., currently holds the world record for bench press in his weight class

Staff Sgt. Matthew Reep, the assault chief of Division Schools, 1st Marine Division, knows he has the capabilities to go further than most with determination, drive and humility. He set world records in a powerlifting competition in Las Vegas, July 12 through 14.

Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three lifting attempts at the most weight an athlete can manage in bench press, deadlifting and squatting. Currently, the records for a 165-pound person are set by Reep at 391 pounds on the bench press and 556 pounds on the deadlift. He also set the world record for combined weight of bench press, deadlift and squats at 1,396 pounds.
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