{"id":13517,"date":"2023-07-14T20:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=13517"},"modified":"2023-07-14T21:26:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T21:26:08","slug":"pavlo-nakonechnyy-bench-presses-200-kilograms-440-9-pounds-for-7-reps-in-shaw-classic-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/pavlo-nakonechnyy-bench-presses-200-kilograms-440-9-pounds-for-7-reps-in-shaw-classic-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Pavlo Nakonechnyy Bench Presses 200 Kilograms (440.9 Pounds) for 7 Reps in Shaw Classic Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 13, 2023, strongman Pavlo Nakonechnyy<\/a> shared an Instagram video of himself completing a 200-kilogram (440.9-pound) bench press<\/a> for seven reps<\/strong> during a training<\/a> session. According to the caption of Nakonechnyy’s post, the session is part of the Ukrainian athlete’s ongoing preparation for the 2023 Shaw Classic (SC)<\/a><\/strong>. The competition is scheduled for August 19-20, 2023, in Loveland, CO. American athlete Trey Mitchell<\/a> is the two-time defending SC champion<\/a> (2021-2022). <\/p>\n

In a stacked SC field featuring Mitchell and various World’s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) champions like Mitchell Hooper<\/a> (reigning, 2023), Tom Stoltman<\/a> (2021-2022), Oleksii Novikov<\/a> (2020), and the contest’s eponymous competitor, Brian Shaw<\/a> (2011, 2013, 2015-2016), the 26-year-old Nakonechnyy still figures to be a dark horse contender for the title. Winning an event like the Bench Press \u2014 its presence in the 2023 SC event catalog is why Nakonechnyy is polishing it up \u2014 would go a long way toward his chances. <\/p>\n

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