Editing Powerlifting (section)

=== Equipped bench press ===
For the bench press, there are single-ply and multi-ply [[bench shirt]]s that work similarly to a squat suit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-16 |title=What are Squat Suits and Bench Shirts? |url=https://www.ypsi.de/blogs/english-articles/what-are-squat-suits-and-bench-shirts |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=YPSI |language=}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Multi-Ply Powerlifting |url=https://grindergym.com/multi-ply-powerlifting/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Grinder Gym}}</ref> It acts as artificial pectoral muscles and shoulder muscles for the lifter. It resists the movement of the bench press by compressing and building elastic energy. When the bar is still and the official gives the command to press the compression and elastic energy of the suit aids in the speed of the lift, and support of the weight that the athlete would not be able to provide without the bench shirt.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Silver |first1=Tobin |last2=Fortenbaugh |first2=Dave |last3=Williams |first3=Ryan |date=2009-07-23 |title=Effects of the bench shirt on sagittal bar path |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19528864/ |journal=Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=1125–1128 |doi=10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181918949 |issn=1533-4287 |pmid=19528864}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=W. P. C. |date=2020-06-15 |title=BENCH SHIRT BASICS |url=https://www.wpccanadapowerlifting.com/post/bench-shirt-basics |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=WPC Canada |language=en}}</ref>