Eeek, I would not like my weight attached to my name, either! I'd freak.

I wouldn't be cool with my weight attached to my name either... I guess that is why women's pants don't paste the size on the tag like men's sizes!

Cheryl - thanks for the band link! I'm going to get some of those eventually...

Dropping out of lurker mode for a moment

Competing is awsome fun, I have been competitive for 3 years now and became Australian Female Bench Press champion in my weight division a couple of months ago. If anybody is considering it jump in and have a go, we don't bite and it is a realy friendly sport. Bench shirts (deadlift and squats suits also) are totally worth it but hard to adjust to for a novice lifter (if it doesn't bruise it is not tight enough).

Training should have a heavy focus on triceps and back especially rowing type exercises and exercises using the same basic movement as the bench press.

That's fantastic! I tried a bench shirt ONCE and thought I was going to have to be cut out of it.

Mel