3 RM Bench Press 2025 Open

Competitors will have a single 7-minute period to set their 3-rep max bench press. Athletes will have three weight change attempts to compete the max bench press. The third and final attempt must be lifted off the rack at least 15 seconds before the 7-minute clock runs out.

Registration

Registration for the 3 RM Bench Press 2025 Open is $5 per competitor in the Living Donor and Transplant Recipient categories and $50 per competitor in the General category. Registration will close on January 22, 2025 and the competition will take place January 23–29, 2025.

*All registration dates subject to change.

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Workout Rules

To be considered for the podium and cash prizes, all competitors in the 3 RM Bench Press 2025 Open must adhere to the following rules for the workout:

  • There is a seven (7) minute cap for completion of the three attempts for the workout.
    • The third and final attempt must be lifted off the rack at least 15 seconds before the 7-minute clock runs out.
  • All bench repetitions must demonstrate a full range of motion in which the barbell must touch the athlete’s chest and a full extension and lockout at the elbow must occur at the top of the movement.
  • An athlete may not use a bounce from the barbell off of the chest.
  • The athlete’s glutes must touch the bench for the entirety of the exercise sequence.
  • Feet must remain on the floor. Shorter athletes may put plates under their feet.
  • Athletes may have a spotter present while performing the bench press.
    • The spotter cannot assist with a lift-off and the spotter’s hands must remain clear from the barbell while the competitor is performing the movement.
    • The only assistance that the spotter can provide is lifting the bar if an athlete fails on their final repetition.
  • Athletes are responsible for recording and documenting weights for all plates and bar after their final attempt is completed.
  • Athletes are responsible for self-timing their workout, either with an app (i.e., WOD Tracker, SmartWOD Timer, WETime) or by having a gym clock or iPad with a timer clearly in view throughout the workout. Links to timing apps can be found on our website.

Competition Rules

Registered athletes agree to and will comply with the following rules related to the Donor Games Open competition format.

  1. Eligibility
    1. All athletes must be 18 years or older as of the close of registration for the competition.
    2. All athletes must agree to the Donor Games Consent Agreement and adhere to the Workout Rules and Competition Rules herein.
    3. Athletes must submit their full workout video at any time during the competition window: from January 23 through January 29, 2025 at 11:59 ET.
    4. Athletes may submit more than one workout video to improve their standings on the leaderboard.
      1. Competitors may submit no more than ONE video within any 24-hour period.
      2. Should an additional workout video be disqualified; it does not impact the rank/eligibility of a previously approved workout video.
    5. Athletes must be willing to accept prize winnings via ACH. Failure to provide ACH payment information within one week of the official prize-winning notification will result in forfeiture of the cash prize. All prize winnings will be dispersed within two weeks of the official prize-winning notification from the Donor Games.
    6. General athletes who compete a modified workout are not eligible for cash prizes.
  2. Judging
    1. Failure to perform the exercises according to the guidelines will result in disqualification.
    2. Judges’ decisions are final.
    3. Judges may reject an athlete’s workout video due to: (a) improper form; (b) failure to complete the workout; (c) copyright infringements; or (d) any other issues that arise in review of the workout.
      1. If a workout video is rejected, the competitor is allowed to submit a new competition workout video at any time during the competition window.
      2. For this workout, judges may disqualify any number of individual reps versus a full disqualification of the workout.

Cash Prizes

Category1st Place2nd Place3rd Place4th Place5th PlaceEntered
Donor: Men$4,000$3,200$2,400$1,600$8000
Donor: Women$4,000$3,200$2,400$1,600$8000
Recipient: Men$4,000$3,200$2,400$1,600$8000
Recipient: Women$4,000$3,200$2,400$1,600$8000
General: Men$1,000$800$600$400$2000
General: Women$1,000$800$600$400$2000
TOTAL$18,000$14,400$10,800$7,200$3,6000

Founding Sponsors

  • National Kidney Foundation
  • National Kidney Registry
  • National Kidney Donation Organization