Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) : He is small but can bench-press more than 400 pounds.    From Dictionary.com. 

There was a bench-press machine to Taylor's right.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost Light]

Who knew that so much could turn on a bench-press?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rad Geek People’s Daily – 2007 – December – 02] Reference

She looked like she could bench-press a Mack truck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Copy Cat] Reference

She could probably bench-press me if she wanted to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Venom] Reference

“Can you bench-press four hundred pounds?” he called.    From Wordnik.com.  [Persuader]

They make jokes about how he could bench-press the piano.    From Wordnik.com.  [The big bad boy of the concert hall] Reference

She can run with guards and does bench-press reps with 170 pounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Winning learned in periods of loss] Reference

A curl is flexion, a bench-press extension, leastways, of the arm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference

People can't really fly, shoot laser beams or bench-press pickup trucks.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Become A Superhero] Reference

All combine prospects see how many times they can bench-press 225 pounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Davis latest to break TE mold] Reference

Mayo was unable to bench-press at the combine because of a pectoral injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [Draft analysis: Sizing up the available linebackers] Reference

'I' d love to know what he could bench-press, 'the former Big Ten lineman said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hotel New Hampshire]

CUTTS: Well, I don't bench-press because of my shoulder, so I use the dumbbells.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2008] Reference

The black guy could bench-press 400 pounds and kept his end of the deal with glee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will]

It also helped if you could bench-press almost two hundred pounds, which she could.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kiss the Girls]

Many athletes bench-press the equivalent of a freight train car of iron ore in the offseason.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nolan looks within, makes improvements] Reference

Vertical leaps, 40-yard times and bench-press totals were tallied and given prominent display.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Who knows if this Longhorn is short on IQ] Reference

It was a man who must have weighed 225 pounds and looked like he could bench-press me on a cold day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By President To Assoc Of Trial Lawyers Of America] Reference

I can bench-press more than twice my body weight now and was running on the treadmill the other day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Predator]

No one really cares how many miles per hour your character can run, or how many pounds he can bench-press.    From Wordnik.com.  [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How is your story better than its competitors?] Reference

And then at the gym I see someone who looks like an underwear model speaking to someone trying to bench-press.    From Wordnik.com.  [13 Crimes Against Love, or, the Crow's Confession] Reference

Persa, a weight-room marvel who can bench-press 375 pounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Columnist: Keith Groller] Reference

She makes me bench-press weights, and follow that with press-ups.    From Wordnik.com.  [Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk] Reference

All I know is has a sense of humour that could bench-press SUV's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference

Ran the 40 in 4.77 seconds at the combine and did 24 bench-press reps.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines]

Martha: Clark, you're our son whether you can bench-press the tractor or not.    From Wordnik.com.  [TV Fanatic] Reference

He can bench-press 395 pounds, and teammates marvel at his freakish upper-body strength.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com - Sports] Reference

It can't be discovered by watching him bench-press enough weight to crush a compact car.    From Wordnik.com.  [zanesvilletimesrecorder.com - Local News] Reference

Matt, then a ninth-grader, was trying to bench-press about 225 pounds when the bar fell on his chest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freep.com - RSS] Reference

"I think I saw him putting up over 300lbs (bench-press) for a couple of reps in testing on the first day.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS] Reference

Benchpressed your own weight -- I once could bench-press almost TWICE my weight back during my jockstrap days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gut Rumbles] Reference

When Dantonio mentioned Gantt's bench-press ability, FAU coach Howard Schnellenberger nearly did a double take.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freep.com - RSS] Reference