{"id":32862,"date":"2008-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2008\/09\/03\/wellness-wednesday-big-benching-with-dr-sorrell\/"},"modified":"2008-09-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-03T05:00:00","slug":"wellness-wednesday-big-benching-with-dr-sorrell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2008\/09\/03\/wellness-wednesday-big-benching-with-dr-sorrell\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Wednesday &#8212; big benching with Dr. Sorrell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WellnessWednesday.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\">As was promised, we&#8217;re going &#8220;strong&#8221; into fitness talk this week. World-record strong.<\/p>\n<p>When people &#8212; particularly guys &#8212; discuss weight training, one of the first questions asked is, &#8220;how much can you bench?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well, James Sorrell, M.D., assistant dean for student affairs in the College of Medicine and associate professor of psychiatry, gets to say &#8220;more than 500 pounds&#8221; when asked that. <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"320 cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"310\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"99ccff\"><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<object width=\"300\" height=\"244\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AsrxkdMll9g\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AsrxkdMll9g\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>Dr. Sorrell is a powerlifter whose 507-pound bench press is a world record in his age and weight class.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the video to the right to view Dr. Sorrell discuss the technique he uses to safely and effectively achieve that big bench press. <\/p>\n<p>For those who want to see Dr. Sorrell in action, you can do so this weekend. 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