BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) - Santa isn't the only thing coming to town this December! Barbell Station in Bluefield is bringing all the 'gains' to their gym for their first competition.

The Bench-mas Classic will be a bench press only competition. Athletes will be divided by gender and by age. Max reps for men will be 225 pounds to 315 pounds. Max reps for women will be 135 pounds to 205 pounds.

Owner Ashton Shaw gives us a rundown on the awards and how the divisions will be split.

"You win bragging rights, of course, but there's also going to be some awards. So we have different divisions that will be divided men and women. Then there's a team division, which will be 14 and under and 15 to 19. And then there'll be an open division, which is age 20 to 49 with a masters division, age 50 and old

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