Wayne only benched close grip using the same grip he used on overhead presses. He only got in one power meet I’m aware of and that was the 1971 Missouri State Championships with he won. His best bench was 405. I think he could have done 500 had he worked on it….but my Uncle’s had a dim view of powerlifters! haha As I recall, Wayne entered that 1971 meet just to prove that an oly lifter could win it without much effort at the behest of his brother Phil. I recall Wayne front squatting 440 and back squatting 550…again, he never worked it, his back squat was upright and high on his back. He also hang cleaned 330 for 8 sets of 3 reps when he was in his late 30’s and his best Deadlift being 640. I saw him seated press 330lbs one time and he did 8 sets of 3 with 300. He used a high bench and got his feet behind him and got a great drive off his chest.
Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder