I am hard pressed to think of the last time a snowboard movie was released with the same ratio of hype to available information. Benchpress has been rampant on social media, whispered about across resort bars, on lifts, behind closed doors, in front of open doors, and just about anywhere else that snowboarders talk about snowboarding. But with all of the talk, what have we actually known about it? Pretty much only that Fredrik Perry had some magic up his sleeves, and it involved a lot of bench presses.

Would we have ever guessed that the movie would clock in as one of the longest to be released this season, at a staggering 29:04? Absolutely not. Would we have ever guessed that a total of 46 riders would be featured in the film? Never in a million years. Are we blown away by this piece of snowboarding gold? Damn straight.

This is snowboarding, and as a community we need more of it. Thank you Fredrik Perry for making us laugh, gasp, and cheer, time and time again.

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The full Benchpress video is finally here. Everybody loves benches, including snowboarders (nerds). Watch these boarders get loose and ripped on nothing but benches. Surround yourself with people you like, hook up the biggest screen available and enjoy!

Directed and Co-edited by Fredrik Perry.
Edited and Co-directed by Kasper Häggström.
Filmed by Sean Lucey, Seamus Foster, Fredrik Perry, Kristofer Fahlgren, Martin Strom, Max Warbington and more.

Featuring riding from Max Warbington, Gus Warbington, Brandon Reis, Toni Kerkelä, Ryan Paul, Fredrik Perry, Ted Borland, Chris Beresford, Jesse Burtner, Dave Marx, Jeff Holce, Seamus Foster, Torstein Horgmo, Jed Anderson, Joe Sexton, Gus Engle, Matt Heneghan, Matt Butel, Sean Genovese, Kristoffer Lerånd, Eirik Nesse, Even Brekke, Matt Bernard, Jesse Paul, Jon Stark, Kevin Hanson, Len Roald Jorgensen, Håvard Roald, Jonas Steen, Pål Brekka, Thov Sanden, Scott Stevens, Ethan Morgan, Halldor Helgason, Ben Bogart, Corey McDonald, Dillon Ojo, Jesse Paul, Danny Larsen, Tim Eddy, Hannah Eddy, Garrett Read, Logan Beaulieu, and Aleksander Østreng.