903 Squat
679 Bench
677 Deadlift
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Born: January 4, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio
Current Residence: North Royalton, Ohio (Suburb of Cleveland)
Began lifting weights at 14 to gain strength for Wrestling (My first love before Powerlifting). By 17, I was exceeding most in the gym benching 315 raw for reps at a bodyweight of 135. The gym owner, Michael Furci,a competitive bodybuilder who powerlifted in college, decided to inform me about powerlifting. The rest is history.
Competing began in 1995 at the age of 19 doing a few local meets.
'96 Placed 4th at the APF Senior Nationals at 165 at 20 years old.
'99 Won APF Senior Nationals at 23. Set 181 Junior World Record of 766 in the squat (in a Centurion Squat Suit) and won Best Lifter.
'99 Placed 2nd at 181 at the WPC World Championships.
'99-'03 Took four years off of competing to concentrate on work.
'04 February, Started training for a meet.
'04 August won Best Lifter in Iowa at WPO Qualifier, finishing with 843, 600, 617, 2061.
'04 October WPO Semi-Finals finishing with 859, 589, 622, 2072.
'05 Arnold Classic WPO Finals set 198 World Record Squat of 910, 622, 661, 2194 Total - Third highest in history.
'06 Arnold Classic WPO Finals set 198 World Record of 914, 622, 644, 2182.
'06 WPO Semi-Finals 903, 644, 644, 2171.
'07 Arnold Classic WPO Finals set 198 All-Time Highest Total and WPO World Record Bench.
903, 679, 677, 2260.
Current Equipment:
Boss Squat Suit, Boss Briefs, Safe Belt, THP knee-wraps, Safe Squat Shoes
Double Fury, THP wrist-wraps
NXG+ Deadlift Suit
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