5/13/05
General--how old you are, what you do, where you live, where you grew up and anything else general you'd like to add about your life outside powerlifting:
I am 26 years old and Live in Crystal Lake where I work as a police officer.
Your best lifts in powerlifting in competition and training, and at what weight:
My best competition lifts are:
S-760
B-429
D-710
T-1900
All at a bodyweight of 250
In the gym I have hit:
S-775x2
B-455
DL-725
Your proudest accomplishments in powerlifting:
My 1900 total is what I am most proud of.
Your best moment in powerlifting:
Being able to hand off to my close friend and training partner Dan Finkenstadt when he made his first 400 pound bench. After missing his first attempt at 385 Dan laid it all on the line and went for it. That is what it is all about. I have never been more proud as a lifter, a friend and a coach.
Your ultimate goal in powerlifting:
To keep getting stronger.
How you got involved in powerlifting:
I have been lifting weights since before high school. However I didn’t start power training until I was competing in Collegiate track and field. After a career ending injury I started PL a bit more seriously. After doing some research I found an APF competition and the rest is history.
Type of training you adhere to:
I train my core very hard, using allot of old school methods.
Type of gear you use and how you use it in your training:
I deadlift in single ply. I bench in single ply. I only squat in APF so I use double ply poly.
The people who have most influenced your training and powerlifting career in general:
As far as influence John Hudson and Nick Lepine. As far as understanding Sharon my fiancé is the absolute best, and I could not ask for more.
Your training partners and how they affect your training:
My only training partner right now is my fiance Sharon.
How long you see yourself continuing powerlifting:
Until I die. I will never quit. I recently heard a story of an 84 year old woman with Parkinson’s disease benching competitively. That is raw determination.
Your opinion of the supportive equipment used in powerlifting:
I like to lift in WABDL and APF. So when I lift in WABDL I use single ply. When I lift in APF I use double. Lift where you want in what you want. People take this all just a bit too seriously.
Your opinion of drug testing in the sport:
I think its great that there is place for all lifters to compete on level grounds.
Your opinion of the professional movement in powerlifting like the WPO and Mountaineer Cup:
Eric Stone put it best; “I think professional powerlifting is the future of the sport, and is the most likely path to bring the sport forward. Giving young lifters and beginning lifters that ultimate goal of getting to the 'show' of professional powerlifting will drive the sport forward.”
What you think about the Olympic movement in powerlifting:
I don’t feel it should be pursued. The Olympics is a far cry from what it used to be. I also don’t want to see the sport change to fit into what the IOC wants, which is to make money. The WPO is a highly regarded place and plenty hard to get to.
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