Topic: Please Introduce Yourself

[Jack]

Hello everyone,

I'd like to introduce myself; my name is Sjaak Smorenburg, and I'm located in Holland. I'm 46, and father of two.
Weightlifting is a relatively new treasure in my life, and I've been practicing at home seriously for about a year now, getting good technical reviews from Mohamed El-Hewie since 3 months. i've put up my videos on YT, my username is 941200, and also on the Dr. El-hewie Forum, together with my workout log. I hope you don't mind having another newbie around, and I;m looking forward to meeting you on the forum. Thanks for having me.

Best regards,

Sjaak

[Jeppe Balsby]

Name: Jeppe Balsby
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Occupation: Non
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Team: Aarhus Atlet Klub, Denmark
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Im a powerlifter, sorry :-)
Years involved in weightlifting: Lifted for 3-4 years
Athletic achievements: Squat 230 - Bench 175 - Deadlift 190 - IPF
Role in weightlifting: Non
Coaching/educational credentials: Non
Favorite weightlifter: Non
Interests other than weightlifting: Powerlifting :-)
Other information you would like to share: Non

[Tom Sherwood]

Name:Tom Sherwood

AGE:24

GENDER:male

LOCATION:Southwest Fla

TEAM:Team Fla Gulfcoast

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED/INVOLVED IN WEIGHTLIFTING?
started weightlifting for high school team to get bigger for football  then fell in love with weightlifting. as many of you know HS weightlifting in florida is bench and clean and jerk. A few years after high school I found Rich Lansky and he taught me how to snatch and clean and jerk

YEARS INVOLVED IN WEIGHTLIFTING:
oly style 5 years.

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
  -10th place senior nationals 2005, 3rd place 23under national 2005, 8th place American open 2005- all 69k

ROLE IN WEIGHTLIFTING: lifter and coach

COACHING CREDENTIALS: USAW club coach

FAVORITE WEIGHTLIFTERS: Tim Mcrae, Zlaten Vanev, Tommy Kono, John Davis

INTERESTS OTHER THAN WEIGHTLIFTING:Bowling, music, eschatology, guitar, gymnastics,
 
OTHER INFORMATION: I love competing and coaching.

[john dunnigan]

Name:  John Dunnigan
Age:     53
Gender: Male
Occupation: Musician
Location:  Whitefish Montana
Team:
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Teenage years
Years involved in weightlifting: 4-5
Athletic achievements: California Middleweight Teenage AAU Champion 1976
Role in weightlifting: Use to teach
Coaching/educational credentials: Some Collage
Favorite weightlifter: David Rigert.
Saw him set World records in Montreal CA...1976
Interests other than weightlifting: Music, fishing, sports of most kinds
Other information you would like to share: Married two cool kids 14 and 20

[karthik chandrasekar]

Name: Karthik Chandrasekar
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Occupation: Student
Location: Bombay,IND

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?:Used to gym regularly and after watching few weightlifting vids I was impressed and thought I should try weightlifting. Fortunately I had a decent start.
Years involved in weightlifting: 1 year training -Olympic lifts
Role in weightlifting: Will be representing University
Favorite weightlifter: Dimas.
Interests other than weightlifting: Athletics, Volleyball, Soccer, Science-Chemistry

[zhen li]

Name: Zhen Li
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Occupation: Staff of DHS barbell Company
Location: Shanghai/ China
Team:
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: When Start to be in charge of DHS weightlifting barbell
Years involved in weightlifting: 3 years
Athletic achievements:
Role in weightlifting:
Coaching/educational credentials:
Favorite weightlifter: Dolega marcin
Interests other than weightlifting:Football/ Table Tennis
Other information you would like to share: not for advertising DHS barbell, but for learning more.

[Bob Takano]

Name: Bob Takano
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Occupation: Magnet Coordinator, Van Nuys High School Performing Arts and Medical
Location: Granada Hills, CA
Team: Formerly of the P.H.A.T. Elvis Weightlifting Club
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting:  When my uncle presented me with a 1941 edition of S & H that he had stored in a trunk in our garage.
Years involved in weightlifting:  40 years
Athletic achievement: California State Champion, 1981
Role in Weightlifting: Formerly a coach, currently a writer
Coaching/Educational Credentials: Senior International Coach, C.S.C.S.
Favorite Weightlifter: David Rigert
Interests Other than Weightlifting: Biology, Anthropology
Other information you would like to share:

[selbyspicer]

Name:Selby Spicer
Age: 42
Gender: male
Occupation: Military, UK
Location: Cheltenham, UK
Team: n/a
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Rugby, Bobsleigh, Powerlifting
Years involved in weightlifting: 25
Athletic achievements: Powerlift WDFPA WORLD CHAMPION 2005, 2006, 90KG RAW
Role in weightlifting: Sport Scientist
Coaching/educational credentials: Undergrad Sport Science
Favorite weightlifter:
Interests other than weightlifting: Living life, Not wasting time.
Other information you would like to share: