Topic: Please Introduce Yourself

[Geoff Durian]

Geoff Durian
Age: 37
Gender: male

Occupation: Mathematic Professor/Football Coach at Harper College (Palatine IL)

Location: Wheaton, IL (30 Miles west of Chicago)

Team: No Team...Lift in my garage!

How did you get started/Involved in weightlifting:  Did Olympic lifts for football but gave it up for 10 years for power lifting. Came back to OL in 2001.

Years in weightlifting: 6 in Olympic lifting....12 years previously in power lifting

Athletic Achievements: State Champion in old ADFPA (Don't know what it is called now). Qualified for American Open in 2002(Back when qualifying totals were very low). 3 year letter winner in football in college.

Role in weightlifting: Fan...and very average Masters competitor.

Coaching/education credentials: PhD in Abstract Algebra field, BS in Mechanical Engineering, CSCS in 2002

Favorite Weightlifter: Pyrros Dimas

Interests other than weightlifting: Coaching college football, Chess, my 2 sons and 1 daughter.

Other information you would like to share: Starting to see some of the negatives and politics in the USAW that I though hurt the power lifting federations like the APF and ADFPA. I hope things get better.

[Mark Clegg]

Name: Mark Clegg
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Occupation: Gym Instructor
Location: Manchester, England
Team: Olympic Dragons
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Dads Gym aged 12 yrs
Years involved in weightlifting: 15
Athletic achievements: None
Role in weightlifting: Athlete/Coach
Coaching/educational credentials: Coaching Results NOT Paperwork
Favorite weightlifter: Robert Earwicker
Interests other than weightlifting: Drinking Beer/Guiness/Cider/Wine/
Other information you would like to share: My Training Partner Kev Stuart is going Grey !
 

[David Woodhouse]

Mark - underselling yourself as always!

Everyone else - Mark is one of the three best male lifters in the UK with pbs of 162 and 186 at 94kg; father of 1 (2!!) and a damn fine chap....

[Robert Ashley Leppard]

Hello People.

 I'm 42 and live on the Isle Of Wight UK .

 I started Olympic lifting in 79 at the Vectis weightlifting club here on the Island.

 I developed a knee problem quite early on so had to resort to Powerlifting which is as you know a little easier on the joints . I had two operations to ease the problem.

 I had to abstain for proper lifting for a few years to concentrate on work and family ect .
 I have four children from age 21 to 11 and now things have settled somewhat I'm ready now to make a return to lifting.

 I've been dreaming that I'm Snatching and jerking for a long time now,so I guess it is time to do something about it.

 Any advice from you guys for an old git trying to make a comeback would be very welcome .

[Jay Johnson]

Name:  Jay Johnson

Age:   36

Gender:  Male

Occupation:  Technology Vendor Contract Manager

Location:  Maple Grove, MN

Team:  Unattached

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?:   I started as a 16 year old high school football player with a strong clean.

Years involved in weightlifting:  On and off for 20 years

Athletic achievements: 1989-91 junior camps and events, 1991 Junior National Champion, 1991 Junior World Team (placed 10th)

Role in weightlifting:  Fan, occasional participant

Coaching/educational credentials:  BA, MA

Favorite weightlifter: Nicu Vlad

Interests other than weightlifting:  I enjoy fixing stuff and learning how to fix stuff (cars, home, electronics, landscaping, etc), running, watching Mythbusters, UFC, anything on the Discovery channel.  ...and of course the occasional cocktail

Other information you would like to share:    I am recently married and purchased a new house. We have two mini English Bulldogs that are too funny to describe. 

[AlekoKouva]

Name: Alexandros Kouvakas
Age:18
Gender:Male
Occupation:Student Athlete
Location:Montreal
Team:Giants of Montreal
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Summer 2004
Years involved in weightlifting: 3
Role in weightlifting: Athlete
Coaching/educational credentials: Level 1 coaching and high school diploma...going cegep
Favorite weightlifter: Dimas, Kaxi, Naim
Interests other than weightlifting:.........this is a hard one...i like to play video games when im not studying of trainning...i also like fast cars....

[John Murdock]

Name:
Age: 23
Gender: M
Occupation: Student
Location: Washington DC
Team: University of Maryland
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Started in powerlifting, then got bored, and saw how amazing oly lifting is
Years involved in weightlifting: less than 1
Athletic achievements: 525 deadlift, but nothing of real signifigance
Role in weightlifting  lifter
Favorite weightlifter: Dimas
Interests other than weightlifting: Physics, Italian

[Colin K Bell]

Name = Colin K Bell
d.o.b = 3rd June 1975
weight class = 85kg
location = Fivemiletown, Co Tyrone, N Ireland
training venue= I train alone in a small shed in garden!
training strengths = Highly motivated and enthusiastic. Competed several times in N Ireland.
training weakness = No other lifters near me, nearest is 90 miles away. Plagued with knee and wrist injuries.
outside interests = Birdwatching, commited Christian.
current goal = Get rid of this mystery knee problem!