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Offline gebwins

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Re: Please Introduce Yourself
« Reply #232 on: Oct 13, 2009, 01:00 PM »
Name: Mike Gebhardt
Age: 56
Gender: M
Occupation: Financial Systems Director
Location: Chicago area
Team: None
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Began in 1967 to 1968; Bob Bednarski was my hero.  Stopped lifting after 1968; just picked it up in the last month or so to stay fit.
Years involved in weightlifting: <1
Athletic achievements: Know how to fall - 30 year+ 16" softball player, volleyball, bicycling, ran 1983 Chicago Marathon, 1984 Triathlon, skydived, green belt in Judo, Archery instructor, took up fencing briefly last year after a 35-year hiatus, took up Aikido 2 years ago, but broke a rib.  What midlife crisis? 
Role in weightlifting: Olympic lifting
Coaching/educational credentials: BS Acctg & Fina from NIU; MBA from DePaul; CMA
Favorite weightlifter: Bob Bednarski in my early days; pocket Hercules today
Interests other than weightlifting: 16" softball, parenting, husbanding, classical music, theatre, bicycling, archery
Other information you would like to share: Looking to compete in my first weightlifting meet on Nov. 7.  The interesting thing is that I've never been in a weightlifting meet, never even seen anyone do olympic lifting in person, and have had no coaching.  I do like a challenge.
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Offline Matt Erdman

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Re: Please Introduce Yourself
« Reply #233 on: Oct 13, 2009, 03:39 PM »
Quote from: gebwins on Oct 13, 2009, 01:00 PM
Looking to compete in my first weightlifting meet on Nov. 7.  The interesting thing is that I've never been in a weightlifting meet, never even seen anyone do olympic lifting in person, and have had no coaching.  I do like a challenge.

There are always people there willing to help. Good luck!
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Offline novice_tim

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Re: Please Introduce Yourself
« Reply #234 on: Oct 18, 2009, 11:57 AM »
Name: tim
Age: 28
Gender: male
Occupation: sporting goods
Location: somerset, UK
Team: -
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: -
Years involved in weightlifting: 0
Athletic achievements: county swimming, tennis and running
Role in weightlifting: ?
Coaching/educational credentials:?
Favorite weightlifter: ?
Interests other than weightlifting: rugby, cars, squash, more rugby
Other information you would like to share: i think i may be mad!  :)dance

I really need some help here, and i wonder if some of you guys can help me?! i have done sport all my life and am traditionally a very active guy, i have let myself slip a bit in the last couple of years though. I have been challenged by a few guys from my church, not only to get fit but to get fit enough to be able to get in to the british weightlifting team - in time for the olympics! so the big question is, theoretically, is it possible? i have about 2 and a half years, is this enough time to sort the technique and get the strength? i fully appreciate how dedicated i would have to be, i am guessing about 4 hours training a day, which i could do. so from a standing start to the olympics - can it be done? any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!

thanks
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Can i become a pro in 2 years?
« Reply #235 on: Oct 18, 2009, 12:06 PM »
 
Name: tim
Age: 28
Gender: male
Occupation: sporting goods
Location: somerset, UK
Team: -
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: -
Years involved in weightlifting: 0
Athletic achievements: county swimming, tennis and running
Role in weightlifting: ?
Coaching/educational credentials:?
Favorite weightlifter: ?
Interests other than weightlifting: rugby, cars, squash, more rugby
Other information you would like to share: i think i may be mad! 

I really need some help here, and i wonder if some of you guys can help me?! i have done sport all my life and am traditionally a very active guy, i have let myself slip a bit in the last couple of years though. I have been challenged by a few guys from my church, not only to get fit but to get fit enough to be able to get in to the british weightlifting team - in time for the olympics! so the big question is, theoretically, is it possible? i have about 2 and a half years, is this enough time to sort the technique and get the strength? i fully appreciate how dedicated i would have to be, i am guessing about 4 hours training a day, which i could do. so from a standing start to the olympics - can it be done? any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!

thanks

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Offline Doug Perkins

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Re: Please Introduce Yourself
« Reply #236 on: Oct 21, 2009, 04:17 PM »
Name: Doug
Age: 23
Gender: male
Occupation: hvac service tech
Location: knoxville tn
Team: -
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?
Years involved in weightlifting: 0
Athletic achievements: average gym rat and high school athlete
Role in weightlifting: to compete
Coaching/educational credentials:?
Favorite weightlifter: john davis and john grimek
Interests other than weightlifting: bench press and vertical leap
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Offline svburke

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Re: Please Introduce Yourself
« Reply #237 on: Nov 28, 2009, 10:47 PM »
Hello, Sean Burke here. Joined the site tonight after someone shared a link to to video of the worlds.

Name: Sean Burke
Age: 36
Gender: M
Occupation: Attorney
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Team: East Coast Gold
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Joined a gym called Iron Sport in Glenolden, PA, with a great group of people and the right kind of equipment.
Years involved in weightlifting: 2
Athletic achievements: Not much. Crushed the ball a couple times this summer playing softball.
Role in weightlifting: Masters lifter
Coaching/educational credentials: None
Favorite weightlifter: Viktors Scerbatihs
Interests other than weightlifting: All kinds of stuff. Books, music, movies, etc.
Other information you would like to share:
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Offline jonathan chevallier

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Re: Please Introduce Yourself
« Reply #238 on: Nov 30, 2009, 08:41 AM »
Name:Chevallier
Age:32
Gender:male
Occupation:?
Location:France
Team:none
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?:when i was looking for a proper gym
Years involved in weightlifting:3
Athletic achievements:none
Role in weightlifting:none
Coaching/educational credentials:none
Favorite weightlifters:The Pizz, klokov, Chigishev...
Interests other than weightlifting:The pub, women...
Other information you would like to share:
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Offline costeldimofte

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Re: Please Introduce Yourself
« Reply #239 on: Dec 12, 2009, 06:48 AM »

Name: Costel Dimofte
   
Age: 53

Gender: male   

Occupation: International Class A Referee, Coach, Researcher

Location: Romania

Team: Romania

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: As a sportman

Years involved in weightlifting: Over 30 years

Athletic achievements: National Champion

Role in weightlifting: Vice President of The Romanian Weightlifting Federation, International Class A Referee, Coach, Researcher

Coaching/educational credentials: Master in weightlifting

Favorite weightlifter: Nicu Vlad

Interests other than weightlifting: fishing, cars

Other information you would like to share: looking to coach, research or adviser

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