Topic: Please Introduce Yourself

[forcefedfreak]

Name: Tony P
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Occupation: Athletic coach
Location: New Hampshire
Team: The Dainty Boys
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Never competed, dabbled in the lifts here and there, looking to take it more seriously now

Years involved in weightlifting: First time was probably back in 08.
Athletic achievements: State champion power lifter
Role in weightlifting:
Coaching/educational credentials: NESTA certified trainer, KBA certified kettlebell instructor, MMACA conditioning coach
Favorite weightlifter: Oleg Perepetchenov
Interests other than weightlifting: Music (I play guitar and run a music review website)
Other information you would like to share:

Looking forward to getting involved with the community!

[Mike Sheard]

Name: Mike Sheard
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Occupation: N/a
Location: Shropshire
Team: GB
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: I have always trained on my own accord. I got into weightlifting after viewing the olympic weightlifting on tv in 2004. I have done competitive weightlifting for about 3-4 years.
Years involved in weightlifting: 3-4 ^
Athletic achievements: Prefere not to list.
Role in weightlifting: Coach (+ part time competitor)
Coaching/educational credentials: I am currently Shropshire's weightlifting Coach.
Favorite weightlifter: I have many!
Interests other than weightlifting: Gaming/computers, TV (top Gear) & films, physics
Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/mikeyburger1

[Northern]

Name: Mike
Age: 36
Gender: M
Occupation: Teacher
Location: the Last Frontier
Team: Ajax
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Became a fan watching vids
Years involved in weightlifting: 2 years as a fan
Athletic achievements: None in WL
Role in weightlifting: None in WL
Coaching/educational credentials: None in WL
Favorite weightlifter: Mendes
Interests other than weightlifting: Soccer

[Koing]

Name: Koing
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Occupation: Fix Connectivity
Location: Surrey, England
Team: Woking
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: I use to play a lot of Rugby and I was a skinny guy.  Needed to put on some weight, trained once a week for 12months when I was 14.  Then when I was 15 I upped it to 2x a week.  I met my coach at the downstairs free weight room and I knew instantly it was a BILLION times better then what my training consistented of at the time.  That was 12yrs ago
Years involved in weightlifting: 12yrs
Athletic achievements: 2011 English Champ 94kg class (Battle of attrition, everyone else was injured) fairly sure I've come 2nd and 3rd at the British at various points in the past 4yrs
Role in weightlifting: Competitor and coach
Coaching/educational credentials: National level Referee, coaching qualifications, BSc Computer Science
Favorite weightlifter: Vanev
Interests other than weightlifting: Cars and films
Other information you would like to share:
Did my first comp after 3 weeks training, did 35/45. 

I have 2 younger brothers and we all compete.  2nd bro was English and British Champ in 2009 (69 class), English Champ in 2010 (69).  He is fighting for an Olympic spot that is hotly contested in the 77s.  Other bro is 16 and has been school boys champ since he was 11 in various weight classes.  5yrs training experience and has done 77/100 @ 63.5kg

127.5/150 @ 93kg

[Blair Forkey]

Name: Blair Forkey
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1
Weight:195
Occupation: shipping & receiving.
Location: Charlotte, NC
Team: 9 round softball.
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Brother & Father
Years involved in weightlifting: 9yrs.
Role in weightlifting: backyard lifting @ the crib. 
Favorite weightlifter: Ryan Forkey. & Dimas
Interests other than weightlifting: Baseball, softball, football, fishing, cooking, Music.

[nonfcomm]

Name: Daniel Smith
Age: 25
Gender: M
Occupation: Graduate Student in Mathematics
Location: DC
Team: SSPT (unofficially)/ unaffiliated officially
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Power cleans, etc. in high school; lifting seriously more recently
Years involved in weightlifting: ~ 1 year
Role in weightlifting: Athlete
Interests other than weightlifting: Beer

[www.liftbig.co.uk]

Name: Rob Anderson
Age: 24
Gender: male
Occupation: strength and conditioning coach/MSc student, Director of "LiftBig" strength suppliers
Location: London
Team: St Marys Weightlifting Club
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Through university weightlifting club
Years involved in weightlifting: 1.5
Athletic achievements:
Role in weightlifting:
Coaching/educational credentials: UKSCA accredited, BSc strength and conditioning science, various pt qualifications
Favorite weightlifter: Rezzazadeh
Interests other than weightlifting:
Other information you would like to share: www.liftbig.co.uk

[rianselve]

Name: Ryan Self
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Occupation: GIS Analyst
Location: OKC, OK
Team: South Central Barbell Club
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Crossfit
Years involved in weightlifting: 3
Athletic achievements: None as of yet
Role in weightlifting: Athlete, Coach, Meet Director
Coaching/educational credentials: USAW 1

I'd like to network with anybody in or near Oklahoma.