Mike Joseph
Double World Powerlifting Record Holder
Mike is a previous World Bench Press Champion and has made an explosive comeback following major shoulder surgey.
He lifted in the Eastern Counties Divisonal and lifted a respectable 170 kg at a body weight of 74.2kg, setting a world record in the Masters category (over 40's).
- Mike has won the British Bench Press Championships and as also broken the British Bench/ European & World Records with a lift of 180kg (the previous record stood since 1994).
- Mike is now a Double World Record holder with records held at 2 different body weights (this time at 75kg and his previous record lift 198kg at 82.5kg.
- After Mike's Absence due to an injury he competed in the World Championships in France and secured his 10th World Title (2012)
He lifted over 2.4 x body weight and that is some of the best drug free lifting ever recorded.
You can watch Mike's world record lift here http://youtu.be/NfdMhcDkdnA and check out his website here www.mikejosephofficial.com
You can also follow Mike at twitter@benchpressmike
