I met the MD of USN in Galway in 2000 at the Irish junior championships
and although world champion, I introduced myself and asked USN to
sponsor me.
My weight
then was 60kg and best lifts were 250kg squat, 140kg bench and 225kg dead lift - that was my best.
When USN started sponsoring me in April 2000, my lifts went skyward and at the worlds I achieved
265kg squat, 155kg bench and dead lift of 240kg and won the worlds.
In 2001 I went to the European Powerlifting Championships and achieved
270kg squat, 162.5kg bench and 242.5 dead lift at 60kg and came first.
At Worlds again I got 272.5kg squat, 162.5kg bench and 250kg deadlift and came first again.
In 2002 at the European Powerlifting Championship, I got 270kg squat, 155kg bench and 250kg deadlift. I had a slight injury, but still came first.
2003 World Powerlifting Championships: squat 285kg, bench 170kg and deadlift 270kg and did the
biggest total in
powerlifting history with 720kg world record total in 60kg class
In 2004 I had to move to the 67.5kg class as I got too muscular from all the protein
and supplements supplied to me by USN! I trained for a year without
competing
to consolidate my move to 67kg
2005 European Championships:
squat 310kg, bench 180kg and dead lift 260kg - first place
World Powerlifting Championships: 325kg world record squat, 192.5 world record bench and 275kg deadlift, giving me another
world record total
2006 European Championships:
squat 330kg, bench 195kg and dead lift 267.5kg - another world record total
World Championships:
350kg world record squat, 202.5kg world record bench and a deadlift of 285kg with another world record total of 837.5kg at a bodyweight of 67.5 kg
2007 European Powerlifting Champion and 2 world records
2007 World Champion and world record total
2008 European Champion with a bodyweight of 67.5kg, a world record squat of 342.5kg
European Champion and total record and a 370kg squat to beat the record again
World Champion in 67.5kg with a slight groin injury
2009 European Champion and world record squat as well as another total record
GPC World Powerlifting Champion and world record total
WPC World Powerlifting Champion and world squat record, making me the only lifter to win 2 world championships within 1 month of each other |
