26 Feb TEAM PRS 2017 XPC FINALS AT THE ARNOLD
By Admin/PowerRackStrength
It’s Arnold week and Team PRS is coming in strong with 8 lifters competing, all with either pro raw or multi-ply totals.
Check out who’s competing in the XPC Finals.
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Dan Dalenberg
Dan is a veteran PRS team member and long time 10/20/Life lifter will be lifting multi-ply during the Saturday pro session at the Arnold XPC. While Dan has an extensive competitive background, this will be his second multi-ply meet. He will be looking to build on a 2255 total at 242. With the amount of learning he has done around multi-ply technique in the past year, he is in a good position to post a big PR total.
Derek Wilcox
Derek is a former all time world record holding powerlifter who will be competing in the pro session Saturday in the multi-ply division. He is a full time nutrition and training consultant for Renaissance Periodization, husband to his wife Emily, as well as a full-time Ph.D. student at East Tennessee State University. With two full-time responsibilities he has been struggling with recovery and being able to train but is still pushing toward breaking another all-time world record. Derek’s previous best are a 1,040lb squat, 560lb bench press and 725lb deadlift. He is hoping to squat 1,100+lbs bench press 600lbs and deadlift 750lbs. He has been talking about the possibility of retirement soon after this competition due to joint damage from a genetic joint problem and the stresses of squatting 5x his body weight for most a decade.
Lisa Guggisberg
Lisa is a raw and multi-ply lifter that has been coached and mentored by Brian Carroll for almost three years. The XPC will be her third multi-ply meet and second Pro XPC. She is currently ranked #1 in the 123lb multi-ply division with an 1118 total as well as currently ranked #4 raw with wraps at 114lbs with a 903 total.
Lisa recently switched to multi-ply under the guidance and help of the veteran lifters at Team Samson and looking dialed for a big total in 114lb weight class.
Paul Oneid
Paul is a raw Powerlifter with personal best lifts of an 805lbs squat, 440lbs bench, 725lbs deadlift. He has totalled 1930lbs at 220lbs and 1960lbs at 242lbs.
Paul is a former NCAA D1 Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach, who now works as a Functional Rehabilitation Specialist in his hometown of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and trains out of the strongest gym in Canada – Dynamo Barbell Club. Paul is looking to crack the 2000lbs barrier at the XPC and win the 242lbs pro raw class.
Allison Lockhart
This will be Allison’s fourth Arnold. She currently holds Canada’s Strongest Woman title and has for three consecutive years. She has competed in the XPC finals twice before in the pro multi-ply division. She also has competed at the Arnold Strongman world championships. This year Allison will be competing in the XPC the 21 Deadlift Salute on the main stage. She is looking primed to pull well into the 500’s.
Jonathan Byrd
Jonathan Byrd has over 16 years of training experience. Byrd has been ranked nationally for the past 6 years under multiple categories. His total has ranked as high as second nationally in the 275 class. He currently has a best total of 2500lbs. Best individual lifts include a 1040lb squat, a 750lb bench press, and 735lb deadlift. His 1040lb squat ranks him 26th all-time squats at the 308 class. Jonathan currently trains out of Team Samson Gym in Jacksonville, FL.
Jonathan will also be competing in Bench Bash on the main stage the day after the XPC Finals and looking dialed in for a big bench.
Zane Geeting
Zane will be competing on the main stage in the 21 Deadlift Salute this year. Zane is a pro multi-ply powerlifter with best lifts of a 935 squat, 625 bench, and 765 deadlift. He is coming back to competitive PL after a year and a half layoff that was a result of several serious injuries including a severe rupture of the right pec that could not be repaired. Zane has an extremely busy schedule that would make most people quit before Friday. He works 55+ hours a week as a finance manager. As a renaissance man, he is busy restoring a 140 year-old farmhouse and running a farm. Despite all this, Zane still finds time to train 2-3 times per week, as well as coach other lifters.
Brian Carroll
Brian has been a competitive powerlifter since 1999 when he broke into the sport with bench-only competitions. In 2004, within a year of his first full power meet, he finished second at the WPC Worlds in the open class as a junior – totaling 2000 pounds. Since then, Brian has recorded numerous top-two finishes including the XPC Finals, WPC Worlds, WPO Finals, APF Seniors and the IPA & SPF Pro-Am. Brian is one of only a select few to ever hold a pro total in 3 different weight classes. He’s also one of only a handful of lifters to ever be ranked in the top 10 in 3 classes at the same time. He currently lifts at 242 and is currently ranked 1st in the world for his total of 2610. His current goal is to achieve a number 1 all-time total & squat in the 242 class and is coming off an overall win at the 2015 Arnold XPC Finals via 1065, 765, 780 – 2610 total. Best official lifts: 220 – 1030 Squat, 633 Bench, 755 Dead – 2375 total –10th alltime 242 – 1102 Squat, 788 Bench, 780 Dead – 2651 total — 2nd alltime 275 – 1185 Squat, 785 Bench, 800 Dead – 2730 total – 3rd alltime Brian has trained with Team Samson Powerlifiting of Jacksonville, FL for over 11 years now.
Be sure to stop by the PRS booth at the XPC finals Friday and Saturday. We will copies of the new 10/20/Life 2nd Edition available as well as 10/20/Life swag. Stop and say hello!
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