Rocky Tilson

Rocky Tilson is a world class weightlifter who has competed—and dominated—in events such as the American Powerlifting Committee National Championships America's Cup, held at the University of Georgia campus. At that particular event, he lifted over 800 kilos—almost 2,000 pounds!

In June 2008 Tilson returned from U.S. Nationals with a bronze medal. Even though he was injured on his opening lift, he still finished and won a nomination for the World Championship Team. This team will be competing in two upcoming competitions—England in September, and Germany in October.

Last year Tilson won the gold medal at the 2007 USA Powerlifting Nationals in Atlanta and the silver medal in the 2007 GPC World Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Tilson attributes much of his success and recent accomplishments to drinking TAHITIAN NONI® Juice. “While using TAHITIAN NONI Juice as part of my diet, I attempted my heaviest squat in training of all time—taking 1,000 lbs and walking with it before squatting. That's a lifetime best.

“I feel that being in my 40s, still competing at the world level and able to push up to 1,000+ lbs in the squat, is all that's necessary to say that my body benefits from drinking TAHITIAN NONI Juice. I never even attempted such heavy weights prior to taking TAHITIAN NONI Juice. The word 'amazing' simply does not do this product justice. Drinking TAHITIAN NONI® Juice has been wonderful for me!

“TAHITIAN NONI Juice helps me recover faster. Just getting up in the morning and not being tight is amazing.

“Besides having greater mobility, I've noticed that my volume training with lifting heavy weights has dramatically increased. Normally I train with my team 2–3 hours several times per week. By the second hour I feel a substantial drop in energy and overall strength endurance. What I've noticed is that my staying power (endurance with heavy loads) has increased dramatically. I'm not sure if it's due to increased circulation or just overall better oxygen efficiency, but the effect is very noticeable. My overall volume is surpassing even younger lifters in their 20s—which confuses them and makes me smile!
'It's funny; I've noticed that my 900+ pound squatting has gotten decidedly more consistent. Even in the past, I've never had the stamina to do a 900 pound squat more than a few training sessions. Now, it has become standard and simply amazes my teammates.”

”I want to personally thank the fine people at Tahitian Noni International for their support of my efforts and for a product that seems to keep doing amazing things for me. The one thing I’ve continued to do is to keep TAHITIAN NONI Juice with me all the time, including at the competition at the U.S. Nationals. There is no question regarding the health benefits of this product. Even after several situations regarding my health, I was still able to prevail. I plan on drinking it every day.”

Accomplishments

• Began weightlifting at age 11 (30 years ago) at Fred Hoffmiesters Gym, the oldest privately-owned gym in the U.S.
• Competed in the AAU Teenage Indiana Bodybuilding Contest at the age of 15, his first competition
• Varsity letterman: Basketball, Cross country, Track and Field
• 1985 Olympic powerlifter, coached by Jim McCarty, the number one powerlifter in Olympic history
• 1985,1986,1987,1988,1989 Indiana State University, President of the Powerlifting Team
• 1989 APF Indiana State Championships. Won Best Team.
• 1990 ADFPA East Coast Nationals; 2nd place, 220 lbs class
• 1994 Harvard University 3.87 G.P.A.
• 1995 Law School Admissions Test
• 1997 ANNPC World Cup winner, 275 lbs class; Broke 11 world records
• 1997 Nominated to the United States World Team, competed at the Worlds held in England; 140 kgs, placed 5th
• 1998 Legends Competition guest appearance, 830 lbs squat in exhibition
• 1998 February, Louie Simmons Invitational (only the top 5% of lifters allowed to compete)
• 1998 WEPOF Strongman Winner, 275 lbs weight class, April
• 1998 WEPOF Strongman Winner, 308 lbs weight class, November
• 1999 Legends Competition guest appearance
• 2000 Weightlifting Official World Police and Fire Games (2nd largest to Olympics)
• 2001 ANNPC Indiana State Record holder, Deadlift 655 lbs (beat old record by 95 lbs)
• 2001 ANNPC Indiana State Record holder, 2 man Deadlift, 1240 lbs (220 lbs weight class)
• 2001 Ranked one of Indiana's Top Strength and Speed Coach
• 2001 Coached Ron Palmer to 4th highest total in world history, WPO August 2001
• 2002 ANNPC Indiana State Record holder, 2 man Deadlift, 1040 lbs (242 lbs weight class, raw, no equipment, no belt)
• 2002 March, Strength and Speed Seminar with Brian Oldfield (the number one shotputter in world history)
• 2002 Coached Ron Palmer to highest total in Country at 181 lbs, 1901 lbs Nationals
• 2002 ANNPC Indiana State Record, 2- man Deadlift (242 lbs weight class)
• 2002 Gold Medal A.P.F. /W.P.C. U.S. Nationals; Fresno, California
• 2002 Coached team to (6) gold medals A.P.F. /W.P.C. U.S. Nationals; Fresno, California
• 2002 Indiana ADFPA State Championships October 5, 2002; 2nd Best Team in Indiana, 5 Gold medals, 1 silver, Ron Palmer-best lifter
• 2002 World Championships, United States Team, Helsinki, Finland, Oct. 21, 2002, bronze medal, 3rd place
• 2002 Ranked Top 100 Strongest Powerlifters in the World
• 2002 Led Ron Palmer to highest total in world at 165 lbs with 1884 lbs, Nov. 2002
• 2002 Ranked one of Indiana's Top Strength and Speed Coach
• 2003 Ranked on Captains of Crush Top 75 (strongest hands in world #3)
• 2003 Led Ron Palmer to highest total ever at 165 lbs with 1951 lbs
• 2003 Broke two Indiana (drug free) bench press records at 275 lbs with 410 lbs followed by 420 lbs in the ANNPC federation, March 29, 2003
• 2003 Competed at U.S. Nationals, Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 15 at 275 lbs. Coached Ron Palmer to a lifetime best total of 2002 lbs.-804.5 lbs squat, 501 lbs bench, 695 lbs deadlift.
• 2003 Competed and qualified for Calgary World Team, June 6, Senior Nationals, Los Angeles, 722 lbs squat, 424 lbs bench, 606 lbs deadlift. Coached Ron Palmer to: 804 lbs squat, 512 lbs bench, 672 lbs deadlift, BEST LIFTER.
• 2003 Won Illinois State Championships in powerlifting, breaking the bench record with a 505 lbs. bench
• 2003 900 lbs. training squat, December 26, 2003
• 2003 Front cover Powerlifting USA Magazine, December issue
• 2004 Coaching at the ARNOLD CLASSIC Ohio, March 5. Televised on ESPN 2 (May).
• 2004 Spotted heaviest bench of all time, 933 lbs, Arnold Classic
• 2004 Master of Ceremony Bench America, Strength Guest appearance
• 2004 Interviewed 'Live' from Chicago 16, Local sports network station, talked briefly about TAHITIAN NONI® Juice
• 2004 Nominated for Guest Appearance at Bench America, live seminar televised on ESPN 2 (May)
• 2004 Front Cover of Powerlifting USA Magazine spotting Gary Frank, highest total in world history; April 2004 Issue
• 2004 Guest appearance at the Mr. Olympia (Biggest bodybuilding show in the world, Las Vegas) in Oct
• 2005 Global Power Lifting Committee America's Cup/U.S. Nationals (Qualifiers for the World Team) - First place and gold medal winner
• 2006 Silver medal, U.S. Nationals Powerlifting
• 2006 Fourth overall at Global Powerlifting Committee World Championships in Ghent, Belgium
• 2007 Gold medal, USA Powerlifting Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia
• 2007 Silver medal, GPC World Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• 2008 Bronze medal, U.S. Powerlifting Nationals, Norfolk, Virginia
• Nominee for the 2008 World Championship Team competing in England (September) and Germany (October)