Rocky Tilson
Rocky recently competed in—and dominated—the American Powerlifting Committee National Championships America's Cup, held at the University of Georgia campus. This was a national qualifier for the United States team, where they only take the top two in the country for each class.
“My mother died recently, which was very sad for me. Not only did I lose my mother, but three weeks ago, I got a very bad case of poison ivy, which covered most of my body and eyes, causing them to swell shut for almost a week. Then, two weeks ago (1 week prior to my competition), I fell gravely ill. I was almost admitted into the hospital with kidney, eyes, and severe back pain, not eating for two days.
”After all of this, and losing over 20 lbs in my class, I was still able to prevail. I was fortunate to do well, and get first place and a GOLD MEDAL.” Rocky totaled almost 800 kilos (just under 2,000 lbs), ranking #1 in the United States for 2005 in the 125 kilo class (275 lbs) masters. Amazing!
Rocky now moves on to the world championships in Dessau, Germany. It takes place in October, and he will represent the United States team. Over 400 competitors from more than 30 countries are expected to compete.
”I want to personally thank the fine people at Tahitian Noni International for their support of my efforts and for giving me 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. I plan on drinking it everyday and while I’m in Germany Europe for the world championships.”
Good luck, Rocky!
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-Powerlifting, Coached by Jim McCarty, the number one Powerlifter in Olympic World 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, drug free
• 1994 Harvard University 3.87 G.P.A. / Indiana Sate University, 3.5
• 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-Ohio)
• 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)
• 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)
• 2001 Coached Ron Palmer to 4th highest total in World history, WPO August 2001
• 2002 Coached Ron 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 (drug tested) 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
• Ranked top 100 Strongest Power Lifters in World
• 2002 Led Ron Palmer to highest total in world at 165 lbs with 1884 lbs, Nov. 2002
• Ranked on Captains of Crush Top 75 (strongest hands in world #3) in 2003
• Ranked one of Indiana's Top Strength and Speed Coach, 2001-2002
• 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 August 16, 2003
• 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
