BORN-FEBRUARY 18, 1953
MARRIED-1981-KIMBERLY ANN
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
2 CHILDREN-SAMANTHA JO/RICKEY LEE
GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL 1971-RAPID CITY
CENTRAL
GRADUATED COLLEGE-1978-BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY-B.B.A.
BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION-MAJOR ACCOUNTING-MINOR ECONOMICS
2000 INDUCTEE TO THE YORK BARBELL POWERLIFTING
HALL OF FAME
5 TIME WORLD CHAMPION
10 TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION
HAVE BROKEN OVER 100 NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL AND WORLD RECORDS
COMPETED FOR 38 YEARS
2 TIME ALL-AMERICAN IN POWERLIFTING IN COLLEGE
PAN AMERICAN GAMES CHAMPION IN 1976
AUTHOR OF 2 BOOKS-
"TO
SQUAT OR NOT TO SQUAT"
"THE
MEET DON'T START TIL' THE BAR GETS ON THE FLOOR"
AUTHOR OF 1 VIDEO-"TO SQUAT OR NOT TO SQUAT"
RECORDED 3 CHRISTIAN FOLK ROCK ALBUMS-"FOR I AM CRUCIFIED"
"JUST ONE DROP OF BLOOD"
"FRESH IS THE WIND"
BEST CONTEST LIFTS
148 LB CLASS SQUAT-630/ BENCH PRESS-350/ DEADLIFT-661/
TOTAL-1609
165 LB CLASS SQUAT-800/ BENCH PRESS-440/ DEADLIFT-716/
TOTAL-1890
181 LB CLASS
BENCH PRESS-450
BEST WORKOUT LIFTS
SQUAT-810/ BENCH PRESS-450/ DEADLIFT-738
BEST OLYMPIC WORKOUT LIFTS
SNATCH-235/ CLEAN AND JERK-285
NAMED IN THE TOP 25 POWERLIFTERS OF ALL
TIME
STARTED LIFTING AT AGE 2-3.FIRST CONTEST
AT AGE 10
EARLY CAREER IDOLS...JERRY JONES..GEORGE
CRAWFORD..PAUL
ANDERSON..DONALD NEIL CRAIN
PART OF THE ONLY BROTHER-SISTER WORLD
CHAMPIONS COMBO IN HISTORY WITH SISTER
GAYLA SUE CRAIN DIXON
ALSO 6 CRAIN FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BROKEN
NATIONAL OR WORLD RECORDS
ALSO ONLY FATHER-DAUGHTER-SON WORLD CHAMPIONS
COMBO WITH DAUGHTER SAMANTHA
JO CRAIN AND SON RICKEY LEE CRAIN
WORKING ON A BENCH PRESS BOOK AND ANOTHER
ALBUM
...."EVERY LIFTER SHOULD CONCENTRATE
MORE ON FORM, STYLE AND TECHNIQUE THAN
ON WHAT ROUTINE THEY ARE USING.."
OWNER
CRAIN'S MUSCLE WORLD, LIMITED