Brad Gillingham
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Brad Gillingham(born 1966) is a professional powerlifter and strongman
competitor from Minnesota
, USA.
winner and a 12 time USAPL National powerlifting champion. Brad has won 28 Major Events.
Brad has set 12 IPF Masters World Records with highlights being a 400 kg (881) deadlift at the 2010 IPF World Championships in Potchefstroom, South Africa and a 1057.5 kg (2331) Total at the 2008 IPF Masters World Championships in Palm Springs, California. Brad recently set an IPF Open World Record in the new 120+ kg Class with a 395 kg (870) deadlift at the 2011 IPF Pacific Invitational in Melbourne, Australia on July 31, 2011.
Brad was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Hall of Fame in November 2006, and into the IPF North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Hall of Fame earlier that same year. Brad was a USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Brother Bennett (Hall of Fame) Award recipient in 2003. Brad was inducted into the Minnesota Chapter of the National Strength Coaches Association (NSCA) Hall of Fame in 2010.
Community High School in 1984 and St. Cloud State University in 1989. He lives in Minneota, Minnesota
and is employed by the State of Minnesota. Brad is married to wife Diane and has two daughters Emily (13) and Elizabeth (10).
Brad is part of the "first family of strength" along with his father Gale Gillingham
, a former guard for the Green Bay Packers
, and brothers Wade and Karl Gillingham
.
Brad is the co-owner of Jackal's Gym in Marshall, Minnesota
along with brothers Karl and Wade. Jackal's Gym also has a website with an online store that sells strongman and powerlifting training equipment.
Brad is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and coaches several elite powerlifters and athletes.
Strongman
Strongman or Strong Man can mean:* Strongman * Strongman * Strongman * High striker, a physical strength carnival attraction* Strongman , a Marvel Comics character...
competitor from Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, USA.
Powerlifting
Brad is a 5 time IPF World ChampionshipsPowerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
winner and a 12 time USAPL National powerlifting champion. Brad has won 28 Major Events.
Brad has set 12 IPF Masters World Records with highlights being a 400 kg (881) deadlift at the 2010 IPF World Championships in Potchefstroom, South Africa and a 1057.5 kg (2331) Total at the 2008 IPF Masters World Championships in Palm Springs, California. Brad recently set an IPF Open World Record in the new 120+ kg Class with a 395 kg (870) deadlift at the 2011 IPF Pacific Invitational in Melbourne, Australia on July 31, 2011.
Brad was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Hall of Fame in November 2006, and into the IPF North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Hall of Fame earlier that same year. Brad was a USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Brother Bennett (Hall of Fame) Award recipient in 2003. Brad was inducted into the Minnesota Chapter of the National Strength Coaches Association (NSCA) Hall of Fame in 2010.
Personal life
Brad graduated from Little FallsLittle Falls, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,719 people , 3,197 households, and 1,899 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,232.5 people per square mile . There were 3,358 housing units at an average density of 536.2 per square mile...
Community High School in 1984 and St. Cloud State University in 1989. He lives in Minneota, Minnesota
Minneota, Minnesota
Minneota is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land...
and is employed by the State of Minnesota. Brad is married to wife Diane and has two daughters Emily (13) and Elizabeth (10).
Brad is part of the "first family of strength" along with his father Gale Gillingham
Gale Gillingham
Gale Herbert Gillingham , was an American guard who spent his entire ten-year professional football career in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers ....
, a former guard for the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
, and brothers Wade and Karl Gillingham
Karl Gillingham
Karl Gillingham is a Professional Strongman and powerlifter from Minnesota.-Strongman career:...
.
Brad is the co-owner of Jackal's Gym in Marshall, Minnesota
Marshall, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...
along with brothers Karl and Wade. Jackal's Gym also has a website with an online store that sells strongman and powerlifting training equipment.
Brad is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and coaches several elite powerlifters and athletes.
Personal Records
- SquatSquat (exercise)In strength training, the squat is a compound, full body exercise that trains primarily the muscles of the thighs, hips and buttocks, quads , hamstrings, as well as strengthening the bones, ligaments and insertion of the tendons throughout the lower body...
- 870 pounds (394.6 kg) - Bench pressBench pressThe bench press is an exercise of the upper body. For bodybuilding purposes, it is used to stimulate the pectorals, deltoids, and triceps. While on his or her back, the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest, then pushes it back up until the arm is straight...
- 633 pounds (287.1 kg) - DeadliftDeadliftThe deadlift is a weight training exercise where a loaded barbell is lifted off the ground from a stabilized, bent over position. It is one of the three canonical powerlifting exercises, along with the squat and bench press.-Overview:...
- 881 pounds (399.6 kg) - Total - 2342 pounds (1,062.3 kg)
Record lifts in competition
- Squat - 859 pounds (389.6 kg) - USAPL American Record 145kg
- Deadlift - 848 pounds (384.6 kg) - USAPL American Record 145kg
- Deadlift - 881 pounds (399.6 kg) - USAPL Masters American Record +125kg
- Deadlift - 865 pounds (392.4 kg) - USAPL Masters National Meet Record +125kg
- Deadlift - 881 pounds (399.6 kg) - IPF World Masters Record +125kg
- Deadlift - 870 pounds (394.6 kg) - IPF World Open Record +120kg
- Total - 2237 pounds (1,014.7 kg) - USAPL Masters National Meet Record +125kg
- Total - 2271 pounds (1,030.1 kg) - USAPL American Record 145kg
- Total - 2320 pounds (1,052.3 kg) - USAPL Masters American Record +125kg
- Total - 2320 pounds (1,052.3 kg) - IPF World Masters Record +125kg
- Total - 2281 pounds (1,034.6 kg) - IPF World Masters Record +120kg