Captain kirk karwoski biography

After being off the platform for nearly a decade, and with the sport changing so dramatically in the interim, "Captain Kirk" Karwoski made his first public power lifting debut in eight years at the AAU World Championships held in Laughlin, Nevada.

Despite the dramatic renovations, in power lifting equipment during his absence, weighing a lean and ripped 240kbs and wearing only a belt, Kirk celebrated his legacy by lifting raw.

He made 8 out of 9 lifts beginning with a series of beautiful deep squats making 749lbs, 804 and finally an amazing 826lbs effort which was stopped short of completion by a thigh muscle tear.

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In the bench press, Kirk represented well with a 446lbs opener, then a 463lbs second and then missing a 479lbs third attempt. Despite his earlier injury, Kirk opened with 705lbs in the deadlift, and successfully completed 749, and 771lbs on his second and third attempts.

Twelve years ago, Kirk competed amongst the giants of the day, and everyone watched in awe at t