My pops turned 72 in September, and is still chasing that dream to not be the strongest in the East, but in the world. You never know your limits till you push yourself to them. Each day you wake up, you have an opportunity, to challenge yourself to be the best. Whether this post makes you begin Day #1 or your en route to a challenge. Team OCR,Opportunity. Challenge. Results
Quoted in the Arlington Sun Gazette Newspaper
72 year old Arlington Man sets Virginia Bench Press Record
Lloyd O. Pierson, 72, of Arlington, Virginia, set a
Virginia Bench Press Record this past weekend during the Mid Atlantic
Regional Raw Powerlifting meet in Zions Crossroads, which is near
Charlottesville. Pierson lifted a total of 242.5 lbs and established
the record in his weight/age group. His lift was very close (8.5 lbs.)
to the world record. Raw Powerlifting is an international Powerlifting
organization in which lifters are drug free and do not use any assisted
apparel to help in the lift. Pierson has been a competitive lifter for
over 50 years.
