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CHAD IKEI

Director of Sports Performance
9525 E. Doubletree Ranch Road
Suite 104
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
480-657-6937
www.ikeiperformance.com

Powerlifting
Career 1987-1991
Broke 8 World Records
World Record Bench Press 316 @ 114 kg class
Youngest & Lightest Powerlifter to bench press over 300 pounds (17 yrs, 113 lbs. Bench 303#)
Won Overall Lightweight (114-165#) Title Budweiser World Record Breakers Championship 1990
Only athlete to break a World Record in the Bench press (powerlifting) and National Record Snatch (Olympic Lifting) within the same month.

Olympic Weightlifting
Career 1990-1996
Broke 21 National Records
Won 16 National Events
5-time National Champion
3-time US Olympic Festival Gold Medallist
World Team & National Team Member

Experience
Over 14 years of world class competition of both powerlifting and weightlifting.
Assistant USA Weightlifting Resident High School Team Coach @ U.S. Olympic Training Center
6 years under the coaching of Dragomir Cioroslan (bronze medallist 1984, Romania)
Resident Weightlifting Athlete @ U.S. Olympic Training Center 1991-1997
Assitant Strength Coach for Charles Poliquin, Poliquin Performance Center 1998-2001
Worked with numerous professional athletes from the NHL, NFL and MLB.
Worked with numerous Olympic athletes both winter and summer sports.

Credentials
Certified National Strength and Conditioning Association – Personal Trainer
Certified USA Weightlifting Club and Senior Coach

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