400kg. Can you run us through how your day brad went? 7KLVZDVP\WK2SHQ:RUOG&KDPSLRQVKLS FRQWHVWDQGP\WK,3)HYHQWLQFOXGLQJ 0DVWHUV:RUOG*DPHV1$3)DQG,QYLWDWLRQDO HYHQWV,KDYHFRPSHWHGLQSRZHUOLIWLQJ FRPSHWLWLRQVDQG,VWLOOJHWQHUYRXV,WKLQN lift WKLVLVWKHIXQSDUWRIFRPSHWLQJ0D\EHZKHQ ,VWRSJHWWLQJQHUYRXVLWZLOOEHWLPHWRTXLW, IHHOWKDWWKH6XSHUKHDY\ NJ &ODVV ZDVDUJXDEO\WKHWRXJKHVWZHLJKWFODVVLQWKH KLVWRU\RIWKH,3)ZLWKNJWRWDOVEHLQJ QRPLQDWHG,NQHZWKDW,KDGWREHSHUIHFWLQ INTERVIEW WITH BRAD GILLINGHAM RUGHUWRKDYHDFKDQFHDWWKHSRGLXP,GLGQRW ZDUPXSYHU\ZHOOLQWKHVTXDWDQGZHORZHUHG P\DWWHPSWV$IWHUWKHVTXDW,ZDVIHHOLQJOLNH, KDGDFKDQFHWRPHGDOLIP\EHQFKHVZHQWZHOO Gillingham is a well- known competitor in ,DPUHFRYHULQJIURPDVKRXOGHULQMXU\ZKLFK Brad powerlifting for the past ,VXIIHUHGDWWKH :RUOG*DPHVVR,ZDVYHU\ two decades. At 6’5” and 148kg he recently KDSS\ZLWKP\EHQFK,KDYHDORWRIFRQÀGHQFH broke the Master 1 Deadlift World Record LQP\GHDGOLIWDQG,NQHZ,ZRXOGKDYHDVKRW at the Open Worlds in South Africa with a DWSXOOLQJIRUDQRYHUDOOPHGDO,DPKDSS\WKH staggering 400kg. Brad and his brothers own ZD\LWWXUQHGRXW,ZDVDEOHWRDWWHPSWNJWR Jackal’s Gym, located in Marshall, Minnesota. JHWDVSRWRQWKHSRGLXP:RUOG&KDPSLRQVKLS We welcome Brad to the IPF Magazine, we are 0HGDOVGRQRWFRPHHDV\DQG,ZDVYHU\KDSS\ DOOH[FLWHGWRJHWWRNQRZPRUHDERXWKLP ZLWK*ROGLQWKHGHDGOLIWDQG%URQ]HRYHUDOO
1. How did you get involved in powerlifting?
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48 THE IPF MAGAZINE 3. You are known for doing strongman ,3)9LNWRU1DOHLNLQRIWKH8NUDLQHFRPHVWR as well. Do you split your training between PLQG9LNWRUFRPSHWHGDWDYHU\KLJKOHYHOODWH powerlifting and strongman? LQWRKLV·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hat does ROGHUDJHWKDQ,DP your training IPF Masters World schedule look &KDPSLRQOLIWHUV like? OLNH6KDZQ&DLQ %LOO+HOPLFKDQG I am my own -RKQQ\*UDKDP FRDFKDQG,VHW KDYHLQVSLUHGPH XSWKHWUDLQLQJ WRFRQWLQXHWRVWD\ programs for all VWURQJDQGQRWXVH RIWKH3RZHUOLIWHUV DJHDVDQH[FXVH DWWKHJ\P:H WUDLQGD\VD I may be ZHHN0RQGD\ LQVSLUHGWKHPRVW ZHFRQFHQWUDWH from my father and RQWKHGHDGOLIW EURWKHUV7KH\ DQGDVVLVWDQFH have a never- Wednesday we HQGLQJGHVLUHWROLIW FRQFHQWUDWHRQ KHDY\WKLQJVDQG EHQFKSUHVV VWD\VWURQJ0\ DQGDVVLVWDQFH IDWKHULVDJLQJQRZ )ULGD\LVRXU EXWKHVWLOOOLIWVDV KHDY\VTXDW KHDY\DVKHFDQ WUDLQLQJGD\ days a week at the DQGOLJKWEHQFK DJHRI,GRQ·W WUDLQLQJGD\ WKLQNP\EURWKHUV DQGDVVLVWDQFH DQG,ZLOOHYHUEHDV :HXVHDORW VWURQJDVKHZDVLQ RI2O\PSLF KLVSULPH$WKRXJK OLIWLQJWUDLQLQJ QHYHUDSRZHUOLIWHU WHFKQLTXHVLQ EXWDJUHDWVWUHQJWK RXUWUDLQLQJ DWKOHWHP\IDWKHULV ZLWK5RPDQLDQ “Train smart and stay drug free!” P\KHUR 'HDGOLIWVIURQW VTXDWVDQGFOHDQV:HPDLQO\WUDLQ5$:DQGSXW RQJHDUMXVWEHIRUHFRPSHWLWLRQV 6. What is your most memorable moment in your amazing career?
$OORIP\H[SHULHQFHVKDYHEHHQPHPRUDEOH, 5. Who is your hero in powerlifting that KDYHUHDOO\HQMR\HGWUDYHOLQJDQGPHHWLQJIULHQGV inspires you? DOORYHUWKHZRUOG
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THE IPF MAGAZINE 49 %DWWOHRIWKH*LDQWVHYHQWV P\FDUUHHULVGLUHFWO\UHODWHGWREHLQJDGUXJIUHH LQ2UHEUR6ZHGHQZHUHIDQWDVWLF0\ÀUVW:RUOG DWKOHWH,SOD\E\WKHUXOHV &KDPSLRQVKLS*ROG0HGDOLQ$NLWD-DSDQLQ DORQJZLWKWKHWLPHV,KDYHFRPSHWHGLQ WKH:RUOG*DPHV PD\VWDQG RXWWKHPRVW 8. When you are not training or having competitions, what do you do to unwind?
7. You are a lifetime drug-free athlete. ,OLYHLQUXUDO0LQQHVRWD RXWLQIDUPFRXQWU\ How has this helped you achieve all of your ,DPIDUUHPRYHGIURPWKHELJFLWLHVRIWKH86$, accomplishments and why do you think it’s ZRUNDIXOOWLPHMREIRUWKH6WDWHRI0LQQHVRWDDV important to be a drug free athlete? DQ(QYLURQPHQWDO5HJXODWRU,OLVWHQWRDORWRI &RXQWU\PXVLFDQGGULYHDZKHHOGULYHSLFNXS ,KDYHEHHQDEOHWRFRPSHWHLQDQ,3):RUOG WUXFN,OLNHGRLQJDORWRIKXQWLQJDQGÀVKLQJ &KDPSLRQVKLSRUWKH:RUOG*DPHVRYHUWKHSDVW :HKXQWIRUHYHU\WKLQJLQWKLVSDUWRIWKH \HDUV,KDYHVHHQDORWRIOLIWHUVFRPHDQG FRXQWU\XSODQGELUGVZDWHUIRZOWXUNH\VGHHU JRGXULQJWKLVWLPHGXHWRLQMXU\RUSUREOHPV FR\RWHVDQGIR[7KLVLVFODVVLFFRXQWU\VW\OHRI ZLWKGRSLQJFRQWURO,IHHOWKDWWKHORQJHYLW\RI OLYLQJLQWKH86$,OLNHWRVSHQGWLPHZLWKP\ ZLIH'LDQHDQGIDPLO\:HKDYHJLUOV (PLO\ DQG(OL]DEHWK WKDWNHHS XVEXV\,OLNHWRVSHQGDVPXFKWLPH DVSRVVLEOHZLWKIDPLO\DQGIULHQGV
9. Ok, having done the 400kg GHDGOLIWZKDWLVQH[WIRU%UDG Gillingham?
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10. Do you have any advice or motivation for our readers?
7DNHWLPHWRDSSUHFLDWHDQG DFNQRZOHGJHDOORIWKHKDUGZRUNLQJ SHRSOHH[HFXWLYHVRIÀFLDOVPHHW GLUHFWRUVVSRWWHUVDQGORDGHUVDQG FRDFKHVWKDWPDNHWKHJUHDWVSRUWRI SRZHUOLIWLQJKDSSHQ:LWKRXWWKHVH SHRSOHZHZRXOGQRWEHDEOHWRFRPSHWH LQWKHJUHDWVSRUWRI,3)3RZHUOLIWLQJ 7KDQN Thank you very much Brad for giving us some of your time, we wish you a great future! 50 THE IPF MAGAZINE