I find people who talk too much about themselves arrogant and obnoxious, so I’m going to make this as brief as possible. My name is Marko Dimitrov and I am founder and author of the Powerlifting Academy (PLA). I live in Paraćin, an average sized town in Serbia. I’m married, no kids yet; hoping for at least three (lol). My journey began on February 18th, 2000, at the age of 19 when I was strongly bitten by the iron bug. To be completely honest bodybuilding was the sport that initially draw me into the whole sphere of strength training. Pretty soon I have discovered that in my soul I truly was a powerlifter before anything else. Since then I have trained with variety of people from a number of sport disciplines and whilst I have learned a lot I believe there are so many things that are still worth investigating. By vocation, I’m a professional strength and performance coach, graduate of the Sports Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, department of strength sports and fitness. So you can rest assured because I do know a thing or two about this sport.

Powerlifting Stats

• Height: 172cm (5′8″)
• Weight: 75kg (165lbs)
• Squat (with Inzer’s Hard Core suit): 215kg (475lbs)
• Bench Press (with Titan’s Katana SS shirt): 140kg (310lbs)
• Deadlift (performed raw with sumo style): 200kg (440lbs)

Competitions

It would be boring to list every possible meet that I have attended so I’m only going to say something about the best results that I have had. My biggest achievement so far in powerlifting was the 2nd place and the silver medal at the Serbian IPF Championship 2008 in the 82.5kg category. But, I’m not going to stop there. The next big goal is breaking the state record in the squat. To be continued…

About Powerlifting Academy

PLA is a web site that deals with powerlifting training routines, competition, nutrition, supplementation, philosophy and everything else related to the sport of powerlifting and strength training. It is designed to inform and educate beginners as well as experienced lifters about sport itself as well as nutrition that goes alongside it. I believe that learning process never stops and we all have something new to share and learn from each other. That is why I try to keep an open mind and hear different opinions. PLA has the goal of establishing a community of readers who are interested in finding out more about this topic as well as sharing their own opinions and ideas. You are welcomed to leave a comment on any post that tickles you mind or shoot me a direct email if you need an answer. I will be happy to share with all you guys and girls what I have learned and experienced throughout my career.

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