Thedford is a certified power lifter, holding a California state record.

Some power lifters find wrestling shoes to be useful when lifting because of how little shock absorption they provide.

"There are certain groups like power lifters and body builders who usually have pretty long careers, lasting decades," he said.

Whatley started wrestling in 1975 after a brief career as a power lifter.

Not like a power lifter, but more like a boxer a few days from a championship match.

From across the room they might have been wrestlers or power lifters in two weight divisions.

A former power lifter, he won 39 competitions and could dead-lift 770 pounds.

He has jumped out of an airplane and is a power lifter, hoisting 485 pounds at a recent competition.

He was not like his father, who was a champion power lifter and hard.

Mboya drew a breath, long and deep as that of a power lifter.