Gregg Ernst (born September 30, 1961), is a former Strongman competitor and Powerlifter from

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Strongman career

Ernst is best known for competing in the

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competitions, finishing 6th and 7th respectively. Gregg began lifting at age 12 when his father bought him a set of weights for Christmas.David Webster, ''Sons of Samson – Volume 2'', page 78, (Ironmind Enterprises Inc: Nevada City), By age 21, Ernst was a powerlifting world champion, winning the Atlantic Powerlifting Championships in 1982 and 1983. Gregg also won

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in 1990 & 1991, and the Nova Scotia Farmer's Walk in 1988 and 1989. Gregg once backlifted 2422 kg (app. 5,340 lbs.) of two cars on a platform to set a world record for live weight backlifting in July 1993. This record still stands today. At the

contest in Iceland, Ernst set a world record in the Husafell Stone carry, carrying the 410 lb. stone 70 meters. The record stood for 25 years. Ernst is also a blacksmith and a beef

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, plays several instruments, and sang professionally with his four oldest sons.oneblood.ca

Personal Records

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Bench Press The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectorali ...

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References

*http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/IGH/IGH0301/IGH0301a.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Ernst, Gregg Canadian strength athletes Canadian powerlifters 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Nova Scotia People from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia