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Mike Cerbus

    Athlete Bio

    Height

    5’8”

    Hometown

    Fowler

    Education

    Lou was the principal at my high school, and all the good athletes I knew had trained with him.

    Team: Pendragon

    Coach:  Lou DeMarco

    Weight class: 77kg

    Height: 5’8”

    What year did you being lifting? Seasonally for sports in 7th gr (1999) & Fulltime in 2007

    How did you get involved? Lou was the principal at my high school, and all the good athletes I knew had trained with him.

    Favorite Competition Lift?  Snatch

    Favorite Training Lift?  Snatch Push Press + Overhead Squat

    Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Youngstown State & Currently Working on Master’s Degree in Student Affairs/Leadership at Youngstown State. Hopefully looking into Doctorate Programs in Leadership and Administration within the next year.

    Personal Goals: Make the 2013-2016 World Teams, 2016 Olympic Team & improve my total every year that I compete

    Favorite Food: Avocado and Italian Turkey Sausage

    Favorite Book: Anything fictional by John Brown, John Grisham or David Baldacci and any good biography with a positive message

    Favorite TV Show: Modern Family & Seinfeld

    Favorite song that gets you motivated:  “Sail” by Awolnation & “Dust Bowl Dance” by Mumford & Sons

    Hobbies/Interested outside of Weightlifting: Reading and Napping

    Most people don’t know that….I live in an old farmhouse on 55 acres that is open to any weightlifters looking for a place to train. Quote from Kevin Cornell- “In the winter, it feels like Rocky training in Russia.”

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