Powerlifting is not an easy task which requires a maintained diet, hard work and extreme physical stamina. Only a few people have been able to achieve success in this field, Mark Bell is one of them. He is an American professional powerlifter and is best known for being the owner of Super Training Gym. Further, he is recognized for being a former professional wrestler and a patent holder. His siblings like Mike Bell and Chris Bell are too recognized faces of the field. He was also featured in the 2008 film Bigger, Stronger, Faster directed by his brother Chris Bell. One of his greatest contributions to the industry is inventing the weightlifting accessory named the Sling Shot. In addition to that, Mark is known for founding the POWER Magazine. Scroll down to explore more interesting facts and biography of American powerlifter Mark Bell:
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Early Life and Education
Mark Bell was born on December 10, 1976, which makes his age be 42 years old as of 2018. His place of birth is in Sacramento, CA. The powerlifter was born to the parents named Rosemary Bell and Sheldon Bell. His brother Chris is too a powerlifter known for 2008’s documentary film Bigger, Stronger, Faster.
At the age of twelve, Bell started lifting weights and after a year he went for his first powerlifting meet. When he completed his graduation from the high school, he was already a successful athlete and was named as one of the strongest teenage powerlifters in the United States of America. He made numbers of state records and was holding multiple national records by the time he completed his high school level. As per some wiki sites, he was trained by Kevin Rooney who is known for being the former trainer of Mike Tyson.
Career and Professional Life
After completing his high school graduation, Bell focused on pursuing his wrestling career. He was a self-determined person and prepared his own training routine with the workout activities like body weight circuits, hill running, interval-type cardio on treadmills, ellipticals, bikes and rowers. He was most popular by the ring name “Smelly” and turned as the two-time Ultimate Pro Wrestling Champion. He has made a successful experience in the professional wrestling career but as of now, he is already retired from it.
While carrying his wrestling career, he took powerlifting profession side by side to wrestle. He used to strength training by lifting heavy weights. During his peak wrestling career, he impressed every audience by benching 500 lbs raw at 240 lbs body weight. He gained more success in powerlifting than in wrestling. He mainly competed in the United States Powerlifting Federation. He was guided by Louie Simmons with Westside Barbell Team before moving to Sacramento for two years. He retired from competitive powerlifting in 2014 which was announced in the month of March in his podcast.
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In addition to having a successful athletic career, he is a successful entrepreneur as well. Mark is the founder of Super Training Gym, He has hosted numerous guest in Super Training Gym including Eric Spoto, Ed Coan and Stan Efferding. With his innovative minds, he has developed a device named Slingshot which is useful for assisting a lifter in maintaining proper bench press form. It also helps the lifter o overload either in weight or reps. This device is available in four different variations like the Full Boar, the Mad Dog, the Reactive and the Original.
He is also hosting a podcast named the Powercast with Jim McDonald. On every week, new episodes are released. Further, he has also stepped into the field of music where he has a music video entitled “Meathead Millionaire”. It was noticed that Bell and his partner Jim McDonald have split but the reason is not available.
Personal Life
Mark Bell is a married man and his wife name is Andee Graves. The celebrated their wedding in 2002 and is about to complete 2 decades of their successful conjugal life. Bell and his wife are blessed with two children whose birth has made Bell’s family complete. Talking more about his personal facts, Bell was the victim of bullying during his childhood days. This causes him to develop an interest in physical sports like wrestling and powerlifting.
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Body Measurements
Moving to his body measurements, let’s talk about Mark Bell’s height and weight details. Bell stands at the height of 1.83 meters and weighs about 102 kilograms. He is highly conscious of his health and follows a strict diet plan.
Salary and Net worth
Former American based heavyweight powerlifter Mark Bell has an estimated net worth of 4.5 million USD. He has amassed a great fortune from his professional wrestling and powerlifting career and is making a good return from his investments on the gym.
Wiki and Facts
Mark Bell’s biography is presented on numbers of wiki sites but is lacking from Wikipedia as of now. Follow him on Instagram, @marksmellybell where Bell has garnered over 422k followers now. The American powerlifter is available on Twitter @MarkSmellyBell with over 45k followers.