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26 year old Joel Thomas from Gainesville, Fl, a former gymnast, wrestler and power lifter, has been a serious 'builder now for the past six years. However Joel has only been competing and really taking it seriously since he was 23.
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Joel placed 5th in the heavies at his first national level show this year, the 2010 NPC National Championships, weighing in at 214lbs at 5'8".
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Joel hopes to fill out a little more so that he can weigh in toward the top of his class in 2011, and hopefully turn pro at the North Americans or the Nationals.
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If you've not seen Joel's Muscle Gallery clips, you should go there now and take a good long hard look! But in the meantime, here's 23 year old Joel benching 633lbs and in so doing setting a National Bench Press record back in 2007:
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