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SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Blaze DL Chris Janek left the Southern Powerlifting Federation Record Breakers competition in Chattanooga, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 29, with the title of “Best Lifter of Meet” by totaling 2,425 pounds in his three lifts. Janek, who competed in the 308-pound division, was the only one of the 73 competitors in the competition to squat 1,000 pounds. In his other lifts he again topped the field by posting 725 pounds In the bench press and 700 pounds in the dead-lift. Janek's next closest competitor, who competed in a weight division higher than his, recorded an aggregate of 1,905 pounds. Despite the dominating performance, Janek feels he had more to give. “I did okay,” he said. “I mean, I feel like I could have done a little better, but that's why there's always next year.” With his performance at the meet, Janek qualified for a national power-lifting event. Unfortunately, Janek will respectfully decline the invitation because it will conflict with the Arena Football League season. ABOUT THE UTAH BLAZE The Utah Blaze were recipients of the Best Support Staff Award for the 2006 and 2007 seasons as recognized by the Arena Football League. Tickets are available by logging onto www.utahblaze.com or by calling (801) 257-3111. The Blaze are owned and operated by the Ken Garff Automotive Group – www.kengarff.com.
