# Mike Joseph
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mike joseph (born 23 July 1971), known as Bench Press King, is a Bench press Powerlifter and 10 times British, European and World Bench Press Champion and holder of four World Records as well as holding a record in the Guinness Book of World Records for a 24-hour endurance bench press record.
== Early life ==
Joseph was born in Essex in the United Kingdom.
== Career ==
Joseph started competing in powerlifting at the age of 29 and broke the British Record in his first competition.
Faith & the George Michael Story: A Full Career Deep Dive
Long before Faith made him a solo superstar, George Michael was the shy new kid at Bushey Meads School who fell in with a classmate named Andrew Ridgeley. On this episode of 50 for 50, hosts Garrett Gonzales and Mike Joseph trace that whole path — a teenage ska band called The Executive, the meteor…
George Michael's Top 5 Songs + a Discussion about his Passing
George Michael's catalog spans solo albums, Wham!'s full run, and a long list of one-off duets, so narrowing it down to five songs apiece is no easy task. On this episode of 50 for 50, hosts Garrett Gonzales and Mike Joseph each bring their Top 5 George Michael songs to the table and defend their p…
A Seat at the Table & the Solange Story: A Full Career Deep Dive | 50 For 50
Long before A Seat at the Table made her a Grammy winner, Solange was ghostwriting for her sister, touring as a Destiny's Child backup dancer, and getting married at 17 to her son's father. On this episode of 50 for 50, hosts Garrett Gonzales and Mike Joseph trace that whole path — the early Solo S…
ION SKY: Dirt, Decibels And Divine Chaos With MIKE JOSEPH
If there is one undeniable truth in the brutal, beautiful world of heavy music, it is that complacency is a killer. The moment a band thinks they have the game entirely figured out is precisely when the universe steps in to deliver a ferocious reality check. Nobody understands this balancing act of…
SZA's Ctrl: From TDE's Only Woman to Movie Star | 50 For 50
Before Ctrl ever came out, SZA was the only woman on a label full of rappers, quietly building a catalog nobody outside TDE was paying attention to. Garrett Gonzales and Mike Joseph trace SZA's real origin story — a religiously blended New Jersey upbringing, a near-quit before Ctrl ever got made, a…
A Different World Is Back: Inside the Hillman Reboot | The Cool Check-In
Debbie Allen spent over a decade trying to get this made. On this episode of The Cool Check-In, hosts Garrett Gonzales and Mike Joseph break down Netflix's A Different World revival — a sequel series following Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert's daughter at Hillman College — and dig into exactly how…
The Price We Pay to Love the Life We Never Expected | Luke's Story & PEG Feeding
What happens when the life you imagined for your family turns out very differently from the one you expected?
In this episode of The iAlpha Project Podcast, I sit down with Eliana and Mike Joseph as they share their journey raising their son Luke, who has faced medical challenges since birth and li…
John Mayer's Continuum: No Hits, No Problem | 50 for 50
His label told him the album had no hits on it. He cried, almost quit music for design school, and released it anyway — and Continuum went on to sell over 5 million copies and become the record that made John Mayer a serious artist instead of just a hitmaker. Garrett Gonzales and Mike Joseph trace …
John Mayer's Back, Jay-Z's Super Bowl Move & John Legend's Muse | The Dope Spot
Three big music stories in one sitting. On this episode of The Dope Spot, hosts Garrett Gonzales and Mike Joseph break down John Mayer's first new single in five years, the report that Jay-Z picked himself for the Super Bowl LXI halftime show, and John Legend's Pharrell-produced new album, Muse.
In…
Prince & The Making of Purple Rain | 50 For 50
Before he was a legend, Prince was a teenage one-man-band sleeping in a friend's basement. On this episode of 50 For 50, hosts Garrett Gonzales and Mike Joseph trace Prince's climb from Minneapolis to Purple Rain — the album and film that made him the first artist ever to hold the #1 album, single,…
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