Background
Mark Felix was born in 1966 in Grenada.
Mark Felix was born in 1966 in Grenada.
At the age of 23 he moved to Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. He was a dedicated body builder and turned his attention to strongman competitions in 2003 at the age of 37, comparatively late in relation to other strength athletes. Mark Felix turned pro as a strongman within a year when the Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers Strongman Federation was launched in 2004.
Felix came third in England"s Strongest Manitoba in 2004, and in 2005 he went on to come second to Eddy Elwood in the Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers version of England"s Strongest Manitoba (England"s Strongest Manitoba (Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers)).
Aftwerwards Felix credited his victory to "Big hands, big heart"
In 2005, Felix was invited to compete in the Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers World Open in Sao Paulo, Brazil which was a qualifier for the 2005 Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers Strongman World Championships later in the year, but he failed to finish in the top 4 and did not qualify for the Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers World Championships. Felix also competed in the Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers World Team Championships in 2005 as a part of Team World as a representative of Grenada, the team placed third overall.
In 2006 Mark placed second in the Britain"s Strongest Manitoba competition and this led to a place in the 2006 World"s Strongest Manitoba in which he placed fourth in the finals. In 2007 he repeated his second-place finish in Britain"s Strongest Manitoba and finished seventh in the 2007 World"s Strongest Manitoba
In the same year he also finished third in the Strongman Super Series 2007 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix.
In 2008 he came fourth in Europe"s Strongest Manitoba and went on to finish third in Britain"s Strongest Manitoba, qualifying him for a third successive We Shield Millions appearance. Felix has said "Every year I gain more experience and learn more about what I am capable of."
He also set a new world record with a lift of 301 pounds Felix retained his Vice Grip title by winning the 2012 Vice Grip Viking Challenge, he also set a world record in the Captains of Crush "COC" Silver Bullet event (holding a suspended weight from within the handles of a Captains of Crush no 3 gripper) with a time of 43.25 seconds.
Felix recently set a new Rolling Thunder world record at the 2012 Bodypower Expo in Birmingham, England with a lift of 323.5 pounds (1467 kg), more than 20 lbs. heavier than his previous world record of 301 pounds (137 kg).
Done in the gym
Squat – 350 kg (770 lb)
Bench press – 240 kg (530 lb)
Deadlift without wrist straps – 405 kg (893 lb)
Strongman
done in official Strongman competition
Hummer Tire Strongman Deadlift (with straps) – 1,128 lb (512 kg) with straps (Arnold Strongman Classic 2013).
In June 2009, Felix successfully defended his Rolling Thunder World Championships title.
Quotations: "Every year I gain more experience and learn more about what I am capable of.".