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About Jeff Capps

Jeff Capps – Professional Highlights

Competitive Achievements

  • 1985 NPC South Central United States Heavyweight Bodybuilding Champion.
  • 8-Time Drug-Free National Powerlifting Champion — 6 NASA / 2 USAPL.
  • 8-Time Drug-Free World Cup Powerlifting Champion — 7 NASA / 1 WABDL.
  • 12-Time State Powerlifting Champion.
  • 14-Time Regional Powerlifting Champion.
  • Represented the United States and earned 3rd Place at the IPF Masters World Championships in Udaipur, India (2004).
  • Two Top-10 finishes in the NGA Open Heavyweight Drug-Free Bodybuilding Championships (1994 & 1997).

Career Best Lifts

  • Squat: 683 lbs. — USAPL Longhorn Open, Austin (2005).
  • Bench Press: 501 lbs. — USAPL Masters Nationals, Miami (2008).
  • Deadlift: 705 lbs. — USAPL Longhorn Open, Austin (2005).
  • Best Total: 1,874 lbs. — USAPL Longhorn Open, Austin (2005).

Coaching, Judging & Professional Recognition

  • National and World-Level NASA Powerlifting Judge.
  • NASA Coach of the Year (2001).
  • NASA Sub-Masters Lifter of the Year (2001).
  • Coached the Black Iron Barbell Club to three consecutive National and World Cup Team Championships.
  • More than 45 years of coaching and personal training experience spanning powerlifting, bodybuilding, martial arts, boxing, strength training, and general fitness.

Martial Arts Credentials

  • 5th Generation “In-Room” Student under Master Eric Hung in the Cheng Ming Internal Martial Arts Association System, with more than 12 years of study and training.
  • Edged Weapons Dynamics Instructor Certification under Tuhan Salvador Morales of SMJ Martial Arts/Combatives in El Paso, Texas.

Current Professional Practice

  • Teaches 40–50 in-person training sessions and classes per week in strength and weight training, Tai Chi, Hsing-I, and instructional self-defense.
  • Has conducted more than 2,000 personal training sessions within a 10-month period through his private training practice.
  • Provides fitness, performance, and situational awareness consultation to individuals and small- to medium-sized groups.
  • Provides online fitness coaching, incorporating individualized training, nutrition guidance, accountability, and lifestyle strategies for clients with demanding schedules.

More Than Four Decades of Experience

For more than 45 years, Jeff Capps has remained actively involved in strength training, competitive bodybuilding, championship-level powerlifting, coaching, judging, martial arts, and personal fitness instruction.

His experience extends beyond competition and personal achievement to include coaching championship teams, judging powerlifting at the national and world level, representing the United States internationally, developing athletes and clients, and continuing to teach and train others on a daily basis.

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