“Get Better Today” – Russel Orhii
Russel Orhii was born on December 9, 1994 in San Antonio, Texas. Although being born in San Antonio his family moved to Houston, Texas when he was a child; so Russel basically grew up and spent most of his time in Houston. In his younger teenage years during high school he was very interested in football, so much so that he wanted to make it to the league. This where the birth of his nickname Russwole came to life. With that in mind he ended up going to college; becoming a walk on for Texas Tech for football. He was making progress in earning a spot on the football team until one day he woke up and realized he didn’t want to do football anymore. He realized that what drove him was no longer the sport, but it was going to the weight room with his teammates and training. Not only did he come to this realization, but he also came to the realization that he wanted to become a social media influencer and build his own brand around himself; so, he also dropped out of college. Once he did this, he made up his YouTube channel of videos of him lifting. Through his love of lifting and still wanting that competitive edge that football brung; he started getting into Powerlifting. Thus, the legacy was started when he started doing Powerlifting at the competitive level in the USAPL and eventually the IPF; becoming the #1 83 kg lifter in America.
Not mention he has also recently started his own clothing line called the Get Better Today Brand and has started his own line of premium socks called Sasquatch Socks.
Powerlifting Accomplishments
- 2X Raw Nationals Champion
- 2nd place @ IPF Worlds 2018
- Record for Raw Open and Junior Squat: 301 kg- 663.591 Ibs
- 1 of 3 to ever hit an 800 kg total @ 83 kg: 801 kg
- Holds 9 current Texas State Raw Records
Social Medias
- Instagram: @russwole
- Twitter: @RusSwole
- Youtube: Russel Orhii https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQopH6gZf6ZUk9TG9loapQ
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