Having always been an athlete Stanley began strength training at age 15. After some time, strength training overshadowed all other athletic interests and the pursuit of strength became his primary interest. As this passion grew he went on to get his Bachelors of Science in Exercise Physiology from Skidmore College in 2016.

Now with 13 years of strength training experience and 5 years of competitive experience, Stanley is an Elite Deadlifter in the 220lb and 242lb class, with a 425 Wilks score. In his first Powerlifting meet, he squatted 501lb, benched 363lb, and deadlifted 597lb, giving him a 1467 total @ 214lb as a Junior in the USPA. He has gone on to Squat 551lb, Bench 402 lb, and Deadlift 655lb (in both sumo and conventional styles) in the USAPL in the mens open 120kg class. He is currently ranked 7th in California in the 120kg class in 2019, and looks to improve that rank both on the state and national level in 2020 and onward.

He is also an amateur Strongman having competed at the Platinum Plus level and qualified for Strongman Corp Nationals. At his first competition he placed 10th out of 26 Middleweight Strongman, winning the Keg Toss event. In 2020 he won “LA’s Strongest Man” in his first heavyweight contest. He looks forward to competing in strongman at the nationals in 2021.