Born on the 8th of June, 1979 in Ivanovo. From the age of 16 Mikhail got into powerlifting. After a year of hard training Mikhail has passed CMS standards in powerlifting and won in every single city and regional tournament. At the age of 22 fulfilled the MS standard for powerlifting in the Russian Championship among the students. He is a multiple winner of local championships in Russia and the record holder of the Ivanovo region.After a long career in powerlifting he appeared at the first competition for the Power Extreme in Ivanovo, where Vladimir Turchinskiy (President of the Professional League Power Extreme-P.L.S.E.) invited him to perform at the Power Extreme competitions for the Russian team from P.L.S.E.
He is multiple prize-winner of the Russia Strongman Cup. Occupation: from 1999 to 2004 - Department of Physical Protection of the Tax Police (OFZ). 2004 - Office of the Federal Service of State Drug Control Committee in the department for special purposes. Married with a son born in 2000.
