Joe "Stones" Miller

Kansas City, Missouri, Heavyweight Amateur Stones Record Holder 2004

Joe Miller is a immense source of energy of our Factory. Joe is a former Marine Reservist and married to Gina, and father to Jared, their son.

He is a dedicated family man and a caring and giving person. Joe once pulled a woman from a burning car after an accident and stopped two neo-Nazis from harassing an elderly African American woman.

Gina is a Middle School Language Arts teacher, Language Arts Department Chair, and working on her Ph.D. in literacy and critical pedagogy as well as a fabulous mother.

Although Jared is very young, he already knows who Sven Karlson is and can do a great imitation of his "Viking Power" motto. Look for great things from Jared Miller in the future. He is already working on plyometrics and practicing his Olympic lifting technique.

Joe is a valuable addition to the Freak Factory. His experience ranges from strongman events to the Scottish Heavy Athletics, where Joe first fell in love with "heavy" events.

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 245

Date of Birth: 11-17-72

Home Town: Imperial,CA - Now in La Mesa, CA

Occupation: Asphalt Plant Operator

The Freak Factory represented at Kansas City!!

Year	Show / Sport	Place
2003	Queen Mary Highland Games	2nd
2003	Arizona Highland Games	2nd
2003	Pomona Highland Games	1st
2003	San Diego Highland Games	1st
2003	Costa Mesa Highland Games	2nd
2003	Sea Side Highland Games	1st
2003	WABDL West Coast Championships (Deadlift) New CA State Record 644.7 lbs	1st
2003	WABDL World Championships (Deadlift)	1st
2003	APF Venice Beach Deadlift Championships	1st
2003	Ate a 2 pound hamburger in 25 minutes	got food free

Year Started Competing: 2001 (Powerlifting), 2002 (Highland Games), 2004 (Strongman)

Favorite Event: Pulling, farmers carry, Tire flip (People wonder why he has the tire leaning against the side of the house)

Best Event: Carrying my son, HA!

Worst Event: Any overhead press

Hobbies: Powerlifting, throwing heavy things, eating, spending time with my wife and son, did I mention eating?

How many days a week in the gym: 4-5

How many days a week with implements: 1-2

Favorite competitor: Bill Kazmier, Sven Karlson

People who inspire you: My wife, my son, my grandfather, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Josh Bryant, and last but certainly not least Kevin, Scott, Beau and the entire Freak Factory

As the saying goes, there are no ex-marines, Once a Marine, always a Marine. Joe has exemplified this ethic for our Factory and many of us tap into Joe's energy to help us drive ourselves further than we ever dreamed possible.

Joe is our smallest heavy weight at roughly 250 lbs. Joe is a very athletic heavy weight with lots of speed and explosive power.

Joe’s strength background stems from powerlifting and the Scottish Highland Games. The majority of his strength comes from the deadlift as Joe is one of the best natural pullers in his weight class.

Joe is also a top “A” class caber tosser with many wins under his belt. In just a short time, Joe has shown great prowess in the farmer’s walk and tire flip events.

Like the other Freaks, Joe has a never-say-die training mentality and has been known to yell at himself in the middle of training an event.

A testament to how tough Joe is…he doesn't seem to feel pain or at least, submit to it.

Where others would call it a day, Joe finishes the job.

One day at the Freak Factory, it turns out that Joe had compressed two discs in his spine while deadlifting. Unbeknownst to Joe the seriousness of his injury, he continued to train at the Freak Factory for two more weeks before having to tend to his injury. By his performances displayed, you would never even know that Joe had hurt himself.

Joe is a true gladiator and an inspiration to all of us at the Freak Factory.

Joe Quotes:

Hoo-Rah!!
I'm Working My Mojo!
!0-4 on that!
I can do that.
You can't hurt steel!
Shut up and lift!
Jamon!

Joe and his Grandpa.

Joe "Stones" Miller

Joe Quotes:

Joe's Tattoo