Kyle Mask Kyle Mask is a competitive powerlifter in the 198/220 pound classes with best raw (unwrapped) competition lifts of 573/402/661 in the squat, bench, and deadlift. Before taking up powerlifting, he competed in strongman, finishing 6th in the 200 pound class at nationals in 2005. One of the few Nashvillians who does not aspire to be a professional musician, he nevertheless has been known to imitate one at local karaoke dives. Articles Why (Almost) Nobody Should Pull Sumo What Not to Do: Observations of Powerlifters Coaching Novices