Photos: Mark Eppihimer, Powerlifter, Heavy Metal Bassist, New Dad

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Powerlifter Mark Eppihimer competes in the squat at South Anchorage High School in Anchorage, AK during the Alaska State Powerlifting Championships on Saturday, May 2, 2015.

Mark Eppihimer is a record-setting powerlifter, a death-metal bass player, a post office worker, a first-time father and, for at least one day a year, a skirt-wearing strongman.

Eppihimer will be among those tossing the caber, throwing the hammer and wearing a kilt at Saturday's Scottish Highland Games at the Alaska State Fairgrounds.

The owner of the Alaska superweight deadlift record with a lift of 716.25 pounds, he is a marvel when it comes to lifting and throwing heavy objects. Jody Potosky, the owner of Alaska Kettlebell and a defending champion in the Highland Games, calls Eppihimer "freakishly strong."

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