Johnnie Otis Jackson Wing Pose

Johnnie Otis Jackson
Jackson first competed in an NPC (National Physique Committee) in 2001, where he won the NPC USA.

His first IFBB competition was the GNC Show of Strength (now defunct) of 2002, where he placed 10th. His first IFBB Night of Champions was in 2003, where he placed 5th. Later that same year he competed in the Ironman Pro Invitational, where he placed 9th.
In 2003 he competed in his first Mr. Olympia, where he placed 11th. His first Arnold Classic was in 2006, where he placed 13th. Jackson regularly competes in powerlifting events and often incorporates this type of training into his workouts. Jackson lives in Fort Worth, Texas, and trains at Metroflex Gym in Arlington, Texas, with training partner Branch Warren.
In 2009 Jackson defeated his closest rival Ben White to earn the title "Mr. Olympia 2009 World's Strongest Professional Bodybuilder" by benching 523 lbs in an old polyester blast bench shirt and deadlifting 815 lbs in a deadlift suit for a 1,338 lb push/pull total. This record has been surpasses in 2010 by Jackson's successor as the "World's Strongest Bodybuilder" Stan Efferding.