A thousand miles from his usual Wall Street perch, a 60-year-old powerlifter stepped into the spotlight as he prepared to dead-lift more than 410 pounds.
Mike Mayo was probably the only contestant at last year’s powerlifting nationals who used to have an Alan Greenspan photo pinned to his apartment wall — and undoubtedly the only one who spends his day job sparring with financial leaders, often moving shares of their banks with just a few words.


