The Epic Of Gilgamesh

Judgement Day Powerlifting Meet

2011-05-22T16:58:00.000-07:00

Berserk Quotes (Anime/Manga)

2011-05-18T00:49:00.000-07:00

Guts Quotes:

"Even though I know it's safe here, without my sword, I cannot sleep."

"Look around you carefully. Strain your eyes at the darkness around us... At the darkness around me."

"If you follow me to this place, the entire world... is a battlefield."

"Humans are weak... but we want to live... even if we're wounded... or tortured... we feel the pain..."

"Is this place going to be your grave? Is this really how you want to die? Every sword belongs in its sheath. Go back to the holder of that sheath."

"This fight... it is far from over. We are the generals. Protect her while I attack. I am the raiding party, I will destroy the enemy camp."

"This place is the last you'll ever see. Your deaths means nothing to me."

"My place really was here. I was too foolish and stubborn to notice. But, what I truly hoped for then was here... Why do I always realize it.. When I've already lost it..."

"If you're always worried about crushing the ants beneath you...you won't be able to walk."

"When you meet your God tell him to leave me alone."

"Let's go drink. Didn't you know? Alcohol can cure poison."

"Do whatever you want now. But if you disturb me, I'll kill you."

"I've never expected a miracle. I will get things done myself."

"DO NOT PRAY! If you pray, your hands will close together. You will not be able to fight!"

"He appeared right in front of me, and he wasn't a demon... but what looked like a human. As if he'd been yanked from before into the present unchanged. I gazed at him and for a second... I forgot to kill him."

Griffith Quotes:

"Now, he's happy. Or, is death the end of the dream? Is it a failure of hope?"

"I always get what I want."

"Among thousands of comrades and ten thousand enemies, only you... only you made me forget my dream."

"A dream... It's something you do for yourself, not for others."

"A friend would not just follow another's dream... a friend would find his own reason to live..."

"I do not betray my dream."

Other Quotes:

"Hate is a place where a man who can't stand sadness goes." - Godo

"In this high pressure situation, he was the one who didn't fall back... the only person who stood up and faught." - Farneze

"If you desire one thing for so long, it's a given that you'll miss other things along the way. That's how it is... that's life." - Godo

"We are all starring in a story with no ending in sight." - Narrator

"You can't live on hopes and dreams alone." - Caska

"Without hatred your life is pointless, but this hellfire, isn't it what supports your legs?" - Schierke

"I heard that even in their last moments, the branded still belong to the dark." - Schierke

"The wind whispered and the world began to change." - Schierke

"It's in you. You never tell anyone. The desire. The darkness." - Farneze

"Hatred should be exposed in order to clear it..." - Demon

"So beautiful! My chest is swelling with love, pain, pleasure, jealousy, hate... everything is here! This is so human! This is so demonic!" - Slann

"It was called the dragon because no human hands could wield it." - Godo

"On that day, the deadly sun could be seen all over the land." - Narrator

"The blind king of the white sheep serves as shepard to the villany of the black sheep... and he calls forth an era of darkness upon the world." -Farneze

"Whether it's good or bad, it's so unfortunate to wake up during a dream." -Judeau

"The stronger that any light shines...the darker the nearby shadows grow."- Raban

"If fate is a principle beyond Human comprehension which capriciously torments man, then it is karma that man confront fate by embracing sorcery." - Void

"No matter how strong, for a human to fight a monster means he has submerged his humanity and transformed himself into a greater monster." -Schierke

"Search for everything from this world; that's what sorcery is. If there is a light of reason that illimunates the uncharted darkness, then please, grant it to me." - Farneze

"According to legend, those who are called a berserker are an object of fear; not only for the enemy, but for the allies as well because it is said to kill anything in its path..." - Serpico

"Are all those people gathered just to kill and see blood? Is this the world they live in?" - Schierke

"This world is ugly." - Behelit Apostle

"But facing the darkness, she can never let go of the light." - Behelit Apostle

"Since that man appeared, everything is collapsing. The world I know is being destroyed." - Farneze

"People struggled to survive, but they lost control. We have to conquer our fear to survive. I don't know what God thinks, but he can see human effort." - Luca

Influential Quotes Part 1

2011-05-18T00:47:00.000-07:00

"What does not destroy me makes me stronger" - Nietzsche

"We gather strength from sadness and from pain. Each time we die we learn to live again" - Unknown

"Nobody is stronger, nobody is weaker than someone who came back. There is nothing you can do to such a person because whatever you could do is less than what has already been done to him. We have already paid the price." - Elie Wiesel

"He who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster, for as you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes back into you" - Nietzsche

"He who attacks must vanquish. He who defends must merely survive" -Master Khan

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" -Confucius

"Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve" - Sun Tzu

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes" - Mahatma Gandhi

"In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth" - Mahatma Gandhi

"Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change" -Malcom X

"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" - Ali ibn-Abi-Talib

"Strength lies not in defense but in attack." - Adolf Hitler

"Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy" - Winston Churchill

"I am ready to meet my maker, but whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter" - Winston Churchill

"The lives of the best of us are spent in choosing between evils" - Junius

"All that any of us has to do in this world is his simple duty" - H.C. Trumbull

"To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake" - Arthur Schopenhauer

"Imagination rules the world" - Napoleon

"My one regret in life is that I am not someone else" - Woody Allen

"If you talk to God, you are praying; if God talks to you, you have schizophrenia" - Thomas Szasz

"Old soldiers never die, they just fade away"- Douglas MacArthur

"Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live" - Adolf Hitler

"Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate" - Thomas Jones

"The cruelest lies are often told in silence" - Robert Louis Stevenson

"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime" - Ernest Hemingway

"Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last" - Marcus Aurelius

"A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him" - Winston Churchill

"Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul" - Robert Southey

"Man's chief enemy is his own unruly nature and the dark forces put up within him" - Ernest Jones

"There is no stronger bond of friendship than a mutual enemy" - Frankfort Moore

"One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good" - Jonathon Swift

"It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on" - Sun Tzu

"No leader should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no leader should fight a battle simply out of pique. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened leader is heedful, and the good leader full of caution" - Sun Tzu

"Become strong again in spirit, strong in will, strong in endurance, strong to bear all sacrifices" - Adolf Hitler

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter" -Winston Churchill

"A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions" -Confucius

"Have no friends not equal to yourself" - Confucius

Training Highlights

2011-05-17T03:29:00.000-07:00

Awesome Deadlifts

2011-04-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

March 2011 Training

2011-03-28T00:19:00.000-07:00

Maximum Protein Experience - Epic Meal Time

2011-03-02T02:00:00.000-08:00

February 2011 training

2011-02-27T16:21:00.000-08:00

Thursday Training 2-17-2011

2011-02-19T12:48:00.000-08:00

Deficit Deadlifts VS Blue Bands &Front Squats

2011-02-18T00:37:00.000-08:00

Vince Anello Deadlift Cycle

2011-02-02T00:53:00.000-08:00

Week 1:
Deadlift – 255x10, 305x5, 405x2, 455x1, 510x1.
Partial Deadlift (from knee) – 455x5, 510x3, 560x2.

Week 2.
Deadlift – 255x10, 305x5, 355x3, 405x2, 455x1x5. The final group of five singles is performed with only one minute of rest between sets. Time this and be honest with yourself.

Week 3.
Deadlift – 275x10, 325x5, 375x3, 425x2, 475x1, 530x1.
Partials From Knee – 475x5, 530x3, 580x2.

Week 4.
275x10, 324x5, 375x3, 425x2, 475x1x5. Again, one minute timed rest between these five singles.

Week 5.
295x10, 345x5, 395x3, 445x2, 495x1, 550x1.
Partials From Knee – 495x5.

Week 6.
295x10, 345x5, 395x3, 445x2, 495x1x5. One minute rest between singles.

Week 7.
315x10, 365x5, 415x3, 465x2, 570x1.
Partials From Knee – 515x5, 570x3, 620x2.

Week 8.
315x10, 365x5, 415x3, 465x2, 515x1x5. One minute rest between singles.

Week 9.
335x10, 385x5, 435x3, 485x2, 535x1, 590x1.
Partials From Knee – 535x5, 590x3, 640x2.

Week 10.
335x10, 385x5, 435x3, 485x2, 535x1x5. One minute rest between singles.

Week 11.
335x10, 405x5, 455x3, 505x2, 555x1, 610x1, 660x1.
Partials From Knee – 555x1, 610x1, 660x1.

Week 12.
Perform Squat and Deadlift on the same day, dropping the partial squats.
Deadlift – 335x10, 405x5, 455x3, 505x2, 555x1x5. One minute rest between singles.

Week 13.
355x10, 405x5, 455x1, 515x1, 555x1, 590x1.

Week 14.
Meet day. Warmup – 355x10, 405x5, 515x1, 555x1.
Opener – 590.
Second Attempt – 630.
Third Attempt – 650

IPA NJ State Championships PL MEET 2011

2011-01-30T10:34:00.000-08:00

Training for IPA NJ State Powerlifting Championships 2011

2011-01-25T16:25:00.000-08:00

December Training

2011-01-15T12:50:00.000-08:00

End of Nov Training

2010-12-17T13:55:00.001-08:00

Oct-(Early)Nov Training

2010-12-17T13:55:00.000-08:00

Julius Caesar Quotes

2010-09-29T01:20:00.000-07:00

What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.

Which death is preferably to every other? "The unexpected".

The die is cast.

As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

Experience is the teacher of all things.

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.

I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments.

I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.

It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Men freely believe that which they desire.

Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.

Men willingly believe what they wish.

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

August/September Training

2010-09-21T00:53:00.000-07:00

August/September Training

July Training

2010-08-23T23:53:00.000-07:00

Watch on Youtube

June Training

2010-07-02T17:36:00.000-07:00

May Training & Strongman Competition

2010-07-02T17:32:00.000-07:00

April Heavy Training Bday Special

2010-04-22T23:17:00.000-07:00

April Light Training

2010-04-17T23:24:00.000-07:00

Teaser Training Trailer

Numbers of the Beast: The Bench Program that turned 300 into 315

2010-04-16T00:59:00.000-07:00

Forewarning, this is super old,didn't use weight percentages, used instinct,wrote it out back then in

*set#*Amt of reps*weight lifted

My Bench Press Program week 1

(October 13/14/17)2008
Monday

Bench press-2warm up sets 10-12reps 135/185lbs
Set 1- 6reps - 245lbs
Set 2- 6reps - 255lbs
Set 3- 6reps - 260lbs
Set 4- 6reps - 265lbs

Floor press wrm up 135lbs
Set 1- 10reps- 185lbs
Set 2- 7reps 235lbs

1arm cross body elbows out DB extensions on the ground
S1-10reps 25lbs
S2-10reps 30lbs

Narrow Grip Partial Press
s1/20/140lbs
s2/20/140lbs

Db 3 way curl (really wide, medium,close)
S1/3reps each (9)/50lbs
S2/2reps each (6)/55lbs
S3/1rep each (3)/60lbs
S4/3 reps each drop weight 3 reps each (18)/35lbs drop to 30lbs

Tuesday

Military front press Strict
Set 1/10/135lbs
Set 2/10/135lbs
Military Behind the neck press
s1/7reps/135lbs
s2/7reps/135lbs

3 in 1 delts raises* 1minute rest in between all raises for first set/2 minute rest btwn 1st set and second*
set 1 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/30lbs
set 2 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/35lbs

light Front Squat(Cross grip)
4sets/6reps/225lbs

light ATG* Ass to Ground Squats
2sets/8reps/225lbs

Friday
*sets*reps*weight
Bench press rack lockouts (low)
1/3/275lb
2/3/300lb
3/3/315lb

Incline Bench press(body builder way,very slow and wide)
1/12/140lbs
2/8/190lbs

Narrow grip Partial press
1/20/185lbs
1/12/225lbs

Week 2 October 19/21/23
Sunday

Speed B. Press( I take a slight pause on my chest then explode up)
1/10/180lb
2/10/200lb
3/10/215lbs

Rack Lock outs (high) warm ups 275/315/325/335/345
1/max/365
2/max/385
3/max/405 PR*1st time doing these

Floor Press warm up 135lb
1/10/185
2/10/195
3/10/205
4/10/205

Lying down DB triceps extension
1/10/50lbs
2/8/50lbs

Barbel Bicep Curls (semi Strict)
1/8/105lbs *strict
2/6/135lbs *slight swing on bottom, strict from middle to top phase
3/1/155lbs *swing till upper middle, pause and then strict curl to the top with long hold

Tuesday

Military front press *super strict( I rest the bar on my chest and press slow)
1/10/155
2/9/165

3 in 1 delts* 1minute rest in between all raises for first set/2 minute rest btwn 1st set and second*
set 1 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/35lbs
set 2 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/35lbs

Db 3 way curl (really wide, medium,close)
S1/3reps each (9)/50lbs
S2/2reps each (6)/55lbs
*S3/5reps/60lbs *just the medium curl

Standing Arnold press
1/7/60lbs
2/6/70lbs

Pull ups
1/5/wide
2/5/reverse grip wide

Thursday

3 Board Press wrm 275/305 *everything with a pause on the board
1/3/315
2/3/325
3/3/335

Narrow Grip Bench press
1/6/225lbs
2/2/265lbs
*partials*
3/12/285lbs
4/10/305lbs

Incline Bench Press wrm 140
1/6/215lbs
2/8/215lbs
3/16/170lbs
4/11/190lbs

light squat SUPER ATG wrm 225/275
1/3/315lbs
2/2/365lbs

One Arm DB SNATCH * I only do one rep with db snatches
1/60
2/70
3/80
4/85* took a 2nd attempt to catch it on my left

Reverse Grip easy bar curls
1/8/105lbs*strict but a little loose
2/7/85lbs*super strict and slow

Week 3
October 26/28/30
Sunday

Speed B. Press( I take a slight pause on my chest then explode up)
1/10/185lb
2/10/205lb
3/10/225lbs

Rack Lock outs (high) warm ups 275/315/325/335/345
1/3/365
2/3/390
3/3/410
Floor Press warm up 135lb
1/8/185
2/8/205
3/8/225
4/6-8/245*2 reps were slightly forced

Cable Triceps extensions on the Lat pull down machine
1/8/130lbs
2/8/140lbs
3/5/160lbs
4/2/180lbs PR

Lying down DB triceps extension *slow and longer pauses*
1/8/50lbs
2/8/50lbs

Bicep Curls
Pump Training on 2 different machines

Tuesday

Military front press *super strict
1/10/135lbs
Behind the neck *standing strict press (right below the ears)
1/10/135lbs
Push Press(if you can call it that its more like a strict press from the chin up I need to develop this better)
1/4.5/225lbs*missed the 5th because of my stupid left arm
2/4/225lbs

3 in 1 delts* 1minute rest in between all raises for first set/2 minute rest btwn 1st set and second*
set 1 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/40lbs
set 2 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/40lbs

Db 3 way curl (really wide, medium,close)
S1/2reps each (6)/55lbs
S2/1rep each (3)/60lbs
*S3/2/65lbs *just the medium curl
*4/1rep/70lbss

Db snatch 70/75lb warmup singles
1/80
2/85
3/90
4/95
5/100 *viper press for the left

Pull ups
assorted variations

Super Atg squat singles with pause at bottom done
135/185/225/275/315/365lbs

Thursday

3 Board Press wrm 275/315 *everything with a pause on the board
1/2/320
2/2/325
3/1/330 (felt spent)

Narrow Grip Bench press
1/12/185lbs
2/8+2/225lbs *2 forced
*partials*
3/12/275lbs
4/6/295lbs (getting hard to add a little more each week joints are tired)

Incline Db Press 60/80 wrm up
1/8/90lbs
2/6/100lbs

Db Rows wrm up 100/120/140 *done with slight momentum but controlled
1/6/150lbs pr
2/3/180lbs pr

Deadlifts * felt easy no belt, no chalk just fixing up my form a little
1/3/320
2/3/410
3/3/460

Week 4 Nov 2/4/6

Sunday

Rack Lock outs (high) warm ups 315/365/385
1/3/410
2/2/430
3/1/5/440 * these kill my elbows, started wrapping up as of this day
Floor Press warm up 135lb/185lb
1/6/205
2/6/225
3/6/245
4/6/265pr

Incline Db Press 60/80 wrm up
1/10/90lbs
2/10/90lbs

Short partial narrow Presses
1/10/225lbs
2/10/225lbs (just tired)

Lying down DB triceps extension
1/8/50lbs
2/8/50lbs

Deadlift form check, no belt
1/430lbs
2/450lbs
3/470lbs

Pull ups Assortment

Tuesday

Military front press *strict
1/10/135lbs
2/10/135lbs
Push Press(if you can call it that its more like a strict press from the chin up I need to develop this better)
1/4/225lbs
2/0/245lbs * stupid 4 attempts and couldn't lock out all near misses cuz my stupid weaker left arm

3 in 1 delts* 1minute rest in between all raises for first set/2 minute rest btwn 1st set and second*
set 1 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/40lbs
set 2 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/40lbs

Adding in High Pulls and Snatch grip dl jump shrugs for more explosion
High Pulls
1/5/185lbs
2/3/205lbs
3/3/215lbs
SGDJS*(Snatch grip dl jump shrugs)
1/5/225
2/5/255
3/5/275

Sumo Deadlifts
1/6/315
2/3/365
3/2/405
4/1/455

Thursday

*Found a bunch of phone books so I went crazy 1st time attempting them
4 books ripped in like an 1 total between them all, learned a good trick and later in the night ripped the 5th in 1 minute

Speed B. Press( I take a long pause on my chest then explode up)
1/10/155
2/10/175
3/10/205

Narrow Grip Bench partials off the rack
1/1/275
2/1/315
3/1/335

Triceps Db overhead extension * very low
1/10/110
2/10/110 felt super easy

Toyed with some 50's for 2 sets of db curls

some chin ups and

for some odd reason 110lb incline db press for 2 reps because someone else said i couldn't do it

Week 5 nov/9/11/13
Sunday

Rack Lock outs (high) used a way better bench in the power rack
1/3/450
2/2/460
3/1/480 *PR these still kill my elbows, only less with wraps

Floor Press warm up 135lb/185lb
1/4/225
2/4/245
3/4/265
4/4/275pr

Incline Bench press
1/12/185
2/8/205

Elbows outwards db tri. ext. burn outs
1/12+/45lbs
2/12+/50lbs

Tuesday *tired from Sunday's pr's

3 in 1 delts* 1minute rest in between all raises for first set/2 minute rest btwn 1st set and second*
set 1 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/40lbs
set 2 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/40lbs

High Pulls
1/5/135
2/5/155
3/5/185
SGDLS
1/5/205
2/5/225
3/3/245

Pull up/chin ups

Thursday

Speed B. Press *Super fast
1/10/140lb
2/10/160lb
3/10/180lbs

2 board press
1/6/275
2/6/295
3/3/315

100lb db snatch on the left arm with some warms ups had to get it somewhat even took me 2 attempts

Week 6 Novemeber 16/18/20
Sunday

2 board press with longer pause
1/3/295
2/3/305
3/1/315

Floor Press warm up 135lb/185lb all with slight pauses
1/6/205
2/6/215
3/6/225
4/6/235 felt nice and light

light narrow partial b press
1/12/225
2/12/225

db tri ext burnouts
1/20/50lbs
2/20/50lbs

db rows explosive but controlled meaning I can contract at the top of the rep,straps used after 150lbs
Just did singles warming up from 100/130/150/170/180*was at new gym that had past 180 190/ and then ended off with

200lbs for 4 reps pr

Tuesday

3 in 1 delts* This time did 1 arm at a time
set 1 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/45lbs
set 2 of Db Front raise/Bent Over Db raise/Db Side raise=10reps/50lbs

High Pulls
1/5/185
2/5/205
3/5/225 FELT HEAVY
SGDLS
1/5/225
2/5/275 added on straps after 2nd rep
3/5/295 FELT HEAVY

pulls up

Thursday

Speed b press * felt like it was flying off my chest
1/10/135
2/10/155
310/185

1board bench press with pause
1/3/275
2/3/295
3/3/315

WENT FOR 2 sets of TOUCH AND GO 315
1/1/315 ugly-bro bench
2/1/315 PR no one touched the bar at all but not clean enough for my liking.

End of program Sunday Nov 23
1 set speed bench 6 reps 225

3 second Pause Bench
1/1/275
2/1/295
3/0/305 near miss too long a pause
1/1/315 touch and go came up cleaner then last time, now quite perfected

Decided to deadlift today

Added a belt,straps since I haven't done them for a while

warmed up then did
1/max/470
2/max/500
3/max/520
4/max/530 *PR vid felt great about it, needed to refine my form a bit more and work from my take off from ground but lock out was almost to easy

Notes:
I didn't have boards back then so I used phone books, and duct taped them together. That is the meaning of Hardcore. I don't recommend any follow anything except the training principals. I did everything possible at my disposable at the time to do what I could to get my bench press stronger.

Done with no tricks, no belt, no arch,with medium grip, no air holding.No belly benching. I wasn't a smart lifter back then, I relied on brute force, but hey, it worked for me. Remember the 3D's Dedication,Determination,and Destruction!

My Second Strongman Competition

2010-04-16T00:39:00.000-07:00

My 2nd Strongman Competition, took place in New Brunswick,Raidier Robotix October 11th 2008 I came in 2nd,in heavyweights, there was a very low turn out of competitors,so everything was last man standing.*All weights for the events were raising bar*(weights keep adding up until everyone but one is eliminated.

EVENTS Log Press(180lbs/200lbs/220lbs) Ahh my old enemy.I trained with some guys in long island 2 weeks before and hit 230lbs on the log \second time ever touching it. This would be the 3rd time with the log.180 went up easy,strict pressed it.200 I tried to use my legs but it felt uncomfortable balancing it so i just strict pressed it up, same with the 220. The 240 I had an atrocious clean, or what i call it the cheat curl, burned out had nothing for the push. If i could just get some practice in....

Tire flip 10 flips I think it was 650-700lbs tire but I don't remember, my first 5 flips were kinda slow but smooth, once I hit my 8th flip tho I was burned out and just deadlifted the tire to my knees, curled it, reverse pressed and ran into it for the final 2 flips to finish.

18 inch deadlift (405,495,545,585,635,675lbs 725lbs miss The first 3 lifts were too easy for me,585 went up no struggle, 635 felt kinda heavy, 675 made me grunt really loud but I forced it up. I hitched up 725 way up but before I could roll back my shoulders and lock out my DAMN SKIN BROKE.Sound familiar? Callous' flew off the left hand this time. Just taped up but didn't feel compelled to try, technically after the 585lbs which my competition missed and I didn't have to lift anymore, but I wanted to keep pushing on since it was my best event.

Yoke Farmers Medley 700lb yolk I carried it 30-45ft. 2nd time trying the yolk and I hate it to death.I was glad I didn't have to do the farmers since they were 250 and I wanted the last bit of skin on my hands to stay there.

270lb stone over bar for reps. With my duct taped hands, and already bruised forearms I pulled the stone off once and immediately dropped it. Overall I was glad just to compete,there was an extra event.The finale had the robot challenge, which was holding an underwater robot with their arms straight in front of them and parallel to the ground.The leading time was 15 seconds, I had stepped up and held it for 30 something seconds with my crappy hold due to taped hands but the next guy held it 2 seconds longer then me and someone about 1-2 seconds longer then him.

Sorry no pictures, the video is on an old camcorder. One day I will convert it to the internet, and maybe even still the vid for pictures. Well there is one picture actually :

My first Strongman competition

2010-04-16T00:01:00.000-07:00

(8)August 16 2008 I competed in my first Strongman competition. It was the first time I have ever touched Strongman implements or have done "Events" as it is commonly called.It was the Pyramid Strongman Showdown,at Rahway Jersey. I was 19 years old at the time, weighed around 255 but tried to gain weight for the Men's Heavyweight Open (232lbs+) I weighed in at 260lbs and I placed 4/5 in the heavyweights as the youngest and lightest competitor in the class.

Events

250lbs Log Press for reps: Power curled it to my chestx3 no Press,couldn't breathe with it on my chest. Definitely more challenging than a barbell. Didn't help the sun was right in my eyes and made the log hot as hell. METAL BURNS.

Car Deadlift
Not sure how much the car weighed but I know there was an extra 290lbs weight stack that made it fell really damn heavy. I did a grueling 7 reps for this.My best event.

Medley(farmers walk tire flip anchor pull)
250lbs farmers(each hand) 30ft took a bad grip on the handles since I had never done it before, felt awkward, unbalanced,I kept setting it down trying to re-grip it, but just ended up completely tearing off 2 callous' on my left hand and messing up my right. I couldn't finish the rest.

Carry(300lbs tree)
I carried it 150 feet, and when I tried to turn my grip slipped I tried to re grip to no avail, my hands were all duct taped and I was feeling the effects of the car dead lift and farmers.

Stones(240,270)
I did a 220 in warm up my first time ever doing it, felt good. The 240 went up pretty well, tacky helped a lot since my hands were busted and all taped up, the 270 went up as well, but I couldn't budge the 300. Not bad in my own opinion for never touching the stuff.

Learned a lot of valuable lessons, I was slacking over the summer,after this event I was motivated.It began, the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Saturday March 27 2010 Squats and Deadlifts

2010-03-28T00:14:00.000-07:00

Saturday March 27 2010 Squats and Deadlifts
Squats
345x3*felt uncomfortable I am way too wide for the pl rack so switched to the mono lift.
345x1x2* had to re-warm up by the time I set up the weights, bar, safety's etc...
395x1x2* Had to use rehband/taper belt combo, not set right
435x3! PR*Sucked it all up and just smashes, cut these reps a little high due to the chains/spud safety's and not being used to the combo belts

Deadlifts
405x3
495x2*double belt wasn't cutting it
495x1*Found a "loner" belt from the lost and found, had to adjust it but it worked better then my tapered belt.
555x3PR!Struggled to get comfortable, screamed like a madman, hitched my last rep but I DON"T CARE!!!!

SFW! End of March Training

Strength Compilation Video I made

2010-03-26T16:03:00.001-07:00

Early March Training

2010-03-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

Early March Training

Wish I had time to write my training log here as well as upload the video directly to here but it take just as long to upload it to youtube as here and I am very busy as of late.

However one day I will retro actively post all my trainings since I logged them up as a reference point, just not any time soon. Enjoy.

End of February Training

2010-02-28T02:47:00.000-08:00

End of February Training

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Training Video update

2010-02-21T13:27:00.000-08:00

Early February Training Video

Been neglecting this here is some updates

2010-02-06T00:43:00.000-08:00

X mas Eve Training

Weekend after X mas eve

Favorite types of Exercises SPOOF

In the JUDGMENT FREE ZONE

Training for IPA NJ powerlifting meet

IPA NJ POWERLIFTING MEET

THE EVE OF THE EVE TRAINING

2009-12-23T23:24:00.000-08:00

Sunday StrongMan Training Decemeber 20, 2009

2009-12-20T21:22:00.000-08:00

Too tired to Upload the video directly to here. Some Deadlifts, Partial axle deads, Lots of partial overhead work, light stones, check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0C_Xxpwips

Mid Decemeber Training highlights

2009-12-19T19:47:00.000-08:00

Last week of Novemeber and Early Decemeber Training

2009-12-11T15:32:00.000-08:00

Week 3 of November Training

2009-11-21T21:14:00.000-08:00

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Midnight Rant

2009-11-16T21:59:00.001-08:00

It just seems like the harder I try to stand up on my own two feet, the harder I seem to fall. Friends and Family abandon me every time I turn my back. What kind of life is this? Everyone want's me to nurture them, accustom to them, adapt to them. Fulfill there needs! FUCK THEM! What about my needs? I am too strong and too educated to put up with such fucking bullshit. Everyone wants a favor then when it comes there turn to repay they come up empty handed. Whatever, I am done on relying on the cold heart-ed shoulders of others. Every day I grow older, wiser, stronger, and angrier then the next, more independent and less concerned for those who would not even help me in my time of need.

In a world where everyone cares about themselves, here is one less individual who can give a flying fuck about the next guy. That's right, just watch me assimilate into generation me me me, and laugh as your faces turn in disgust. So quick to judge, so quick to cast the first stone, all in futile attempts to shatter the mirror that has shone upon you. Every backlash at me is just another try to block out your own reflection. Yes wallow in squalor in the view of the wretched distortions you all have become. Look into my eyes and see what you truly hate more then anything else in the world, YOURSELVES.

Day in and day out, I feed my body and mind. Nurturing both brain and brawn, while you wild animals neglect your temples. Rotting from the inside out, depending on cheap foundations designed only to crumble at the mere sight of an unstoppable force. And so you ask yourself, what immovable object can save you and protect you from the wrath of the storm? What can be so steadfast, that is can endure the sheer brute onslaught that threatens its very existence? What is it that you all hold so near and dear, in dire hopes to stop this rampaging juggernaut from smashing you into oblivion?

A mirror, pointed at my very direction, glaring into my eyes, like a beam of blinding light piercing into my soul, illuminating my way, unclouded my tunnel vision moves me forward, charging in your direction. And you can only ask yourself,why do I not change course, or hesitate in my follies, why do I persist to remain berserk and give you no leeway, no air to breathe, no space to move? Why you ask, is you magic mirror not working? SIMPLE. I SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU!

2009-11-14T22:12:00.000-08:00

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2009-11-12T14:37:00.000-08:00

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My 1st Published Article

2009-11-11T19:27:00.000-08:00

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November Training Week 1

2009-11-08T16:11:00.000-08:00

First Week of Wendler's 5/3/1 on Bench Press, Squat, Deadlift and F.Squat along with some light strongman training. Enjoy.

Basics of weight training...Know your goals...

2009-11-06T19:48:00.000-08:00

Here is a recent post I did on the basics of weight training.

"Know your body, state your goals and stay true to yourself.Learn what you need to achieve your goals and don't be naive about it either.

If you want to be a bodybuilder then you better learn about the different phases of bulking on off season, cutting for on season, how to target each muscle,and develop symmetry.If you are just training for a 6 pack of abs, swole biceps and a nice chest, starve yourself, run for hours on end and keep whacking off instead of going to the gym and taking up my power rack to cheat curl more then you squat, I am sure its working for you. LEARN THE DIFFERENCE.

If you want to be a power-lifter chest flyes are not part of your routine, especially not for shaping, maybe rehab...maybe.

If you want to be a Strongman you better be strong first. Don't complain your back hurts when you try to lift a 200lbs stone when you can't even deadlift that much to begin with. You should know what a deadlift is, and know that your back should not be upright unless you lift sumo. Strong lifters know whatever keeps your lower back from rounding is all that matters, you want your upper back and legs to lift the weight, so you lower back doesnt have too.

I can go on and on and on so I will Keep It Simple & Short (the kiss method)

In all seriousness take the time out to educate your self on the basic aspects of lifting. Proper training specific to your goals. Proper nutrition specific to your goals. Proper programing for everything you do. 4-6 weeks is usually enough time to start a cycle for training before one should re evaluate their goals. Lifting is a LIFESTYLE not a hobby,if you think different you haven't been bitten by the iron bug yet."

Kept it short and simple.

Strong man training tomorrow, will have a nice video of this weeks lifting uploaded here by Sunday.

Strong Words Part 1

2009-10-16T09:48:00.000-07:00

Train hard,gain scars,
stay focused, don't care who takes notice,
eat right, sleep tight.

Wake up, stay tough,
don't begin where yesterday ends,
start a new, just keep up your amends.
Problems?end them, when the next day begins.

See your hard work through,
write down everything you do.
When you feel your into deep,

re-read, re-focus and then just re-peat.

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2009-10-10T23:38:00.000-07:00

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