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Monday, March 22, 2010


God I miss Strongman so much. Been training for this crossfit competition that is this saturday. Can't wait to be done. I can't say the change of pace wasn't great, it was but I want to get back to my passion - lifting stupid heavy ridiculous objects. Man, I must be some kind of weirdo if this is my passion.

Wanted to post more here but I've been very busy. Anyhow its getting slower so i think I'll be blowing up the blog with some more fun stuff soon.

This picture is from the last annual Philadelphia WingBowl where my best friend Jon Squibb won eating 238 wings in 30 minutes - 90wings more then second place.

In the picture is the #1 ranked competitive eater joey chestnut winner of the hotdog eating competitions(yes he beat the asian eater tobiyashi) hanging out with Jon's strippers. Next year its Joey vs. jon. Its going to be big!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010


Whoa...

Been some time since I posted. Busy! Anyway, here's a quote from Alexander Karelin, probably the greatest wrestler, and definitely one of the most dominant athletes of all time. He went for a streak of 13 years never losing a match and went something ridiculous like 8 years without even being scored on.

Karelin has a famous quote for his jealous cohorts, No one can believe that I am natural. The most important drug is to train like a madman, really like a madman.The people who accuse me are those who have never trained once in their life as I train every day of my life..

Pretty intense, it really makes the point that people need to change their mind sets in order to reach their own goals.

Here is also a blip about him i copied from another website

Alexander Karelin is a man who can't be beaten by mere mortals.Nurtured by the pagan gods of the Siberian white deserts , Karelin has evolved himself into a superman , enlarged in both body and mind.

Karelin is the man to lose to in Greco-Roman super-heavyweight wrestling - beating him is out of the question.He has won the gold in this category in the last three Olympics , and has never lost an international match , an amazing record in over 13 years of competition.

Karelin has won world and European championships without enduring hardship , and of all the athletes in Sydney , his grip on gold is firmest.

Karelin is mainly dreaded for a harrowing manoeuvre that turns giant opponents into pygmies : the reverse flip , or the reverse body-slam.He has developed a habit of throwing his opponents over his head , and then slamming his 130-kg body on the miserable opponent.

Karelin did not really develop this move , though ; it had been in use by wrestlers in lower weight categories.Karelin only adopted it in his category , a feat that had never been seen in the heavyweight category because it requires terrifying strength.And Karelin has that terrifying strength.

Karelin is rumoured to train amid swirling snowstorms , jogging through waist-deep snow , carrying logs on his back , and pushing sleds.Though it is not confirmed whether he can do all this at the same time , what is certain is the fact that never even a whiff of rumour of drug use has ever come close to him.

http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Karelin_Alexander_43251871.aspx

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Wow, I have some work to do

Workout yesterday, general weakness in the press..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaJsRsZrg8M

Monday, February 15, 2010

How to succeed in life



Make these burgers! Probably one of the best things I've eaten in a long while. Loaded with calories especially coming from fat. not quite the best for those looking to lose bodyfat. For me on the otherhand, looking for quality fuels to power my training its great.

1lb grassfed organic beef
1lb organic venison
Feta Cheese
1 organic apple
organic mushrooms
1 organic onion

Mix these all up and fry them in hamburger patties (fry them in bacon fat if you have a fat tooth like me).

Once they were completed I put organic grass fed cheddar cheese on top, goat cheese, and organic avocado on top!

If that wasn't enough I completed the burger with friend organic cage free eggs on top.

WOW! Amazing

Butt workout today


Not a great training session today. Late night in Atlantic City on saturday night and early day sunday morning and monday morning. Back felt squirrelly. Got through it. Felt like butt during and after the whole thing. Fun weekend though

Bootcamp 2/15/10
Static stretch and foam roll
Dynamic Warmup with jump ropes

Globe Jumps 5 x 30sec. work 15 sec. rest

Standing Band Row/Lateral Lunge + touch @50lbs/SB Walkout + 3 pushups
45sec. work 15 sec rest 3 rounds

SB 1 leg Hip Extension + knee flexion/Dead Bug/Band X-walk
30sec. work 15 sec. rest 3 rounds

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Let's get it poppin partner


Sweet Potato Fries and Roasted Brussel Sprouts.

The stuff of champions.

2/13/2010 training


Foam Rolling
Rolled out gastro/soleus/peroneals with a baseball
Ankle Mobility

Low to High Cable Chop w/rotary lunge 3 x 10/side
Goblet Squat 3 x 10 @ 120lbs
1h Ring Row w/rotation 3 x 6/side
Cable Punch Press 3 x 10/side

19" Axle Deadlift Max Triple @ 265, 355, 435, 485, 525lbs x 2
Box Jumps 48" x 3, 50" x 3, 53" x 3, 55" x 1

Water Filled Swiss Ball Overhead Lunges 2 x 5/side
Cable 1h High Row Lunge Stance 3 x 10/side

1leg swiss ball Jack Knife x 8-10/side
MB Rotary Lunge + Overhead Press @ 40, 60lbs x 8-12

Strength is coming back around. Axle feels solid. I know I'll be pulling some even bigger stuff with a belt. This is child's play. Need to work on my overhead pressing and axle cleaning.