Danny MacDonald is 21 Years old and has been powerliftig for less than a year.
recently Danny set a Provincial Junior Bench Record with a 408 Bench Press
in Windsor at the 2009 Ontario provicial Bench Champion ships.
Although Dan has been using a bench shirt as of late he has learned from training with me and Eric that he has to continue to improve his raw bench press all the time.
check it out as he hits a 370lb Bench Raw just last week!!
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wanna See a Big Deadlift?
On November 28th we held our NeoGenixx Last Chance Powerlifting meet in Orleans
in basement training facility at Fitness Warehouse.
We had lots of new lifters
We had lots of records being broken
One Big Bastard that showed up was Kelly Branton
Check the video below to see him Deadlift 313 kg (689.86 lbs)
for a new Provincial Junior (under 21) Record
What a beast and he still a pup!!
We will see lots more from this youngblood in the future
in basement training facility at Fitness Warehouse.
We had lots of new lifters
We had lots of records being broken
One Big Bastard that showed up was Kelly Branton
Check the video below to see him Deadlift 313 kg (689.86 lbs)
for a new Provincial Junior (under 21) Record
What a beast and he still a pup!!
We will see lots more from this youngblood in the future
Friday, December 4, 2009
New Guest Blogger
In the last couple of years I have gotten now Darren Mallette
Cool guy who started training hardcore powerlifting and strongman style a couple of years.
He used to do the old Mens Fitness stylke of training, but being of higher than average intelligence he knew there had to be a better bad ass way of training to get stronger, tougher and functional.
Darren is going to write a series of blogs about being an over 35 year male training hard and getting stronger than ever.
I Am a fan, you will be too!
Strength Athletics for the Over-35 Crowd
Blog 1 – Introductions
Welcome to the first in a series of articles directed at those who want to get and stay strong in their 30’s, 40’s and beyond. My name is Darren Mallette and I turn 38 at the end of 2009.
I started competing in the Fitness Warehouse “Push / Pull” events that Curd Hos hosted starting in 2003.
I don’t recall exact numbers but I think I lifted 455 pounds on the deadlift and 275 pounds on the bench press at my first meet.
I had been training with the goal of getting stronger and competing for about a year at this point. However, I had been training with weights since I was in my early teens, typically following the program of the month from the various bodybuilding magazines, with little to no results.
In 2005 I tried a strongman competition at the Gloucester Fair. I finished in the top 10 out of a field of 30+ and was immediately hooked. In 2006 I won Cornwall’s Strongest Man and in 2009 I won the Carp Fair Strongman. I’ve also recently deadlifted 585 pounds in competition and bench pressed 385 at one of Curd’s (highly recommended) seminars.
Recently Curd approached me and asked if I could write some “tips and tricks” articles on training for “us old guys”. In future posts I’ll write about how I approach training, nutrition and health.
The first tip is to see your doctor if you haven’t done so in the past year. Get a physical, go over your family history and get clearance to lift! You should also get a baseline reading for blood work – lipid assessment (cholesterol, triglycerides), blood sugar, etc. Ask for a vitamin D level check as well.
Cool guy who started training hardcore powerlifting and strongman style a couple of years.
He used to do the old Mens Fitness stylke of training, but being of higher than average intelligence he knew there had to be a better bad ass way of training to get stronger, tougher and functional.
Darren is going to write a series of blogs about being an over 35 year male training hard and getting stronger than ever.
I Am a fan, you will be too!
Strength Athletics for the Over-35 Crowd
Blog 1 – Introductions
Welcome to the first in a series of articles directed at those who want to get and stay strong in their 30’s, 40’s and beyond. My name is Darren Mallette and I turn 38 at the end of 2009.
I started competing in the Fitness Warehouse “Push / Pull” events that Curd Hos hosted starting in 2003.
I don’t recall exact numbers but I think I lifted 455 pounds on the deadlift and 275 pounds on the bench press at my first meet.
I had been training with the goal of getting stronger and competing for about a year at this point. However, I had been training with weights since I was in my early teens, typically following the program of the month from the various bodybuilding magazines, with little to no results.
In 2005 I tried a strongman competition at the Gloucester Fair. I finished in the top 10 out of a field of 30+ and was immediately hooked. In 2006 I won Cornwall’s Strongest Man and in 2009 I won the Carp Fair Strongman. I’ve also recently deadlifted 585 pounds in competition and bench pressed 385 at one of Curd’s (highly recommended) seminars.
Recently Curd approached me and asked if I could write some “tips and tricks” articles on training for “us old guys”. In future posts I’ll write about how I approach training, nutrition and health.
The first tip is to see your doctor if you haven’t done so in the past year. Get a physical, go over your family history and get clearance to lift! You should also get a baseline reading for blood work – lipid assessment (cholesterol, triglycerides), blood sugar, etc. Ask for a vitamin D level check as well.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Goal Setting
Failing to Plan
is
Planning to Fail
I wish that it was me who came up with that quote but it ain't!!
But it rings so true.
If you want to achieve anything in this world you have to have a clear set of defined goals.
Of Course we look at things from a training perspective...
Goals like
Lose 30 lbs
Add 50 pounds to your Bench Press
Compete in first Strongman Competition..
But Goal Setting also applies all aspects of your life as well...
Life Goals
Pay off a credit card
Improve your relationship with your spouse
spend more quality time with your kids.
Most people start their day with no real plan to speak of.
What's missing from this guys Plan? A shirt? a belt? maybe a mirror?
What do you think this dude is going to achieve in his day?
So many people say that they want to make changes and strive for goals yet they fail to be specific about the goal and the fail to make a plan to achieve that goal.
For instance how many of you actually have a training log?
I will wager to bet most of you dont. How do you monitor your progress?
Now for those of you who do have a training journal (good job!)
How many of you have a clear and specific goal written down in your journal?
Now the group gets even thinner...
In Fact that goal should be written at the top of every page of your journal.
One of my clients has her goal pinned up on her bathroom mirror and again smack dab in the middle of her fridge door!!
Hows that for constant reminders!!
Pick a Goal
Make a Plan
Work Your Plan
Achieve your goals!!
is
Planning to Fail
I wish that it was me who came up with that quote but it ain't!!
But it rings so true.
If you want to achieve anything in this world you have to have a clear set of defined goals.
Of Course we look at things from a training perspective...
Goals like
Lose 30 lbs
Add 50 pounds to your Bench Press
Compete in first Strongman Competition..
But Goal Setting also applies all aspects of your life as well...
Life Goals
Pay off a credit card
Improve your relationship with your spouse
spend more quality time with your kids.
Most people start their day with no real plan to speak of.
What's missing from this guys Plan? A shirt? a belt? maybe a mirror?
What do you think this dude is going to achieve in his day?
So many people say that they want to make changes and strive for goals yet they fail to be specific about the goal and the fail to make a plan to achieve that goal.
For instance how many of you actually have a training log?
I will wager to bet most of you dont. How do you monitor your progress?
Now for those of you who do have a training journal (good job!)
How many of you have a clear and specific goal written down in your journal?
Now the group gets even thinner...
In Fact that goal should be written at the top of every page of your journal.
One of my clients has her goal pinned up on her bathroom mirror and again smack dab in the middle of her fridge door!!
Hows that for constant reminders!!
Pick a Goal
Make a Plan
Work Your Plan
Achieve your goals!!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
This guy ain't no Spring Chicken!!
Peter Wagner is no Spring Chicken
He's in His late Forties...
He work's hard during the day and pounds out Ass grinding Workouts in the evening and on the weekends.
Saturdays he can be found with the boys working out strong man style in his garage that is coverted into a hardcore gym...
I pull up into the laneway, the heavy metal is blarring..the place smells of Tiger Balm...
There are all kinds of heavy metal objects like farmer's walk handles, 650 lb tires, a 450 lb steel yoke lying off to one side.
The otherside of the garage is Steel logs and some hardcore Lifting Stones..
The Stones range from 140 lbs to 360+ lbs...
As I got there Peter was getting ready to do some Log Clean and Press Its 240 lbs it suppossed to be for a single 1 rep max
Check it Here...
After the Log Press Peter Decides to hit some Big Atlas Stones
Here he goes after a 320 lb Atlas Stone...Awesome
Check it Here...
Any 20 - 30 years old out there that would like to be able to do this?
He's in His late Forties...
He work's hard during the day and pounds out Ass grinding Workouts in the evening and on the weekends.
Saturdays he can be found with the boys working out strong man style in his garage that is coverted into a hardcore gym...
I pull up into the laneway, the heavy metal is blarring..the place smells of Tiger Balm...
There are all kinds of heavy metal objects like farmer's walk handles, 650 lb tires, a 450 lb steel yoke lying off to one side.
The otherside of the garage is Steel logs and some hardcore Lifting Stones..
The Stones range from 140 lbs to 360+ lbs...
As I got there Peter was getting ready to do some Log Clean and Press Its 240 lbs it suppossed to be for a single 1 rep max
Check it Here...
After the Log Press Peter Decides to hit some Big Atlas Stones
Here he goes after a 320 lb Atlas Stone...Awesome
Check it Here...
Any 20 - 30 years old out there that would like to be able to do this?
Monday, November 23, 2009
Meet Greg
This is Greg
He did a Hos-tyle Condioning Class with us on Saturday.
Greg didn't know what to expect. He was brought in by Peter (the dude who lost the 100lbs)
He was ready for action and I put him through a kick ass workout.
He worked hard, he pushed himself.
When he thought he was done we made him do more.
When I thought he was done he did more...
Greg pushed himself until he Puked!!
I like Greg! Everyone else liked Greg!
Be like Greg!!
Way to go Greg!!!
He did a Hos-tyle Condioning Class with us on Saturday.
Greg didn't know what to expect. He was brought in by Peter (the dude who lost the 100lbs)
He was ready for action and I put him through a kick ass workout.
He worked hard, he pushed himself.
When he thought he was done we made him do more.
When I thought he was done he did more...
Greg pushed himself until he Puked!!
I like Greg! Everyone else liked Greg!
Be like Greg!!
Way to go Greg!!!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Hos - Tyle Conditioning Workout
Just getting ready to pound my 7 pm Conditioning Class with this little Ditty
Make ‘em Cry
WOD + 50 JJ
10 Burpees
10 Push Ups
20 Ball Slams
30 Push Press
40 Squat
Rest 60 secs
4 Rounds
There will be some Crying and Nashing of Teeth!!
Lets Kick some ASS!
Make ‘em Cry
WOD + 50 JJ
10 Burpees
10 Push Ups
20 Ball Slams
30 Push Press
40 Squat
Rest 60 secs
4 Rounds
There will be some Crying and Nashing of Teeth!!
Lets Kick some ASS!
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