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  • November Comp, Huge PR

    This past weekend I competed for the second year in a local, Halloween themed competition. I had the opportunity to hit a huge Axle Press PR (which I did), and compete up a weight class for the first time. I…

  • Appalachia’s Strongest Stonelifter and October Comp Recap:

    The last couple months have been fun, tough, and overall rewarding. Lots of hard and heavy training, lot’s of good dynamic programming, and lots of gains made overall. I competed twice, once in September at Appalachia’s Strongest Stonelifter, and at…

  • June Comp Recap, future plans

    It’s been a minute! Been very busy lately, as well as going through some basic life changes. So I haven’t blogged as much lately, but I am returning and hope to be blogging regularly again. First things first, I competed…

  • Competition Recap #2

    This past weekend I competed in another Strongman Competition. I once again only had one other person in my division, and then was the only person for day 2 of the competition (I will explain that later). However, this person…

  • Comp 1 of the year Recap

    Yesterday I competed in my first competition of 2025, I had a great time at a well run competition and overall, pushed myself to some new limits. Going into this competition, I saw that the only other person in my…

  • Closing in on two comps in two weeks, and future Strongman Goals

    As I hangout in these final days waiting my next competition, I find myself very excited but also consistently looking forward. I’ve always had this idea of focus on the present, prep for the future. Overall I’m looking for the…

  • Continuing Education, Broadening my Fitness Horizons

    Recently, after some long thought and self-evaluation, I’ve come to terms with something that I really didn’t want to face until now: my current job field is going to be a dead end and it’s so unlikely that I’ll be…

  • Upcoming Competitions and training update

    In total I have 3 competitions coming up. I have one two weeks from today, one 4 weeks from today, and another later in mid-July. Overall I am pumped, ready, and excited for all 3. These upcoming comps have some…

  • Goblin Gear Elbow Wraps Review

    I recently saw an ad for the brand Goblin Gear online, and decided to check out their products. They carry elbow wraps, wrist wraps, knee sleeves, elbow sleeves, and belts as well. Overall, they have great product design and they…

  • Things I include in all my Strongman Programs whether I need to or not:

    As of now, I write all my own training programs for Strongman. This is based on years of experience, research, trial and error, along with guidance from mentors and coaches. Being that I write my own training programs, here’s a…