ReallyStrongNerds

Tag: fitness

  • 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…

  • Arnold 2025 Recap/Goals for the Next Year

    This year I made it back out to the ever popular Arnold Classic, I hadn’t made it since 2019. In 2020, the entire expo was obviously limited, and I believe so in 2021 due to COVID. 2022 was the year…

  • Two Competitions in Two Weekends, in hindsight

    In my recent blog that I posted, I announced that I was competing two weekends in a row. I had an absolute blast in doing this, and I learned a lot of valuable lessons that I’m taking forward in my…

  • Two competitions, two weekends in a row?

    These last couple months have been full of hard work in the gym and outside of the gym. I’ve landed myself a new, good part-time job that doesn’t exactly fit my career field but has some carryover, and is paying…

  • Strongman Competition, July 20th, 2024

    Competed in another Strongman Competition this weekend on July 24th. Overall, I’m satisfied with my performance and results. However, I have to say this competition really threw me for a loop. Going into this competition, I read through the numbers…

  • Current Training Block

    Currently, I’m 5 weeks out from my next Strongman Competition. I’m looking forward to this competition, as it’s at a very cool venue, and my girlfriend and I will be making a weekend trip out of it. My current training…

  • New Training Block in a New Environment

    This past weekend my gym closed it’s doors and reopened in a new location. However, the new location was a smaller size, much more fitting for the gyms expenses and members, overall. However, with the move we also lost a…

  • Current training prep

    I’m currently training for two Strongman competitions this summer. My first one being Ohio Valley’s Strongest, along with 100% Raw’s Battle of the Strongman. At first I was skeptical doing two strongman competitions only 7 weeks apart. However, I realized…