It was a good day to lift this past Saturday, May 14 while in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was here at the Atomic Athletic Olde Time Strongman Picnic and US All-Round Weightlifting Association (USAWA) meet that I set the single arm deadlift record. My lift of 235.5kg (518.1 lbs.) on my left arm bested Steve Angell of Britain previous record of 219kg (479.6 lbs.).
Here is a video of the lift:
The running joke at the Durniat household leading up this event was; ‘there’s my problem, I just didn’t have a world record scheduled on my calender.’ You see, when Atomic Athletic approached me about this event, they did so asking me to break a world record. I then put a plan together and executed it perfectly.
The next time a challenge is presented to you, just schedule it in writing on your calender. Put together a plan and take action. You’ll be setting records in no time.
I also received some local Toledo, Ohio news coverage as well. I met with Joe Rychnovsky of Fox News Toledo to educate him in the ways of strength. Here is the video:
Saturday, May 14 in Bowling Green, Ohio is again the location of the Atomic Athletic Great Black Swamp Olde Time Strongman Picnic. This is the 5th year for the picnic and it stands to be the best one yet.
Old time strongmen and martial artists will perform amazing feats of strength and dexterity at the new Atomic Athletic building in Bowling Green, OH from 1PM to 6PM. No where else have you seen performances like this! Not since the Bob Hoffman Birthday Picnics at the old York Barbell has anyone seen a classic picnic like at Atomic Athletic.
There will be a Kettlebell Sport mini-clinic, performers bending steel and rolling up frying pans with there bare hands. Martial Arts demonstrations and booths, Indian clubs, circus performers, barbell and kettlebell juggling. The feats of strength will continue all day.
This year, Roger LaPointe, owner of Atomic Athletic has added a sanctioned USAWA record breakers meet. Two lifts will be contested; One Hand Barbell Deadlift and the Clean and Push Press.
I will be going after the One Hand Barbell Deadlift Record of 475 lbs. Training has been good, so if you have the day free, come to Bowling Green, Ohio and cheer everyone to big lifts. I feel 500+ lbs. will be lifted.
Location:
Progress Industrial Park
500 Lehman Ave.
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Spring and warmer days are upon us. It is time to motivate and get your body moving. Many people who follow me know that training at Durniat Strength is different than anywhere else in the world. We incorporate kettlebells, sandbags, ropes, bodyweight exercises, agility drills, along with dumbbells and barbells. These can be intimidating to most at first, but once you experience the training and feel the sweat of accomplishment, you are changed. Suddenly anything is possible, fear is replaced with thoughts of what else can I do.
This Saturday, May 7, between 10am and 5pm, I encourage you and anyone you know to come to Durniat Strength to experience movement and exercise like never before. Meet trainers Josh McDonald and Andrew Durniat. Learn to strengthen weak areas, work on flexibility and train with battling ropes and kettlebells like you’ve seen on the TV show ‘The Biggest Loser’.
Come anytime this Saturday for a one-day special of $5 per half hour of training. Bring your friends and train together. Now is the time to break out of the winter time funk.
