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.
I traveled down to Shreveport, Louisiana via Baton Rouge and Matt Vincent’s home for the Shreveport Highlander. What drove me to this highlander was the inclusion of an Elite division and the opportunity to compete against some of the best highland games/strength athletes around. (L to R) Scott Stefan, Matt Vincent, Andy Vincent, Mark Cummings, Andrew Durniat, Mark Cristina, Tom Emelander, Ross Love
The events were:
1) 135 lbs. open stone for distance
2) Walk, walk, drag – Farmers walk 220 lbs. each hand for 80 ft., come back walk 310 lbs. each hand for 80 ft., come back and drag a 450 lbs. chain for 80 ft.
3) Braemar stone – 25 lbs.
4) Overhead press medley, everything from 170 lbs. to 323 lbs.
5) 56 lbs. weight for distance
6) 555 lbs. axle deadlift for reps
Here is the video of my events
I managed 4th place overall. An excellent placing in this group of athletes and myself being 50 lbs. lighter than the next lightest, Matt Vincent at 280 lbs., everyone else was over 300 lbs.
The local news was on hand and did a great bit for the evening news.
Here is the link:
http://www.ktbs.com/video/27274653/index.html
Mark your calenders as Saturday, June 4, 2011 will be yet another Durniat Strength Grip Challenge competition. Grip training and grip sport competitions are growing in popularity, and the first event here was a huge success with 10 competitors and over 40 spectators. You do not want to mess out on this next one.
This competition will again be geared towards the novice lifter. However, it will be an open competition, allowing veterans to compete who still need to qualify for the US National Grip Championships on July 16, 2011.
Weight Classes will be in effect: Heavy Weight: >94kg (above 206.8 lbs.), Light Weight: <94kg (under 206.8 lbs.) and a Women’s Class.
Events will be:
1) Maximum Parallel Set Grippers
2) Maximum 2 Hands Pinch Deadlift– euro device
3) Maximum Double Overhand Axle Deadlift
4) Medley, a random selection of 25 objects to be deadlifted in 4 minutes time.
5) Wrist Roller from a tower
4 attempts will be allowed for the Grippers, 2 Hands Pinch and Axle Deadlift.
Prize packages will be awarded to the top 3 competitors of each class.
Sign up now. Here is the GripEntry
