Garage Gym Athletes are every day men and women who balance the home gym lifestyle with their responsibilities. Because life happens to us all. How you adjust to it is up to you. Read their stories and be inspired.
In May of 2018 I partnered with some of the biggest names in the Garage Gym Community to host a virtual Powerlifting Competition through Instagram called the #GarageGymCompetition. It offered garage gym athletes the ability to compete in the comfort of their own gym, whether they were experienced competitors or novices, and win some cool […]
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Recovery. Recovery can mean so many things. For gym rats, it’s what we do after a workout. A time when the damage we did with the weights, heals muscles adapting to this latest stress we’ve put to them, so that next time … next time they will be ready. They get stronger. They get more
You have a Muay Thai background, Muay Thai is really big in the Netherlands, I still remember watching Peter Aerts dominating in K1. And of course, we can’t forget Bas Rutten! How did you get into it? I followed the sport since early 1995 I believe when Peter Aerts and Ernesto Hoost ruled the K1.
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There is a growing wave of men in their forties who are unwilling to accept that their best years are behind them. Contrary to the dadbod stereotype, men like of Durable Dad are pushing to have their best life experiences well decades after entering the workforce and starting families. Durable Dad is an upcoming educational
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Sammy Sebok has taken the term “Renaissance Man” to new heights. He’s juggling two careers that involve caring for people in addition to being a husband and powerlifting coach. That schedule hasn’t stopped him from being named Athlete of the Year by the Natural Athlete Strength Association (NASA) in 2016 achieving Single Ply meet lifts of
Origin of Brian Pankey #thewinteruncle The hashtag #thewinteruncle came from a video Brian Pankey and I did Thanksgiving 2016. It’s a play on a scene from Captain America: The Winter Soldier. But Brian Pankey’s story began years ago. He’s built his backyard gym from a dream and gone from an undersized kid to a local celebrity
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Yolanda Presswood will not be silent or ignored. Don’t like her revealing photos or aggressive stance on veganism? Well get over it! This fan of Wu-Tang, powerlifting and her husband, Steven, is unapologetic about living wholeheartedly. She’s a USPA M1 State and American record holder, ISSA Fitness Facilitator Nutrition Specialist, online nutrition coach and an INSPIRE International
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As you read this, I’m at the Arnold Sports Festival enjoying the sights and reconnecting with old friends around The Animal Cage and at The National ABC. In honor of that, I’m putting out the very cool story of a garage gym athlete who I met on the Animalpak Forvm, Ed Eliason. Ed is a
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Retired U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant “Iron” Mike Reid doesn’t back down from a fight. After a phone call told him he was in danger of a stroke, Mike began fighting Type 2 Diabetes with the same no nonsense approach that won him the respect of his Marines. You’ve been on a weight loss journey, dropping forty
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Andy, you’ve transformed your body in a major way through dedicated training. What flipped the switch for you to get in shape? I honestly didn’t see how big I was till I stepped on the scale and seen 360lbs. I then took off my 4XL shirt I was wearing and laid it on the bed
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