Garage Strength

One World Whey

dane — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:24:24 +0000

The only whey protein I will recommend from now on. It is cold processed, grass fed whey from raw milk. The best whey protein in the world. I am fortunate enough to have a partnership with Synergistic Nutrition which makes One World Whey. Contact me if you are interested in purchasing this whey protein.

State Wrestling Results

dane — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:56:00 +0000

This past weekend were the state wrestling championships in Hershey, Pa. Garage Strength was represented by Ryan Todora of BecaHi, as well as Adam Mackie and Pete Renda of Brandywine Heights. Renda advanced to the finals to finish second place in a close 2-1 match. He is a junior and has a long road ahead of him for next years state championship but he should be a top contender. Mackie is also a junior and he finished 6th place at 160. Adam lost three tight matches by 1 point and should also be a top contender next year. Todora lost a heartbreaking semi-final match to the eventual champion at 145 but came back and placed 5th. Next year Ryan should also enter the season as a top contender in his weight class. Good job to them. I will be posting their training videos in the next week.

Congrats!

dane — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:04:01 +0000

This weekend was a huge weekend for Garage Strength athletes. Pete Renda, Adam Mackie and Ryan Todora all advanced to the state championships for wrestling. Renda and Todora were regional champions and Mackie placed third at 160lbs. Josh Giorgio, the stud freshman, fell just short of a state qualification. He had to win his last match to qualify for states but fell short. He has a lot of work ahead of him to achieve his goals.

Four Garage Strength swimmers also qualified for states! Lexi Glassmire, Maddie and Jackie McDevitt and Noel Koontz all qualified for the state championship. Lexi and Maddie are just freshman! All of these girls do a great job climbing ropes, doing pull ups and pushing themselves to higher levels of strength and soon to be higher levels of swimming.

Garage Strength Wrestlers

dane — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:28:46 +0000

Congrats this weekend to a few Garage Strength wrestlers.

Pete Renda won the district tourney to move on to regionals. Adam Mackie placed 4th to move on to regionals and Josh Giorgio placed 3rd to move on to regionals. Ryan Todora also won the district tournament to move on to regionals. Dante Giorgio and Chris Langston each placed 6th but failed to move on to regionals, nevertheless they had a solid year of wrestling.

Proteins

dane — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:53:52 +0000

Eat large amounts of steak and sweet potatoes post-workout to become extremely anabolic. Be sure to do this, especially when struggling with a plateau in training.

Gut Flora

dane — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:13:12 +0000

Here is a very brief article showing the importance of eating healthy and the positive impact that whole foods have upon our guts. The healthier our gut flora is, the healthier our brain and the healthier our muscles become due to improved nutrient absorption. Eat whole foods for a better gut and life.

Ramen Noodles and Gatorade on the gut

Why Weightlifters Can Bench Heavy

dane — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:57:23 +0000

Most weightlifters have SERIOUS bench presses. Chighichev has been taped pressing over 220k with ease. Even Pat Mendes has been shown benching over 500 pounds with nary a struggle. Why is this? Most weightlifters never bench and many rarely work on any pressing. Occasionally, you may come across videos of weightlifters push pressing (like Klokov going over 220k on PP) but benching has almost no place in their training. So how can they bench so much?

1. They have tremendous neural command. They can recruit massive amounts of motor units that produce great force production. Rarely will you find an athlete with nervous system control like that of a weight lifter.

2. Traps: Big traps = big bench press. Weightlifters have the biggest traps on the planet! Their traps are imperative for the olympic lifts and traps also happen to create a great foundation for a solid bench press.

3. Shoulder stability and flexibility: The snatch creates incredible shoulder stability and pectoral flexibility. This improves shoulder integrity which is imperative for a heavy bench.
These are just three reasons, there are certainly more. Olympic weightlifting can improve your deadlift, squat and even bench press!

More PR’s

dane — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:30:32 +0000

Congrats to another sophomore on the platform. Today, Morgan hit a 245 clean and one leg squatted 285 x 3!!! Good work and nice intensity.

245 Clean

Sophomore Cleans 270

dane — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:09:43 +0000

Recently, a young sophomore I train has really been growing his clean. A few weeks back he hit 260, this past week he hit a new PR of 270. He is 2lbs off of the grinder status and he is only 15 years of age. Quite impressive.

Reichardt Cleans 270

Favorite Breakfast

dane — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:40:46 +0000

My current favorite breakfast:
3 raw yolks
half cup of raw cream
juice from one fresh orange
1 quart of raw milk

Tastes like an orange julius and provides loads of energy and vigor for the long day ahead!