Nova Football Head Coach Lauds Beast Athlete

August 24, 2012 | Author: Erik
Cherry 500 Box Squat Celebration

“… Donny Cherry from Trumbull, Connecticut had a spectacular summer with us — he was head-and-shoulders above everybody running and lifting.”

- Andy Talley, Villanova Football Head Coach



… he was head-and-shoulders above everybody running and lifting - What a fantastic compliment to an athlete who had completed 3+ Strength & Conditioning cycles with BEAST.

Below: Don Cherry High School Football and Beast Highlights


Clearly I have a bias toward Beast. If I did not, I would have closed its angry maw two years ago. From a trainer’s perspective, when it comes to working with young athletes there is a tremendous amount of sacrifice required, but there can be a substantial rewards as well. Read more »

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2012 RPS Connecticut Battle of Champions – 625 Deadlift

July 12, 2012 | Author: Erik
625 Deadlift

2012 RPS Connecticut Battle of the Champions, sanctioned by Gene Rychlak’s Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate, was held at the EUROPA Expo at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford on June 30, 2012.

I weighed-in at 287.6 and competed in 308 Amateur “Raw Modern” (knee wraps allowed for Squat), Master 40-44.

This was my third and final Deadlift attempt at 625. The lift only received one “White Light” from the judges, and therefore was not counted in my total, yet it’s the lift I am most proud of because it represents a significant increase in my deadlift strength and I’ve worked really hard for it over the past two years.

I hit a 605 on my second lift, which is currently a RPS World Record for my Division, and was the first time I was able to pull north of 600 in competition.

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The Walking Dead Press

June 4, 2012 | Author: Erik
The Walking Dead Press Beastly Zombie Girl

Zombies have really gotten a plethora of press as of late. Eating another’s face off after ingesting “bath salts” is apparently becoming the new grisly crime du jour.

    The grisly assault on a homeless man whose face was eaten by a deranged assailant lasted for 18 agonizing minutes and was captured on nearby surveillance cameras.

    Rudy Eugene, who authorities suspect may have been high on a dangerous new street drug known as “bath salts,” had to be shot four times by a police officer to halt the cannibalistic attack.
    - ABC News

Bath salts? WTF?

“Bath salts” have apparently become increasingly popular in the Miami party scene and it has been suggested they can trigger extremely violent outbursts.

Who knew?

Bon appetit; ya know?

I love talking about the Zombie Apocalypse. It can’t come soon enough as far as I’m concerned. To be honest, I think I have a lot of bottled anger and pent-up aggression that I wouldn’t mind releasing on droves of fucking zombies – a la ZOMBIELAND (just keep Bill Murray away from my itchy trigger finger please).

However, I’ve already digressed in excess, because this is a blog about BENCH PRESS TRAINING and an extremely effective exercise that has found its way into my programming – The Dead Press (aka Pin Presses) or, for the purposes of this blog, The Walking Dead Press.

The Walking Dead Press Beastly Zombie Girl

The Walking Dead Press Beastly Zombie Girl


A little about The Walking Dead Press:

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Trading Facebook and the Pervasive Need for Speed

May 20, 2012 | Author: Erik
Erik Eggers and Mark Zuckerberg

Goose: [as Maverick is looking around the room] What are you doing?
Maverick: Just wondering who’s the best.
Viper: In case some of you are wondering who the best is, they’re up here on this plaque on the wall … [turns to Maverick]
Viper: You think your name’s gonna be on that plaque?
Maverick: Yes, sir.
Viper: That’s pretty arrogant, considering the company you’re in.
Maverick: [pauses] Yes, sir.
Viper: [smiles] I like that in a pilot. Just remember, when it’s over out there, we’re all on the same team.

Later …

Maverick:

I feel the need…

Maverick, Goose:

…the need for speed!

SPEED!!!

– We’ll come back to speed, but first we have to talk about Facebook. Read more »

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BEAST TRAINING’S 3rd Annual Football Preseason Strength & Conditioning Program

May 10, 2012 | Author: Erik
STRENGTH - SPEED - POWER - AGILITY

When: June, July, and August – we are planning on offering two programs to best fit the respective schedules of our athletes.

Program 1 (Recommended): 3 Training Sessions Per Week (Mon, Wed, and Fri – time TBD)

Program 2: 2 Training Sessions Per Week (Tues and Thurs – time TBD)

BEAST’s proven brand of Group Strength Training – programming designed to improve Strength, Speed, Agility, and the Rate of Force Development.

BEAST provides all programming and consistent coaching, down to the level of each set and repetition.

STRENGTH - SPEED - POWER - AGILITY

STRENGTH - SPEED - POWER - AGILITY



Please contact us for Pricing and/or additional information:
Beasttrainingllc@gmail.com
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