Someone recently asked me why I don't compete as much as I used to. With 26 competitions under my belt in the last 7 years that made me think for a second. That's a lot of competitions. So I figured it up and I've competed 3.7 times a year on average. That's a lot of competing.
I find as I get older I need to spend less time competing. And put more focus into less competitions. When I was newer to the sport I needed experience competing and all that comes with it. Now to become better I have certain weak points or events that need to be brought up or I just need to get bigger.
Strongman events are like riding a bicycle to me now. I can get back in the swing of things pretty quick once I add them back in. I want longevity in this sport and in training. Lifting is my passion. This sport is a marathon, not a sprint. So I think the smartest thing I can do at this point is focus on what's going to make me a better strongman competitor. I also have a son, wife and career that come over competing.
This next year I've got 5 different competitions I'm considering. I'll end up doing 2-3 of those if things go as planned.
Contest History:
2009 Mt. Vernon Strongman (Non-sanctioned) – LW 200 – 4th Place
2009 NAS Old School Strongman – LW 200 – 2nd Place
2009 NAS Hope for the Holidays – LW 200 – 2nd Place
2010 NAS YMCA Show of Strength – LW 200 – 3rd Place
2010 NAS National Championships Reno – LW 200 – 12th Place
2011 NAS Beast of the Bluegrass – LW 200 – 2nd Place
2011 NAS Homecoming of the Strongman – LW 231 – 2nd Place
2011 NAS National Championships Tunica – LW 200 – 6th Place
2011 NAS Hope for the Holidays – LW 231 – 1st Place
2012 NAS Beast of the Bluegrass – LW 231 – 3rd Place
2012 NAS Georgia’s Strongest Man – LW 200 – 1st Place
2012 NAS National Championships Tunica – LW 200 – 2nd Place
2012 NAS Hope for the Holidays Strongman Push/Pull – LW 231 – 1st Place Log Press, 1st Place Deadlift
2013 NAS St. Louis’ Strongest Man – LW 231 – 1st Place
2013 NAS National Championships Denison - LW 200 - 4th Place
2014 ASC Arnold Classic 185# World Championships - LW 185 - 7th Place
2014 NAS St. Louis Strongest Man - LW 231 - 1st Place
2014 NAS National Championships Reno - LW 200 - 2nd Place
2014 SCL England u90kg - Invite Only - 2nd Place
2014 USS Hope for the Holidays - 1st Place Axle, 1st Place 18 inch Deadlift
2015 USS St. Paddy's Day Smash - MW 220 - 1st Place
2015 USS Hope for the Holidays - 1st Place Log, 2nd Place Deadlift
2016 USS National Championships Louisville - MW 220 - 2nd Place
