Slam of the week: Worlds strongest kids!

Meet the Stroe brothers, Giuliano and Claudiu.  They are the world's strongest for their age categories, 7 and 5 respectively.

The children live in Galati, Romania, about 3 hours drive from Bucharest. The two started workout routines with their father, Iulian, when they were only two years old. They follow their father's weightlifting routine and the result, two incredibly strong kids.

The oldest of the two, Giuliano, has already made it into the Guinness Book of World Records after he did the fastest 10m hand stand walk with weighted balls between his legs.  Aside from that, also set another world record on a Italian TV Show after he performed 20 air push ups.  For those unfamiliar with air push ups,  it is a very physically demanding exercise which involves raising the body from a horizontal position into a handstand with the feet never touching the ground. 

If Giuliano hasn't put you and your training to shame yet, check out the latest youtube clip showing Guilano's most recent feats of strength.

Although Giuliano is getting majority of the attention, his little bother Claudiu isn't far behind him as evidence from the first video.  It is only a matter of time before the worlds starts talking about Claudiu's feats of strength.  One can only wonder what he'll do to WOW us.  I guess the future only knows.

When the two Stroe brothers aren't training, they enjoy normal children's activities such as painting and TV cartoons.

If these two kids don't motivate you to push your training to that next level, I don't know what will lol.  Have a great week everyone!  Remember, if you enjoyed this, share it with your friends (or the world).

Slam of the week: Only Six...

A six-year-old break-dancer going by the name of “B-girl Terra” puts her adult rivals to shame in this weeks "Slam of the week". 

Although the diminutive dance prodigy wowed the crowd at the Chelles Battle Pro competition in Paris last weekend with a series of acrobatic windmills and head-spins, it was another dancer called Jalen who won the overall “Baby Battle” at the weekend contest.  Be that as it may, Terra did win the Best Dancer award that night.

After some research, I found out that Terra is from Wolverhampton, UK.  She is a member of the UK break-dancing troupe Soul Mavericks. She was added to their roster in 2012 together with her eight-year-old sister Eddie.

I'm sure this isn't the last time we see Terra lighting up the dancer floor.  Keep up all the hard work girl!!

A personal trainers workout: Tax break (At-home workout Part 2)

As many of you are aware - tax season is among us. Pain in the ass! Being an entrepreneur, I am in charge of filing and organizing all of my business related transactions. Unfortunately for me, I slacked off on it last fall. Meaning, long hours kept in the apartment doing a mundane task of "updating the books". Fortunately, for every con there is a pro (just waiting to be found). The pro - again I would need to be creative with my workout for the day.

So here it is... The second routine I did:
Yoga block glut raises (on all fours)
Standing resistance band side shoulder raises
Standing resistance band bicep curl
Chair dips
Resistance band side to side crab walk
Chest height anchored resistance band reverse flys
Low anchored resistance band preacher curl
High anchored resistance band tricep pull down

All I used to complete this routine is a yoga block (phone book is a great alternative), various resistance bands (aka tubes), and a chair (edge of table works great as well). This routine works shoulders, biceps, triceps, and glut/hip strength. Give 'er a go! Share your at-home workouts!

Sportsmanship at its finest

A Texas teen has set the example of sportsmanship by unselfishly surrendering the basketball to a developmentally disabled member of the opposing team so he could score a point during a game. Such a incredible heartwarming moment. Share this with others!

And now for a good laugh...   Have a great week everyone!

Slam of the week: Kid fights back!

I may be an hour late with this, but in honor of anti-bullying day (which was yesterday, if you haven't caught on yet) I am happy to present the slam of the week (a post I hope to be doing regularly to highlight people's achievements). Without further ado...

Great to see this kid standing up for himself.  This is a clear case of high school bullying.  No one deserves to be scared and helpless.  With that said, no one should have to take shit from anyone either.  Glad to see this kid stand up for himself.  After doing some research, all I could dig up was his name is Casey Heynes, and that this incident occurred at a New South Wales, Australia high school.  Good on ya, Casey!  Way to lead the charge!

As my parting words regarding bullying - Lets all band together. Stand up for our friends and stand up for strangers that are in need.  Lets stand up for doing whats right.

    

A Personal Trainers Workout: Derailed... Not! (At-home workout Part 1)

Oh man... life has become busy. Good busy of coarse. However, good busy is still busy lol. Some of you may have been wondering why I haven't been posting under my "Personal Trainer's workouts" tags. I'm happy to report that everything is going great with my training. Because of the busyness of the last couple of weeks I've resorted to at-home workouts (which I'm happy to share with you).

If you didn't already, at home workouts can be just as effective as workouts at the gym. All you need is some simple equipment (that can be found at any fitness equipment store), some open space (you'll be surprised how little is really needed), some know how, a open mind, and the will-power to stop when you drop.

The first routine I did:
Inner thigh body ball squeeze
Body ball reverse bridge hold hamstring roll-in
Elbow to thigh sit-up/crunch (90 degree legs on ball)
Push up (hands on ball)
Alternating bent knee jackknife/straight leg jackknife lower abs roll-in
Body ball ab rollout
Body ball weighted bridge with butt drop (used kettle bell as weight, placed under belly button. Any weight will work)

All I used for this routine is a body ball & kettle bell. This routine works on a lot of core, chest, hip stability, glutes, and hamstrings. Simple right?! Try it yourself :)

Stay tuned next week for more at-home workouts. Chao!

Health Fact: How many greens are you eating?

 



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