Structured Strongman Training Session Highlights: 25 April 2009 - Strongman Sled Drags and Powerlifting Club Squats

You want Bigger, Better, Stronger, Legs?




Then you've gotta eat this!



Strongman Sled Drag was the main course for the day (with another delectable side dish).


With temperatures soaring to almost 32 degrees, the afternoon heat was sweltering and enervating today. Given a choice, the average person would rather spend his time training in an air conditioned gym or even chill out in shopping malls…But we Behemoths are not your average, run of the mill weight trainees… Despite the sweltering afternoon heat, our members never let their energy waver. Indeed, they managed to put in a fabulous session with their sense of togetherness and enthusiasm.




In the Strong(wo)man Spotlight today, our newest female member, AJ.










AJ is not your stereotypical local female who hates the sunlight and would rather be in a nail spa on a hot Saturday afternoon. She is indeed made of sterner stuff and this was manifested in her sled pull performance. It must be noted that this was her first time training with the sled. Nevertheless, she marked her debut strongman training session with some impressive numbers. She currently holds the female record for the heaviest load ever pulled -160kg…and with a very impressive timing as well- sub 17 seconds.

Welcome to the family, AJ!

Today's Powerlifting Club was conducted by Van-who has been tutored at the revered Dr Ken's Strength Training facility in the U.S. of A.

Van shared with the rest his vast knowledge about the squat. He was on hand to provide valuable tips with regards to the execution of the lift.

Keeping the back tight (and we mean really squeezing it!) allows the bar to be place in a more powerful position.

Making sure the knees go where the toes are pointing.

With every minor detailed covered - including feet stance, correct grip and optimum placement of the bar to indroducing new terms such as a 'Butt Wink' and ' Exploding out of the Hole", every member can say that they left the session today with many important takeaways to lift safer and Stronger!

If you want to better your Lifts, your Body and Yourself,

We'll be happy to help.

Simply drop us an email at teamironbehemoths@gmail.com or call/sms us 91011721 to book your free trial session.

Structured Strongman Training Session Highlights: 4 April 2009 - Strongman Tyre Flips and Powerlifting Club Bench Press

After two weekends of medley training, it was back to the basics for last Saturday’s session. And it was none other than the meat and potatoes of strongman training-the tyre flip. Due to the popularity of the event, the training was competitive and yet fun at the same time.



Today's Strongman Spotlight is stolen by Zhan Wei.

Our youngest member and one of the newest, has completed 10 tyre flips, unassisted, in less than a month he's been a Behemoth. And he's not even 17 years old yet!

Nicely done, Bro!

Makes you wanna come down and give the tyre a go, eh?

With the proper expertise and instruction( That's what we are here for!) and the crowd to get you going, we are confident you'll find out that you can do better than you think you can!

Take action!

Email us at teamironbehemoths@gmail.com or call/text 91011721 to book your free trial session!

Next we have our Powerlifting Club - The Lift of The Day was the Bench Press.

Honourable mention has to be made of one of our lighter members, Wei Liang. He managed to get a personal best of 80kg. The way he grinded the bar in the midpoint attests to his intestinal fortitude. Again the usual suspects Bryan and Yoshida went head to head again in a race to hit 3 plates. Attempts were made with loads of 135kg and 140kg. Even though they could not get clean reps, we are sure that in time to come, these two Behemoths get there. Watch for it!

Today as per member request, we did an extra supplementary event. The Shot Put.






See you next week!

Belles and Behemoths: The New Paper - 16th April 2009

Special thanks to Shannon Rezel and Choo Chwee Hua for making this a hit!

Structured Strongman Training Session Highlights: 11 April 2009 - Photoshoot for the New Paper(16 April 2009)

Special thanks to Shannon Rezel and Choo Chwee Hua for making this a hit!

Structured Strongman Training Session Highlights: 4 April 2009 - Strongman Event Medleys and Powerlifting Club Deadlifts

Medley training was introduced today’s session. Medleys usually involve two or three moving events performed back to back with no rest in between. This involves a great deal of not just maximal strength, but also conditioning and mental resilience. With the whole array of Strongman implements we have, the permutations for medleys at our facility are well varied-hence this form of training would never be a monotonous affair.

Our members dipped their toes into the water with a watered down medley in today’s session. The components of the medley are as follows: 1) 200kg tire-five flips 2) 250kg tire-three flips 3) farmer’s walks-60kg over 10m with turn at the halfway mark. Members went through two rounds of this circuit and all of them managed to complete it. After the circuits, all of them expressed words of satisfaction in between grasps of breaths. This clearly manifested the tough conditioning aspect of the medley.

In the Strongman Spotlight today is Spencer.

Despite his relatively low training age, he managed to complete two circuits. Insofar as he had to pause on a few occasions, that he managed to negotiate the medleys attested to the indomitable spirit we inculcate in all our members. Maybe it was the fact that everyone completed it too that spurred him to get the best out of himself.

Spencer has made improvements in leaps and bounds in his progress ever since he joined us. Spencer, a big thumbs up for you!

Next we have our weekly, Powerlifting Club. The Lift of The Day was the Deadlift.

Bryan and Yoshida went head to head in the race to who see who prevailed this time round. Even though they were already exhausted from medley training previously, they still kept to the spirit of competing by giving what was left in their tanks. The upshot was that Bryan and Yoshida were both tied at 180kg. Draw!

Itching to compete or just wanting to make yourself better?

Join us for our next Strucutred Strongman Training Session now!

Hong Lim Park 12pm every Saturday.

Simply drop us an email at teamironbehemoths@gmail.com or call/sms us 91011721 to book your free trial session.

Time Out Singapore

Everybody needs a Time Out, right?

Especially after our labour of love (the HomeTeamNS Strongman 2009 Finals), we decided to go on one.

Time Out Singapore, that is!


Get it now on News stands across the country.

Special thanks to Alexandra, Lester, Edwin and the entire TOS team!

Structured Strongman Training Session Highlights: 28 March 2009 - Atlas Stones Simulation and Sandbag Races

ATLAS STONES SIMULATION











The Atlas Stones is a popular event in strongman contests. It can be contested in two ways-loading a series of stones of increasing weight onto platforms or loading just one stone over a certain height for reps. Even if you are not aiming to compete, you can take advantage of Atlas Stones Training as they are an excellent tool to improve your strength and conditioning. Muscle groups hit during this lift include the posterior chain, upper back, even arms and grip. If you perform this lift for a few rounds, you can bet you will be pretty winded if you are not well conditioned.

At Team Iron Behemoths' training base, we have the equipment to simulate almost all the popular Strongman events. And from our experimentaion concerning Atlas Stones training, we realize that sandbags make a good if not a harder alternative. Currently, we have sandbags in three denominations, 40kg, 60kg, 80kg. Heavier loads of up to 120kg are on the way as our members are finding even the 80kg load increasingly easier by the session.





In our Strongman Spotlight today is one of our older members Ho who joined us only 2 months ago. At 41 years, Ho showed that age is hardly a gauge of physical excellence. He totally dominated the two events today with timings which are virtually unassailable. Ho is not only strong but he is also affable and encouraging as well. Ho is always cheering other members as they strain to finish the lift. Not only that, he often provides valuable nuggets of training tips to our young members. All in all, we are most happy to have Ho aboard. We are sure that his wealth of experience in training and more importantly in Life will contribute towards the betterment of all Behemoths, both physically and socially.









40kg,60kg, 80kg with ease











Here are other commendable mentions:







For the Members who completed the heaviest load -Welcome to the 80kg Club!











Well done again, Vinod!

First timer Zhan Wei impresses with his athletic ability!

A passer-by saw the fun we had in the challenge and wanted to test himself too!

Nice one, Muragam!

SANDBAG RACES





Now if the thought of loading Atlas Stones seemed challenging to you, picture transporting that load over a distance!

That's the kick of the Sandbag Race!

An event that featured in the 2008 HometeamNs Strongman Finals and was argurably the toughest one!

It's even on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhnK2bMVMvk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O07DWTUwZ8

The weight of the Sandbag in the video was 100kg.

Here are some behemoths who have mastered the 80kg load.

Ho with the fastest time of the day.

Zhan Wei is one definitely to look out for in the future!

Spencer doing real well!

Gettem' a Body Bag!

Yoshida sees off another round of strong competition.

Catch the both the Orient Express and The Ho Train go head to head every Saturday 12pm @ Hong Lim Park (Clarke Quay MRT Exit A).

One thing's for sure they're on a non-stop journey to become Stronger!

Get with us or get left behind!

Be a member now!

Simply drop us an email at teamironbehemoths@gmail.com or call/sms us 91011721 to book your free trial session.

Photo Credits: http://www.nlpbodybuilding.com/strongman-pictures.html, http://www.blancobasura.com/

The Hometeam NS Strongman Challenge 2009.

Team Iron Behemoths thanks you for coming out in full force and for all your support!
Our victory is as much your victory as well!

The Hometeam NS Strongman Challenge 2009.

Event by event.

Challenge after gruelling challenge.

Step after painful step.

What does it take to walk in the shoes of Singapore's official strongest men?

We show you now what it is like to tread in the footsteps of Team Iron Behemoths!

Better get ready.....

With the finalist introduced and lined up, it's time to get the show started!

Once a year, Toa Payoh Hub is transformed into a fiery cauldron with hordes of supporters and their incessant roars. The powerful reverberation shaking the very firmanent itself. It becomes a crucible out of which Singapore's strongest men will be determined.

Today is that day.

Five Challenges of Strength await.

The Chevrolet Car Pull.

The Yoke Walk

The Log Walk

The Stamford Tyre Flip

The SCDF Rhino Pull

What demands are exacted on a mortal body in order to meet the challenges you ask?

We offer you to feel the exertion written on our faces.

The tenacity in the grit on of our teeth.

The apprehension, anxiety and the nerves in our minds.

But also the powerful exertion of our muscles contracting that take away the jitters.

Feel the fear rescinding and our confidence rising.

Followed by the sweet scent of personal victory in overcoming the obstacles.

And the celebration that was coming all along.

Picture by picture.

Let's get it on!

THE CHEVROLET CAR PULL

Come here baby!

Nick pulls over 2 tonnes across 20m in the fastest time.

Made in the U.S.A with crazy horsepower!

Talkin' bout Van of course!

The Hulk gone fishing!

Reeling in a big catch( The Chevy Captiva) too leisurely.

THE SAMUSUI YOKE aka FARMER'S WALK

With about 210kg of metal trying to bring you down to Chinatown, it takes a BIG man to do the job of transporting it over 2om.

A royal mention should go to Keith for winning this tie against a very strong rival.

Is that The Karate Kid doing the going grocery shopping at 124kg? Crane stance and all.

No it's the HULK! And the Hulk ran amok with the fastest timing and to win the Yoke event.

THE LOG WALK

Kudos to Keith for getting this across 20m without dropping it.

The Hulk charging ahead on Channel 5 News

THE STAMFORD TYRE FLIP

Can you spot the 'King' in the shot above?

Keith flips a whopping 25okg Tyre across 20m.

Classic Van! Coming from behind and getting it over Nick!

HULK SHOVE not HULK SMASH!

THE SCDF RHINO PULL

The Van vs The Fire Engine

With his giant step gambit, The Hulk leaves the onlookers in awe!

With the flagship SCDF Rhino Pull event over, the Strongmen take to the stage to await the results.

The Compulsory Front Belly Flex with Assc Prof Ho Peng Kee.
The finalists having a light-hearted posedown with the competiton over .

Now the moment youve been waiting for (Drumroll please),

From Left to right: Keith-9th, Sam-4th, Nick-2nd, Van-5th

Congratulations across the board!

Congratulations to all Behemoths for the great placings.

Congratualtions to Mr Chaar Chun Hou for taking the title and to all finalists for this year!

Well done everybody!

Hey, we received a fair bit of congratulations ourselves as well....

Suzanne Walker of Radio 91.3 brings out the smile in us Strongmen!

Hometeam NS General Manager LTC Jeffrey Tan .

Kudos to the organizers, HomeTeamNS for their clockwork efficiency and selfless dedication in organizing the competition. We would like to show our sincere appreciation to all HomeTeamNS staff for their pivotal roles in making the qualifiers and the finals a resounding success. The friendly banter with all personnel we were privileged to meet would long remain in our collective memories.

The Telok Ayer Hong Lim CC family. Chairman Tyrone and Colin the Man!

Many thanks for your strong backing and support! We are in gratitude to you guys for the tie up with Hong Lim CC. We are most happy to have Hong Lim Park as our training venue as it is a most conducive and accessible one, with the gracious and friendly staff always making us feel at home.

We would also like to take this opportunity at the medal podium to thank all our faithful and generous Sponsors.

Nutrifirst:

We are most grateful to Nutrifirst's sponsorship of our team. We would like to thank you for providing us with most effective and cutting edge supplements. We credit Nutrifirst’s supplements which gave us an extra burst in training and competition-this contributed significantly to the team’s improved performances from last year. We would also wish to express our sincere gratitude to Barnabas and the entire staff of Singapore's largest online supplement store as well for all your help and hospitality.

For that Burst, There's Nutrifirst!

Red Army Watches:

It is only fitting that men of iron don timepieces which would complement their images. The rugged yet classy timepieces from Red Army Watches dovetail very seamlessly with the steely image of Team Iron Behemoths. We are proud to be a part of Red Army Revolution! Thanks to Mr Sugi, Mabel and Dennis and the entire red brigade!

Adventure 21:

For the best chalk in the world and all our other various Strongman accessories. We would like to show our appreciation to Gordon and the whole crew at Adventure 21. Our success is just as much yours!

Hog’s Breath:

We are most pleased to be associated with the place that serves up 'the best a steak can get!' Thanks to the management for your continued sponsorship and all service staff at Chijmes.

Canterbury:

Thank you for your sponsorship the World's Toughest Active wear. Special thanks to marketing manager, Ms Janet Soh and all friendly counter staff.

So Strongman 2009 came and went.

Some left happy and some left with something down their throats.

All leave with 365 days to prepare for Strongman 2010.

Will YOU be here next year?

There's a BIG chance if you join us today.

Drop us an email at teamironbehemoths@gmail.com or call/sms us 91011721 to book your free trial session now.

The people below already have...

We'll leave you with a quote and shots of some of you guys, our Members!

Thanks for your strong showing and all your support!

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Standing tall with new member of two weeks, Bryan.

In 48 weeks, he might very well be on the same stage too!

Team Iron Behemoths Philippines

Rare daytime appearance. Always in full force weeknights!

Full Time National Bodybuilder, Part time Photogragher, Lifetime friend - Jonas Tam

Brains he has aplenty. Let us help you pack on the brawn, Mr Ong.

Anand already has one hand on the trophy with close to a year of Behemoth Structured Strongman Training with us at Hong Lim Park.

Vinod our very first member, now our officer, and finalist in future.

There's a shade for every Behemoth!

The Hulk staying back for the press before it's

.......right back to the 'office'!

Normal services resumed.

No rest for the wicked.