How can the Marundes possibly be from squim??

[Niall Robb]

I have been there. I almost moved there one time. I chose not to mainly because the only gym was a swimming pool with a weight room slightly more efficient from what I have at home. The heaviest dumbell was under a hundred lbs, there was no preahcer deck, no squat machine, one bench, one pair of each weight of dumbell... there was nothing there. I talked to some of the gym patrons and they told me that they were there only because there was nothing better for fifty miles or so in any direction. How the hell can you be the #2 strongest man in the world and live in a town that uses tinkerbells?

[CharlesDMickey]

uuhhh,,, kick ass home gym?????

[Patrick McGuffin]

He has his own gym, one thing you forget is that he was trained by J.V. and probably didnt go to the pool to work out, he was probably at J.V.'s pr lifting at the high school if they had a good weight room. That and it doesnt matter what you have its what you make of it.

[Garrick Daft]

He was born a champion. He only works out to make his competitors feel better.

[Ryan Rhodes]

I have been there. I almost moved there one time. I chose not to mainly because ...no preahcer deck, no squat machine, one bench..


Preacher decks, squat machines and benches..

Now I'm wondering why you aren't the 2nd strongest man in the world.

[Ryan Rhodes]

Jesse's not as badass as he could be if he trained in a badass town like Aberdeen instead of a retirement community like Sequim. :B:

[Niall Robb]

I am not quite sure what I am supposed to make of those last comments. I am in very good shape and I attribute a lot of that to the quality of my gym. The sequim gym was small and inadequate and I am shocked to think that they must keep all of their equipment in their own home. I am wondering if I am missing somthing.

[Ben Booker]

I am not quite sure what I am supposed to make of those last comments. I am in very good shape and I attribute a lot of that to the quality of my gym. The sequim gym was small and inadequate and I am shocked to think that they must keep all of their equipment in their own home. I am wondering if I am missing somthing.

I have a two bedroom apartment and I have a squat rack, ajustable bench, punching bag, pull up bar, weights, oly bar, oly dumbells, axle, log, farmers, stone/stone platforms, and some other things that I prob forgot plus will be getting more weights, tire, yoke, car DL simulator, and more. So if I can fit all of that stuff in my little apartment and small porch than I can just begin to imagine what you could have with a house, car port, and property.

If you realy want to be WSM or incredibly strong than you will find a way and 24 hour fitness doesn't have stones or platform. Plus it is cool to have a gym at your house. Just wake up and lift.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...Gym away from Gym...

[Garrick Daft]

Ben if you aren't pro in 2 years I'm gonna be mad! :EP:

[Joshua Davis]

Is a squat machine a machine that squats? That would make Dave Beers a squat machine.

If you are talking about a smith machine... :disgust:

[Stephen Calhoun]

The only thing I remember about squim was the animal park. allthough there was this one giant bear there thowing around a keg.......hummmm....

Aberdeen......hmmmm...I dated a couple of hot ladies from there.... maybe i need to go visit Washington again.....


...........what was this thread about again.........

[Matt Meinrod]

How exactly do you pronounce "Sequim"??? I've been wondering this for like 5 years when I first met Jesse online.

[DaneGarreau]

I think it's pronouned "swim" with a q instead of a w.

[MarkSikora]

Dane,

I think you are correct. Some guy the other day talking about Sequim was pronouncing it "swim". Totally unrelated to strongman, but he used to live up that way or something.

I, on the other hand, always pronounced it like it was a line from American Pie or Porky's or something: "see quim". Oh well, every day is a school day. Live and learn.

see ya

Mark

[MarshallWhite]

I am not quite sure what I am supposed to make of those last comments. I am in very good shape and I attribute a lot of that to the quality of my gym. The sequim gym was small and inadequate and I am shocked to think that they must keep all of their equipment in their own home. I am wondering if I am missing somthing.
Jesse personally owns enough equipment to stock a couple of gyms he keeps his nicest stuff (bumper plates, eleiko bars, really good power racks) in his personal training studio in downtown sequim the rest ( tires all other bars, plates, implements, platforms....etc.) between the unit and sarge's house.

[Tony Moses]

I would gather that lack of a squat 'machine', a preacher deck, and a flat bench would actually make one MORE LIKELY to become the world's strongest man.

But, I must admit, I don't know how Jesse does it without access to a cable crossover machine. Cable crossovers are the truest measure of manliness and terrifying power. Why else would the guys at Balley's spend all their time on them?

[Chris Harris]

I am not quite sure what I am supposed to make of those last comments. I am in very good shape and I attribute a lot of that to the quality of my gym. The sequim gym was small and inadequate and I am shocked to think that they must keep all of their equipment in their own home. I am wondering if I am missing somthing.

Ok Niall, I think this is a legit question. I also think you may be new to the sport so I will try to explain. If I am oversimplifying for you I appoligize.

The sport of Strongman is about having functional strength. To attain this form of strength we preform compound movements. A compound movement is an exercise that works on many planes and works many muscles.

I dont know many strongmen that do bicep curls because this is an isolation movement. It only works the bicep. Yet most strongmen have large arms. One example for the reason they have large arms is flipping an 800 pound tire. This feat is not done by curling the tire up but you do engage the biceps, lats, traps, glutes, quads, calfs and many other muscles to flip the tire. Max effort lifts such as these, not curls on the preacher curl pad, build large that are suited for functional strength.

You spoke of a squat machine...I think you may have been talking about a Smith machine. This again locks your body into one plane of motion. If you have ever done a free squat you know it is harder. Normally harder is better, but it is harder so most people dont do it. When you squat you use abs, erectors, glutes, quads and many other muscles. This again is a compound movement. It is better suited for Strongman activities.

The bench is a compound movement to a point. But for strongman it is not an exercise that translates directly to many lifts. I think it is becoming more of a secondary lift for Strongman athletes. Most events involve standing and lifting overhead. You build great strength for lock out with the bench but as far as a direct translation to an event...there is not one.

A lot of commercial gyms do not allow exercises such as deadlifts becuase they do not understand them and in turn most strongmen have moved to home gyms or they have equipment spread out all over town at other training partners houses. Usually in a town people will consolidate thier equipment in order to keep the cost of equipment down.

I hope this helps. I know it is basic for most guys here and I am by no means an expert but i think you are very new to the sport and maybe this will guide you a little as to why people responded the way they did.

Chris

[Ryan Rhodes]

The 'e' in Sequim is silent. It's pronounced Squim.

[Billy Wolt]

The 'e' in Sequim is silent. It's pronounced Squim.


that's dumb.....

maybe that's why jesse is so strong...they ain't got too much smarts in squim. :LOL:

[benjamin d. moore]

Good post, Chris. That pretty much sums it up.

[Muscle Mom]

Sequim is a local Native word. It means 'calm waters' and probably refers to the flat, protected waters within the Dungeness Spit on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Now don't tell me you can't pronounce Dungeness and Juan de Fuca :)

It's true that Jesse started his strength trek in a garage and barn.

[Elliot Baum]

sequim = skwim

[Ben Booker]

Ben if you aren't pro in 2 years I'm gonna be mad! :EP:

Now there is a goal.

[Niall Robb]

Ok Niall, I think this is a legit question. I also think you may be new to the sport so I will try to explain. If I am oversimplifying for you I appoligize.

The sport of Strongman is about having functional strength. To attain this form of strength we preform compound movements. A compound movement is an exercise that works on many planes and works many muscles.

I dont know many strongmen that do bicep curls because this is an isolation movement. It only works the bicep. Yet most strongmen have large arms. One example for the reason they have large arms is flipping an 800 pound tire. This feat is not done by curling the tire up but you do engage the biceps, lats, traps, glutes, quads, calfs and many other muscles to flip the tire. Max effort lifts such as these, not curls on the preacher curl pad, build large that are suited for functional strength.

You spoke of a squat machine...I think you may have been talking about a Smith machine. This again locks your body into one plane of motion. If you have ever done a free squat you know it is harder. Normally harder is better, but it is harder so most people dont do it. When you squat you use abs, erectors, glutes, quads and many other muscles. This again is a compound movement. It is better suited for Strongman activities.

The bench is a compound movement to a point. But for strongman it is not an exercise that translates directly to many lifts. I think it is becoming more of a secondary lift for Strongman athletes. Most events involve standing and lifting overhead. You build great strength for lock out with the bench but as far as a direct translation to an event...there is not one.

A lot of commercial gyms do not allow exercises such as deadlifts becuase they do not understand them and in turn most strongmen have moved to home gyms or they have equipment spread out all over town at other training partners houses. Usually in a town people will consolidate thier equipment in order to keep the cost of equipment down.

I hope this helps. I know it is basic for most guys here and I am by no means an expert but i think you are very new to the sport and maybe this will guide you a little as to why people responded the way they did.

Chris

Thank you, Chris. I meant to say squat rack. The sequim gym did have a smith machine which they called the squat rack/ adjustable pull up bar and no I am not making that up. They had no "real" squat rack- I do not think they had a dead lift platform but I am not sure.

I still think that ryan's comment had a strongly undeserved negative connotation.

[Chris Harris]

No Problem. I think Ryan was making a joke and it just came off that way. I dont think he meant anything negative towards you by it.

We always need new people in the sport, fans and athletes. Are you considering competing?

Chris

[Tony Moses]

I sent you a PM too, I probably came off a little smart ass-ish myself.....hope there's no hard feelings, and you really did get a great explanation that covers all the bases.

[Ryan Rhodes]

I have been there. I almost moved there one time. I chose not to mainly because... there was no preahcer deck, no squat machine, one bench, one pair of each weight of dumbell... there was nothing there. How the hell can you be the #2 strongest man in the world and live in a town that uses tinkerbells?

Preacher decks, squat machines and benches.. Now I'm wondering why you aren't the 2nd strongest man in the world.

I still think that ryan's comment had a strongly undeserved negative connotation.


...Wipe away the tears and I'll enlighten you.

This forum is one of very few things I enjoy, and when you log on and post comments that brazen and ignorant with only 7 posts under your belt, it comes off to me as disrespectful and IMO, seems to be borderline trolling. You invited a brazen response, so I gave you one; if you can't take the heat (or a little friendly ribbing), don't start the fire. If that wasn't your intention, try being more tactful in the future.

[Ian Duggan]

Yeah, I mean coming onto the forum of a strongman's website and saying the only gym in his hometown is useless because it doesn't have a preahcer (sic) deck isn't really the way to go about thing.

Short of posting a photo and asking what your body fat is, I'm not sure you could get off to a worse start...

:D

[Niall Robb]

Yeah, I mean coming onto the forum of a strongman's website and saying the only gym in his hometown is useless because it doesn't have a preahcer (sic) deck isn't really the way to go about thing.

Short of posting a photo and asking what your body fat is, I'm not sure you could get off to a worse start...

:D

I was more concerned with the fact that if I put every plate in the building on a bar I would have no problem lifting it. That there were no doubles of dumbbells, no squat rack, and no dumbbell was over 100 lbs possibly 70 lbs and only 1 bench. You seriously do not see a problem with that?
Furthermore I never said useless. I would call it inadequate or rather that I have most of what I would use there back home in higher quality. I am a long way off from a strongman but I felt like Paul Bunyan in there-

I suppose another way to phrase it would be- How does they get in great shape without help from a local gym since he obviously does not use it. While I feel it has been somewhat answered and I am learning more as I explore the site I feel I need to reiterate that I am not here to start fights. I could go to sherdog for that. I am here to learn. I am sorry that my post count is not high enough for some of you. I will avoid starting threads, or asking questions that could be deemed as trolling. In the meantime I see that you are going pretty far out of your way to misinterpret my messages- If you read them top to bottom I think you will see that I am just like you- a curious athlete slowly learning that he has a lot to learn.
I also figured that the extreme majority of the people here have never been to Sequim and fewer to its gym. I thought my experience there would prove interesting.

[Garrick Daft]

Hey man don't stop posting threads because you are worried what people think. I personally thought this thread was funny... I mean how many other people think the same thing as you do...probably tons. Don't sweat man, you were just being yourself.

[Ian Duggan]

Sorry dude, I was completely and utterly joking.

I did get the gist of your post, just struck me as slightly odd, but I understand what you were saying. You could see pretty clearly by watching any of the vidoes with Jesse on this site that he clearly doesn't work out in a commercial gym.

But because you'd recieved a very comprehensive explaination of why some of your post seemed odd to some of us, I didn't feel the need to be serious.

Sorry if you found offense in what I wrote.

[Jacob Miskimens]

Ur right Niall the gyms here suck. If you want to be strong you have to have a home gym. Next time you stop by Sequim hit the crew up and we can show you the gym. Welcome to the board.

[Jalaine Ulsh]

As another WA state native, I loved teasing Steve about his SeeQuim pronounciation. :)

It's kind of like why it's so hard to find Olympic weightlifting gyms - you have to know someone who knows someone who knows someone...once you're in the loop, it's pretty easy to find places to train at that cater to strength athletes and/or specific strength sports. But it's rarely going to be a commercial gym because commercial gyms don't want strength athletes. It's rare to find a place like Iron Sport (PA) that really focuses on meeting the needs of strength athletes yet can still be commercial.

[Bob Feeney]

I love training at Iron Sport Health Spa, bwhahahhaa. just kiddin' Steve I meant Iron Sport GYM.


Jalaine, got me first HG's on the 24th, this should be good. I've been breaking my ass everyday out at that field. Although ,my dumbass picks the hottest time of the day to throw,lol. and if I can stop tearing holes in my hand I should be ok

[chrisklavette]

As another WA state native, I loved teasing Steve about his SeeQuim pronounciation. :)

It's kind of like why it's so hard to find Olympic weightlifting gyms - you have to know someone who knows someone who knows someone...once you're in the loop, it's pretty easy to find places to train at that cater to strength athletes and/or specific strength sports. But it's rarely going to be a commercial gym because commercial gyms don't want strength athletes. It's rare to find a place like Iron Sport (PA) that really focuses on meeting the needs of strength athletes yet can still be commercial.
Anyone here from minnesota or ever go there? There is a gym called Jackal's gym and it is an invite only establishment. The names of the members is kind of a whos who of midwestern lifters. As for commercial gyms I suggest anyone in the St.Paul/Minneapolis area check out the press. That place motivates me just stepping in there.