US strongest teen Kevin Knee on MTV

[Jesse Marunde]

Kevin is on Real Life check it out!

July 7 @10pm (premeire)
July 8 @10:30am / 6pm
July 9 @9am / 5pm
July 10 @4pm

[Patrick McGuffin]

whats his stats??

[Scott Porter]

Looking forward to this. I think MTV filmed some of his training when he was down here in AZ at Liane Blyn's old house. I talked to Kevin about it, he just said he hopes they portray everything accurately and that it brings more interest/awareness to the sport.

BTW...

It's MTV "True Life"

and

Kevin Nee (no 'k' haha)

[Sean Crabbe]

friends and i long awaited this episode (actually, it will be the only one i've seen on mtv, as school doesn't allow time for cable tv), especially since he competed in april (with jesse, travis, corey, etc...) here in hawaii. glad to see strongman exposure toward the youth of the US.

[Jamie McEwan]

Is he seriously still a teen? Man, that's crazy that he's at the level he is at his age. Insane.
Pat, I've heard things about him, such as he has done farmer's holds with 400# per hand. I wonder if he'll be at NAS Teen Nats?

[Patrick McGuffin]

holy crap, 19yrs old,6'1", 228lbs, 420 bench,700 dl, 500 squat, and is pro after only ten shows!! some how by some miracle i have to do close to it so i dont look bad

[Jamie McEwan]

Trust me, you don't look bad, and won't even at numbers far lower than those at 19!

[patrick w.]

What channel is this show on tonight? And is that eastern time?

[Ryan Phillips]

hes born in 85 which makes him 20 this year. can he still compete as a teen?
those numbers are crazy at his bodyweight though :mag:

[james rude]

Kevin earned his pro card in hawaii if i am not mistaken, so he will not be competing in any teen divisions.

[TEXAS STONEMAN]

hes born in 85 which makes him 20 this year. can he still compete as a teen?
those numbers are crazy at his bodyweight though :mag:
He could if he wanted in powerlifting, but I doubt he will. He can't in Strongman because he had a lightweight pro card and now has a heavyweight pro card. This kid (funny to call him that because I am only 23) is pretty impressive. I hope he'll be at pro nationals because I think he may shake some things up.

[Grant Higa]

The show is 10pm Pacific Time here in Seattle area...I looked it up on my Digital Cable guide.

I got to meet him at the Hawaii's Strongest Man show back in April, and kid is a FREAK! One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. If he wasn't having problems with the heat/humidity that day, he would have placed way higher in the overalls. Plus, he is RIPPED!

Travis, good luck at Nats later this month man!
HIGA.

[Matt Meinrod]

Thanks for the heads up Jesse. I'll be watching. For his age and Ht./Wt. those numbers are awesome. Some of you guys that know him (prostrongmen) should try and get him on the board.

[Chris B]

Jesse, at the end of the show they flashed a picture of him standing next to someone holding a trophy. That was you bro! I'm sure of it :cool:

[Matt Meinrod]

Yeah man, that show was tight. Honestly, I didn't think Kevin stood a chance going against guys like Steve MacD, but it just goes to show that strongman is all about strength and endurance. And yes, that definitely was Jesse and Kevin next to one another.

[jonboy]

just got done watching the show, hes pretty damn strong. By looking at him i would guess he was definately heavier considering hes 6'2.

[SBaier]

I thought they did a good job highlighting strongman, and Kevin is definintely an impressive young man with an unlimited future!

[Mike Yuen]

I spat out my beef and rice i was eating when i saw your pic at the end of the show :KD:

[Patrick McGuffin]

i also laughed when i saw the picture at the end, i dont know why though......

[Mike Yuen]

i never knew Jesse was so famous... :I:

[Christian Dorr]

Good show. Glad I stayed up for it.

And a great picture with Jesse as well! :)

CD

[Patrick McGuffin]

looks to me like he joined the forum, if so cool!! :D

[Kevin Nee]

hey guys thanks for all the positive feed back... i just want to do as much as possible for the sport. I am also very pleased with the way mtv portrayed me. I think they made me look pretty intelligent and made the sport seem extremely competitive (which it is). once again thanks for all the positive feed back.

Kev Nee

P.S. the weight that is listed (228) thats about 20 pounds off.

[AaRoNSnider]

Good show!

[MarshallWhite]

I also saw Ortmayer and Thigpen looking pretty as always!! :BB:

All in all it was a good show, good job Kevin

[Patrick McGuffin]

not to mention steve mac and dione wesslels, i was dissapointed in how dull the crowd was though,at a couple of points during the competition i was expecting to hear a lone baby crying or something, so scince you are obviously bigger now, have any of your stats changed from on the nas web site????

Ps. nice to have you here Kevin :D

[Kevin Nee]

Two of my stats have definatley changed since those were last posted. i hit two new PRs yesterday at the gym. Squatted 615 for 2 and then did deadlifts immediatley after and worked up to 725 for two. to sum it up...im just really proud of my squat because a year or two ago at this time i would have been around 400.

oh and thanks.... its nice to be here

[Patrick McGuffin]

wow your squat was as pathetic as mine... :T: (though it is really impressive now)oh well my deadlift is better(kinda)
16yrs old 225lbs, bench 260, squat 405, deadlift 450, i have a ways to go.......

[Patrick McGuffin]

oh by the way :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Mike Yuen]

hey kevin..on the show you just say you eat any thing in your way....so what the heck do you eat for breakfast?

[Patrick McGuffin]

i wish i could eat like that and not weigh 300lbs(a fat 300)

[Kevin Nee]

preferably a small farm animal...start off the day with something light...

[Ryan Phillips]

hahaha, nice one

good to have u here bro

[Mike Westerling]

Kevin,
That was a great show. Where do you live/train? I read somewhere you are from Hopedale? Is that Hopedale MA?
-Mike

[nathan fitzgerald]

Great to have you here Kevin.

I used to train with Bruce Tessier and Derek Ward at the Body Shop so it was nice to see them on MTV. Great guys with loads of knowledge.

Great job Kevin and best of luck. :KD:



Visit:www.paxtonpowergym.com

[Chris B]

i wish i could eat like that and not weigh 300lbs(a fat 300)


Do cardio and eat cleaner ;) I'm sure it will help.

[Patrick McGuffin]

i do alot of cardio,and most of the time i do eat clean, i just have the slowest matabolism on the planet :D

[Kevin Nee]

Hopedale Ma is where i was born and raised but i moved to Arizona the day i turned 18 to go to school. i kind of came out here to train with Liane blyn and her husband. She was the strength coach for ASU up until 3 months ago.

Also, Nathan, how long have you known Bruce and co. If it wasnt for Bruce Tessier i wouldnt even have been in the sport. he introduced me to the sport when i was 15 and pretty much taught me everything i know along with Liane Blyn. Thanks Bruce and Liane.

[Patrick McGuffin]

what are you going to school for???

[Kevin Nee]

I actually just got accepted into the school of business here at asu which is top 25 in the nation and i will be studying Supply Chain Management (SCM).

[nathan fitzgerald]

Kevin,
I met Bruce at my first competition (2003)at the Atlantis strongman comp that KAZ was judging here in Paxton. We talked a bit and he invited me out to train strongman.I wish that I could make it our there more often but it is and hour drive and after trainig I barely made it home. :) . He taught me alot and am extremely grateful for it.


I have since started a training facility here in Paxton,MA and have groups training a few days a week for strongman. I dont know if you know Carlos Amantea but he comes around once in a while to train.

[Kevin Nee]

Yes i know Carlos very well. we use to train every week together for atleast 2 years. how is he doing...has he made any progress....is his weight still around 300?

[Matt Burns]

Kevin, conrad's on the great show. I tivo'ed it and watched it before I trained earlier. Definetly motivating. It'll be fun to see how huge you are in two years. Could you talk about your training alittle? Is it a straight forward Sq and dead day, overhead day and an evemt day? Any training advice thats helped you the most? Will you be coming home this summer to train in MA? Thanks and good luck in future comp's.

[nathan fitzgerald]

Carlos is taking it easy right now and is back in school. He has a couple of disks in his back that are messed up pretty bad and I guess that the surgery for it will be complicated because of an artery that is involved . He still weighs around 320 .

[Kevin Nee]

my training is very basic mon-shoulders tues-back and bi wed-strongman thurs-legs, squats deads and other basic movements, fri- chest tri and sun- strongman. sat day off. and yes i will be coming home this summer and training for a week. i will be home the 14th of august till the 21st.

i mean i am no genious when it comes to training ...but if you ever have any questions with strongman,there is nothing more that i enjoy talking about.

[Josh Thigpen]

Kevin the show was awesome man. I liked watching your training the best. I think I may love the training side of strongman just as much if not more then the competition. I was in Arizona last week for about 5 days for a wedding, I should of come and trained with you man but I forget you were in Zona. Anyways good stuff, I will see you at nationals.

[Scott Porter]

I actually just got accepted into the school of business here at asu which is top 25 in the nation and i will be studying Supply Chain Management (SCM).

Kevin, congrats on the business school. I'm an ASU business grad myself and know that it's pretty tough to get accepted.

We should work out a time to train events at Epiphany on a Sunday. I should be starting up again soon, been resting long enough since the last contest. Liane said you'd be calling me about stones, not sure if you lost my number, but if you need it I can PM you. Last time I was at Epiphany the stones looked pretty bad. I've been making my own and will be building platforms this week. Should have a nice setup very soon.

See ya later.

p.s. i liked the show and it's cool MTV did what you wanted with it and even more. hopefully will spark more interest out here in AZ.

[Kevin Nee]

thanks guys....im glad you guys liked. Josh how is your training going? Scott send me a pm or e-mail me or something. Epiphany closed the other day...its turning into a ballys or something like that. wegot lucky though and moved all our equipment into pure fitness. write me and i will explain more.

[Jamie McEwan]

Hey Kevin, I'm glad you're posting here. As another 19 year old, I've kind of been feeling like I'm needing to catch up since I've heard about you! Keep it up.
Any time you come to BC, Canada, you've got a place to train and eat barbequed food!
Send me an e-mail some time. jamiemce@hotmail.com

[Scott Porter]

Big Kev, check your PMs.