About Me

Be-More Training

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My Interests

Natural Strength Training; Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Strongman, Highland Games, kettlebells, grip training, feats of strength, firearms, imports, microbrews, scotch whiskey, cigars and spending time with my lovely, but nerdy, wife.

I'd like to meet:

People interested in strength training, and old friends I've lost contact with.

Music:

Pretty much anything but country.

Movies:

Some of my favorites... Gladiator, Walking Tall, Outlaw Josey Wales, Braveheart and Patriot.

Television:

The Office, Heroes, Ultimate Fighter, & Whose Line is it Anyway. The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, TLC and Animal Planet has some good programs too. RIP Crocodile Hunter!

Books:

The Spiritual Journey of Joseph Greenstein, Dinosaur Training, The World's Greatest Tosser, Think and Grow Rich, Weightlifting - Olympic Style, Rock Iron Steel, Power to the People, The Naked Warrior, Super Joints, Relax into Stretch, Beyond Brawn, Enter the Kettlebell, Super Squats, Keys to Progress, Iron John, Thick Face Black Heart, Meditation: The Art of Ecstacy, Healing with the Mind, The Holy Bible

Heroes:

Slim the Hammerman - I want to be like Lawrence Farman when I grow up :)

My Blog

Maryland Strongest Man contest

I had come in 2nd place the last three years. I knew this was my year, but of course, I said that last year too. Somehow "Second place winner of the Maryland Strongest Man contest" just do...
Posted by DAN on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:51:00 PST

The Ravens

I interviewed with the Raven's a couple weeks ago for a position as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Though I haven't officially been offered the job, they've been bringing me in to...
Posted by DAN on Tue, 22 May 2007 06:06:00 PST

Feats of Strength

Grandmaster strongman Dennis Rogers recently held a Feats of Strength contest in which I entered. The judges of the contest were all extremely strong, successful performers, so I knew I had to...
Posted by DAN on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:12:00 PST

Lately

Been very busy lately with training. The spring semester started last month so I'm teaching in the evenings again; I've been running group exercise classes at the senior center and writing a lot...
Posted by DAN on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:27:00 PST

Continuing Education

9/28/06 Last week I started teaching a weight-training course for a local community college. The class is composed of a relatively small group of middle to late-aged adults just looking to ...
Posted by DAN on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:39:00 PST

Senior Fitness

9/25/06 I recently accepted a part-time position as a fitness specialist in a retirement community. In addition to writing articles for the newsletter and leading classes, I make routines for th...
Posted by DAN on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:38:00 PST

RKC Instructor Certification

9/21/06 Last weekend I attended the RKC instructor certification course, and while I admit to being a little skeptical about the cost / benefit ratio, I now believe my money and time were very well sp...
Posted by DAN on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:37:00 PST

Maryland's Strongest Man

August 5th 2006 marked the third year in a row I competed in the Marylands Strongest Man contest, as well as the third year in a row I was runner-up in the mid-heavyweight class. We kicked thi...
Posted by DAN on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:51:00 PST

Womens Basketball

The girls bball coach approached me last week asking to hire me for a couple sessions to work with her players on footwork and agility conditioning. She said the girls were great players, highly...
Posted by DAN on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:33:00 PST

Coach Dan

I sent an email one of the assistant principles from my old highschool (Mr. Arnold) asking if they needed any help with the weight-training classes or any of the sport teams. He emails me back t...
Posted by DAN on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:15:00 PST