Fortis Virtù

Shavarsh Karapetyan

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:01:36 +0100

An Armenian finswimmer, 11-time World Record holder, 17-time World Champion, 13-time European Champion and 7-time USSR Champion and Honored Master of Sports of the USSR.

On September 16, 1976 a trolleybus carrying around 92 people crashed into the Yerevan Lake. Karapetyan repeatedly swam to the bottom of the lake (around 80 feet down) and rescued 20 people before he passed out from extreme cold and multiple wounds, he wouldn’t wake up again for 42 days. He did all this after a 12 mile run.

He now owns a shoe repair shop in Moscow called “Second Breath”

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:26:33 +0100

Don’t be Gym Guy XD

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:09:25 +0100

Don’t be Gym Guy XD

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RIP Samuel Wanjiru

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:19:42 +0100

Winner of the Fukuoka Marathon, the London Marathon and the Chicago Marathon (x2) as well as the 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Marathon event (an Olympic record time of 02:06:32!).

Mariusz Pudzianowski

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:34:19 +0100

Despite a lackluster MMA career, Pudzianowski is best known for his prolific strongman career. Generally regarded as the greatest strongman in the history of the sport, and he definitely has the wins to prove it, 5 time winner of the Worlds Strongest Man (and twice runner up). Despite what many might think given his success in strongman competitions, Mariusz isn’t the worlds greatest power-lifter on specific lifts (squats, bench, dead etc.) instead he offers the complete package, all round brute strength, almost flawless technique and indomitable will. Saying that, his personal bests on individual lifts aren’t bad…

Height 6 foot 1 inch
Weight 124 kg (275lb)*
Bench Press 275 kg (605lb)
Squat 360 kg (792lb)
Deadlift 395 kg (869lb)

*Weight when a strongman competitor, current weight around 250lb.

Although an inspiration in terms of physical ability, in regards to diet, Pudzianowski is probably not the best role model, in his own words…

My energy comes from my diet. Breakfast is 10 eggs and two to three pounds of bacon. Between meals, I eat lots of candy. In the morning, it will be several 3 Musketeers and/or Snickers bars; I need them for energy. Lunch, at 1 or 2 PM, is a double meal of a Polish pork chop, sauerkraut and potatoes. An hour later, I work out, then take lots of supplements: magnesium, creatine, amino acids, all that stuff, and more chocolate. Dinner is whatever meat I can grab—steaks, pork chops, bacon—plus more sauerkraut and potatoes. At 9 or 10 PM, I work out again. Afterward, I have a protein shake and more chocolate. At 3 or 4 AM, I wake up and have more chocolate, then go back to sleep until morning.
- Mariusz Pudzianowski

Whatever the hell he wants (special mention to the early morning get up for chocolate…) washed down with enough supplements to open a small pharmacy, works for him but not an ideal diet by any means.

One of my favourite healthy snacks, the apple.

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:04:21 +0100

One of my favourite healthy snacks, the apple.

03:00 A.M. workout, leave no workout behind!

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:02:00 +0100

03:00 A.M. workout, leave no workout behind!

"I’ll tell you one thing, you don’t always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:58:32 +0100

“I’ll tell you one thing, you don’t always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I read a lot, and I do watch television. But I also work out for two hours every day of my life, even when I’m on the road.”

- Jack LaLanne

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My Monday Workout

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:37:00 +0100

Running, about 3 miles on a relatively hilly route

Strength training, chest and triceps

MMA training

Gotta study somewhere in all of that too, so should be a pretty busy day, excellent =]

Never hold your breath during resistance training

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:47:43 +0100

If you can’t breathe as you do it, then you shouldn’t do it.

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“To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body....

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:21:41 +0100

“To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can’t make that commitment, they don’t call you a champion anymore”
-Rocky Marciano

I try not to binge, but every so often something will come up...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:51:00 +0100

I try not to binge, but every so often something will come up and the diet portion of “Diet and Exercise” goes out of the window…