SVTC Day 3

I may not win this challenge, but I am going to absolutely give it my best shot, and make some excellent progress. I have also talked a couple of my friends into doing it with me and I am looking forward to helping them make some great gains. Just take a look at our top of the line facility, and you will know that we are serious about this.

Behold: the Chattanooga Villain Academy.

SVTC 2011

I am entering the 2011 Strength Villain Transformation Challenge, which starts today. It runs until July 15th and I am stoked. I managed to talk a few friends into doing it with me so that makes it even more exciting. Their goals are not exactly the same as mine but it will be a great process. I will update about my training as time goes on. Also I just hit 200 pounds bodyweight, which has been a goal of mine for several years now. It is an awesome place to start this challenge from.

My goals for SVTC 2011 are:
To continue increasing my size/bodyweight-specifically lean but over 200lbs.
To continue increasing strength as evident by Weight maxes and Rep maxes.
To complete by July 15th Villain Challenges 1-5 (only completed #3 in the past).

To read more about the Villain Challenges check out the main page at StrengthVillain.com.

Here are my before pictures.

10 Days left!

Only 10 days until Pat's Run. Don't forget to make your donations here. It is simple and takes no time, and you can donate whatever amount you can-there is no minimum.

Also if anyone is interested in running with me in Atlanta, you can register until April 8th, so that leaves a couple days from now! It would be more fun to have someone to ride down with as well as run/walk with. Register and get in touch with me if you are interested.

Pat's Run 2011

Pat Tillman played football for Arizona State University and then the Arizona Cardinals. After 9/11, he played out the rest of the 2001 season and turned down a $3.6 million dollar contract from the Cardinals. Instead he and his brother enlisted in the Army. He went on to participate in the initial Iraq invasion in 2003, became an Army Ranger, and deployed to Afghanistan. He was killed there in a friendly fire incident in 2004.

I have an incredible amount of respect for Pat Tillman, and I encourage you to read more about him on his Wikipedia page. You may have heard about his story from the book Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by John Krakauer.


I will be running in the annual Pat's Run shadow run in Atlanta on April 16th. I am running for Team IAVA, and also raising money for the Pat Tillman Foundation here. Donations of any size are appreciated (I am not able to give much myself). The money goes to help Veterans and their families with scholarships. There is still time to sign up for shadow runs (held in several other U.S. cities) or the actual race in Tempe, AZ if you are interested. You don't have to run, you can walk, donate, or even register just to get the t-shirt and show your support (and sleep in as well).

If you are going to be running in Atlanta as well, send me an email so we can meet up.