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Team - gWo
Coach - @greekgoliath
25 OSG LW Masters (6th)
25 PSL 90kg final (4th)

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2025 OSG Masters u105 6th place!

If someone had told me at my first strongman competition that in 3 years time my name would be mentioned among some of the best in the world I’d have called bullshit.

Yet somehow, here we are.

Proud, but not satisfied. Still scratching the surface of what I’m capable of. The fire rises.

Massive thanks to my team @greekgoliath and the gWo for coaching / @frankiepro_ @proconcepts_ for nutrition. My wife @erika_michelle_goy for her support and understanding that I can’t satisfy my competitive itch at the local level and need to burn 50% of my vacation on strongman every year 😂 and to my training facility @kandm_weightlifting for welcoming me with open arms, supporting me, and allowing me to fill the place up with my strongman toys.

Thanks to my #1 training partners @mike_remieres @doesntevenlift_ for being my strongman big brothers (even though I’m older than both of you). Chasing you guys these past few years has driven me to become the absolute best version of my strongman self.

And to the nearly hundred of you who’ve sent me DMs all weekend and will probably smash the like on this post I appreciate each and every one of you for your support it means the world. Let’s keep grinding.

And Remember…… Strongman Matters ❤️ by @danetrains

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8 months ago

PSL 90kg Final
Up until now, Niko’s and my goal has been to try to finish in the top 50% of the field. It’s a benchmark we kinda use to objectively see if we belong, or need to go back to the drawing board. We missed that mark by a few placings at OSG last year. We didn’t talk much about placing or goals this prep.
Knowing the talent level of this field my personal goal was to make top10 with a stretch goal of top 8 (50th percentile).
Really, I just wanted to earn the right to compete in the gauntlet. I did NOT want to watch that from the sidelines.

Well, I guess we did the damn thing. Lowest event placing on the day was 7th, Exceeding my wildest expectations.

OH medley - 6th
Escalating Deadlift - T-4th
Double Draggin’ - 🥈
Sahara (bag to shoulder) - 4th
Farmers/Log/Farmers - 7th
Sandbag Gaintlet - 7th

Overall - 4th
Qualified for the 2026 PSL U90 Final

I’ve now qualified/been invited to four world championships since winning the OSG Northeast Regional last June.

My coach @greekgoliath has helped me become a better, stronger athlete than I ever dreamed possible. This show was supposed to be my 90kg open swan song before I put myself to pasture and went to masters for good. I now truly feel for the first time that I belong with some of the very best, and still feel like I have more to give in the open. If this old man can stay healthy, then the best is yet to come.

My nutrition coach @frankiepro_ @proconcepts_ has a massive part to play in this as well. I’ve been working with Frankie since July 2024 OSG prep and the results speak for themselves. He’s kept me accountable and finally carrying myself like an athlete - in the kitchen - which really may have been one of the missing links to my success all along.

@prostrongmanleague
Thank you for providing us athletes with single weight class shows to truly showcase our hard work and truly make us feel like professionals. This experience is one I will never forget, and I can’t wait to come back!

To my fellow u90’s;
Fellas it was an absolute fucking blast competing with you guys. All 14 of you were class acts. Let’s run it back next year 💪🏼 by @danetrains

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10 months ago

“But Dane, why do you post your training weights so close to the show?”

635x2 training PR.
75lbs above last years PSL prep top set.
Might sneak into mid pack on deads this year 💁🏻‍♀️

Guys believe me as a guy who milks every ounce out of strategy and gameplan, there’s not THAT much strategy and gaming when it comes to posting your lifts. Post your weights, have fun, hype the show, maybe you’ll even help build a fucking audience. You think the Dodgers rivals don’t know that Otani can hit bombs and throw gas? You think NFL teams didn’t know that Tyreek Hill in his prime was goddamn cheetah? Stars are why people want to tune in to watch. If we don’t post, and hype ourselves up, people ain’t gonna give a shit to tune in.
Like @csacoach_connor said on the open mic night “you don’t pack a football stadium full of football players to@watch the game, you pack it with fans of sport”

#strongman #strongwoman by @danetrains

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4 days ago

Another Grootcation in the books!
Caves were explored, trails were conquered, we got caught in a torrential downpour, and getting lost on a lake was a whole lot less stressful thanks to my 14-year-old niece…who stayed calm and showed me how to paddle. 😂

We made it back, ate way too many snacks, and Groot has officially rated the trip a 7/10 snacks were the highlight👌🐾 by @danetrains

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6 days ago

Grind harder than me.

95% 1RM but in heels cuz PSL90 final has 800 yoke into a 285 log. Sticking with heels for better or worse.

Fun vaca lift with @erika_michelle_goy @175strong gym in Northern NH. Thanks for having us man. Looking forward to more sessions together in 2027 Arnold prep

#strongman #strongwoman by @danetrains

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8 days ago

@heitoralves_handmade and I are fixing to have the greatest battle since Achilles called out Hector during the Oddessy.
Looking forward to facing my Brazilian Brother 💪🏼

@prostrongmanleague
#strongman #strongwoman by @danetrains

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10 days ago

First Powerlifting meet in the books. Didn’t hit the numbers I wanted to, but for my first show I can’t complain. Ended the day with the heaviest total by far (1593lbs). Squat 584 Bench 380 Deadlift 630 @ 235lbs bodyweight. To all the jokers who say im not natural, this was a drug tested meet, so you all can shut the fuck up. Shout out to my family and friends who made it out to support me. It means the world. Thank you to my coach @danetrains for programming me up and training me hard I owe it to you brother. And most importantly thank you to my beautiful fiancée Julia who supports me endlessly, especially with all the time i spend in the gym. I love you! by @danetrains

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13 days ago

I don’t post much of my training these days, I pretty much dump it all on the story, but this PR was pretty cool and someone In the sport I highly respect told me it’s world class so fuck it lets post it.

Excited to finally train bag toss for a show that matters. Let’s see if we can’t add to this in the next 5 weeks.
#strongman by @danetrains

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14 days ago

Masters can wait.

📸- @stemlinecaptures

#strongman by @danetrains

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20 days ago

Open Mic Night 6 tonight July 2nd 9pm Eastern time

Zoom link will be posted to my story at 8:50pm eastern time.

All are welcome.

Join me at 9pm eastern time to chat anything and everything strongman.

Slide 2 is an excerpt from open mic night 5 where I talked with international athletes @csacoach_connor @dsc_palatina_strongman @heitoralves_handmade @josh_lancaster_strongman_u80kg

We chatted about the European and Brazilian strongman scene pertaining to qualifying pathways to world level shows, as well as making the sport a little more popular.

#strongman #strongwoman by @danetrains

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23 days ago

@ddoggett56 is the best. I try my best.

Have fun.
Show some emotion.
Take it serious, but not too serious.
And for gods sake if there’s kids in the crowd go give em a high five or something….. weren’t you a kid once, they love that shit

I don’t have to win to be a winner.

I’d rather place mid pack and entertain the audience and leave a mark than podium, that’s what I’m about.
(Doing both is nice though 😏)

And yes I’m old and reference 26 year old movies, but that’s when movies were fucking legendary.

#strongman
#strongwoman by @danetrains

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a month ago

Heck of a day SC MidSouth Regionals hosted by @ky_strongman
Very well run show with great atmosphere, plenty of volunteers, warm up weights etc etc. @contiadam1 was also fantastic helping run the show. It was an absolute pleasure fellas.

Fortunate to tie for first in DB with 170lbs and know exactly what I needed to do on deads. Took first on deads with 7 reps which I did not expect to be a winning number. I was even kind of planning on doing a single rep if my competition all got 7+ so that was cool.
Was fortunate to win the rest of the events and earn a bid to the u90 Arnold Strongman World Championships as well as Americas Strongest Man u90, two of the biggest shows for u90 there is.

I’m not a pro strongman, so if I’m not mistaken I may be the first masters age athlete to qualify/compete in the four biggest u90 open weight class shows in the world all after turning 40 years old, which I think is pretty damn cool.

#strongman
#fitat40
#ageisjustanumber

Events
Max CDB
550 axle dead
Husa steeplechase 265/265
Kentucky Escalator 650 yoke 275/300/325 powerstairs
Little sandbag of tricks loading medley 220/250/300 by @danetrains

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