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What a turnout we have this weekend for Team LSF!! 11 Competitors across Saturday and Sunday.

UK to Stateside. Mega!

Show them what you’ve got team, let’s get it

Always

LEANER
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🏆 YOUR 2026 OPEN MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PODIUM!

🥇 Beau Bathery @wisconsinsstrongestman
🥈 Frank Ramirez Jr. @frankramirezzz74
🥉 Ajuna Rwakatare @dgm2323
4️⃣ James Eerdmans @james_eerdmans
5️⃣ Jackson Knott @knott.strength95
6️⃣ Luke Badaracco
7️⃣ Jordan Reimers @jordan_reimers

All seven athletes earned their invites to the 2027 Arnold Pro/Am - congrats guys!

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JAMES EERDMANS | Opens
Team @cjpstrength

First time at OSG for James! We’ve worked with James since August in the lead up to this comp 🇺🇸 going to be awesome to see how he gets on!

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Log clean and press for reps in a minute weight 275lbs. I had to go first on event 1 due to signing up last for this comp. With that I knew I had to set the bar pretty high. What better way to do so than to viper press 4 of the 6 reps 😂. Even with that came in second to the man I would be going head to head with the entire show. He pushed out a 7th rep on me.
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Training- @eastweststrength
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Nutrition- @eastwestnutrition & @big_hoff_man
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Meals- @mrmuscles_mp

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A Moment of Reverie Recap ~

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to celebrate our One Year with us a little over a week ago! The event was absolutely fantastic, and we had so much fun!! It was a joy to have so much of our community come together, to witness new connections being made, and to hear so much positive reception about our Yoga Nidra Experience.

Yoga Nidra is a practice I personally discovered over 6 years ago, and to be able to finally guide an in-person, group experience meant so much. We hope you left feeling deeply restored.

Everything came together perfectly for the evening, and we truly danced the night away after mixing & mingling! We so hope you enjoyed the snacks, the soundscapes, the community, and take-home gifts. Not only were we greeted by the most gorgeous sunset as we slowly awoke from Yoga Nidra, but we came home to the most clear skies and bright, shining stars (in the city!!) that we've seen in a long time.

For those who couldn't make our One Year event, we're playing with the idea of offering a Yoga Nidra Experience occasionally on the weekends, perhaps as a refresh at the start of a new season?

If that's something you'd love to attend, do let us know below! Also, if you missed our One Year Sale, we're currently doing a One Year Giveaway until Friday. See our last post for details! And, finally, we will have a little something special coming for our email/virtual community this week to honor One Year. If you're interested, you can join our email list at the bottom of our website.

Thank you to everyone again for your cards, the beautiful plants, and, of course, your presence. We are the luckiest. 🌟🌟🌟

Onward & upward to Year Two 🕊💫🥂

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Event 2 deadlift for reps in 60 seconds weight 555lbs I was able to squeeze out a 13th rep against my backs cries for help 😂 My back was super tight going into this show and ordinarily I would have a high level of confidence, in this case I just wanted to make sure I took at least top 3 and save my back for the rest of the events. I ended with 2nd so it worked out great and the old back stayed intact. Again @james_eerdmans was able to get me here and our saga continued.
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#strongman #beastmode #athlete #workoutmotivation #gymmotivation #instagram #deadlift #backday
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Nutrition- @eastwestnutrition & @big_hoff_man
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Meals- @mrmuscles_mp

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Event 4 farmers walk 50’ 305lbs per hand I am more proud of this event than my entire performance. This one was a showcase of getting yelled at a lot and learning what I’m supposed to do. Farmers walk was one of my worst events but on this day I followed my training and the stars aligned for me to get 1st overall with a time of 7.9 seconds. Fastest I have ever moved with this weight. I pulled even further ahead in this and secured my victory so long as I did not zero out on the last event stones.
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#strongman #beastmode #athlete #workoutmotivation #gymmotivation #instagram #farmerswalk
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Nutrition- @eastwestnutrition & @big_hoff_man
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Meals- @mrmuscles_mp

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Event 3 yoke squat for reps in 60 seconds weight 475lbs. This is where I really put the gas on. I did almost zero prep for this show, but while I was on vacation I decided to give the yoke squat event an honest go, loaded it up to 500 and hit 17 so I knew when the number to beat was 16 it was like an omen. I cranked through them and this is where I pulled away as the man I was trailing ended 4th overall in this event bringing me 2 points in the lead and in 1st place overall.
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#strongman #beastmode #athlete #gymmotivation #workoutmotivation #instagram #squats #legdayworkout
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Nutrition- @eastwestnutrition & @big_hoff_man
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Event 5 last man standing stone. 48” bar height 330lb atlas stone whoever has the most reps at the very end going from bottom of the roster to the top. By the time it got to myself and my battle partner for the day we needed 2 reps to secure our placing. We opted to have some fun and kept going. I tapped out when I started to get a leg cramp and was breathing heavy at 7 reps 😂 such an awesome and fun even. Myself and @james_eerdmans were able to put on a good show for everyone and that’s what it’s really all about.
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#strongman #beastmode #athlete #workoutmotivation #gymmotivation #instagram #atlasstones
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Training- @eastweststrength
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Nutrition- @eastwestnutrition & @big_hoff_man
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Meals- @mrmuscles_mp

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I owe all of this victory first, and above everyone and everything else, to my wife Alizabeth she is more supportive than I have ever had a right to ask of her. Without the full support of her I would not be where I am at today. Next is to my coach whom I consider family Scott Brengel @eastweststrength the man has to deal with me sometimes hourly as my mind is a nightmare of doubt and redundant questions 😂 also @sean_demarinis who has been helping me with supplements and building my base numbers up , my nutritionists who are trying to do everything they can to help get me to the weight I desire and staying optimal for performance and longevity @eastwestnutrition and @big_hoff_man, my meals that are delivered like clockwork from @mrmuscles_mp and of course to my training partners and teammates because there is nothing better than having someone there to push you to your limits @oneforall_strength @26.davis @michael_nolan7

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800lb single tonight.

75lb pr from the floor.

Couple weeks to wrap up training for #officialstrongmangames
@taylordrol @officialstrongmangames

#deadlifttillimdead #strongman #strongmantraining #strongmangames #deadlift #deadlifts #my800poundlife #jackwolff #strongmancompetition #wardruna #skugge #strengthcoach #unrealfitness

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🚨🥇MEET RECAP !!!

Competed in my first powerlifting meet yesterday and I couldn’t have loved stepping on the platform more than I did. Reached many goals and qualified for USAPL TEEN NATIONALS!! Chicago will be seeing @benchafin and I in a few months🤩

Teen:3 76kg @18yrs old Went 8/9
352.5kg/777.1lb total // 69.848 IPF points

S: 275 lb Meet PR and Lifetime PR
B: 160 lb Meet PR
D: 342 lb Meet PR and Lifetime PR (vid 1&2)

SQUAT: Opened an easy first attempt with 242, easy 2nd attempt with 259, third attempt hit a smooth 275 squat. Before prep, my max was 250 and since then, a big goal of mine was to hit 275 which I did exactly that.
BENCH: Solid first attempt with 149 and second attempt with 160 (current max). Went for 170 my third attempt, which was the only thing I missed yesterday.
DEADLIFT: They felt absolutely incredible. Super easy first attempt with 297 and second attempt with 320. It was feeling SO good and decided to go for 342. That number wasn’t even a thought for meet day yet it ended up being such a speedy third attempt with more in the tank. Favorite lift of the day so had to show off both angles

Thank you everyone in and out of the gym for the tremendous amount of support that I received.💞 A special thank you @benchafin for being such a great coach and friend. He constantly teaches me something new everyday and has helped me turn into a better athlete. I give him a lot of credit for dealing with my over thinking and huge sensitive self. He’s spent countless amount of hours with me in the gym and has helped me reach my goal after goal. I wouldn’t be where I’m at in powerlifting if it wasn’t for him. Thank you @james_eerdmans for being such a huge help this meet. He was constantly by my side helping me left and right. I can get stressed so easily and man did he help make this day run smoothly for me. He’s been extremely positive, helpful and supportive throughout this prep and at the meet. Thank you @jackk.lifts and @adin.strength for being such dope friends and training partners during this prep. Jack absolutely killed it at the meet and Adin brought the positive energy and hype like he always does.

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