Derek poundstone

Poundstone enters the competition under somewhat ironic circumstances. He is joining as a late replacement for fellow American strongman Jerry Pritchett, who found himself unable to heal quickly enough from a torn bicep to fulfill his commitment derek poundstone the June 4th event in England. Strongman fans may recall that Poundstone himself chose retirement inderek poundstone, two years after he sustained his own slow-to-heal bicep tear, at the Arnold Classic Australia.

Derek Anthony Poundstone born September 28, is an American police officer, former professional strongman and strength coach from Woodbridge, Connecticut. He was the runner-up at the World's Strongest Man , a two-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion and , and a three-time winner of America's Strongest Man , , Poundstone is also a high-ranking officer for the Naugatuck , Connecticut Police Department and is the former owner and landlord of an apartment complex and gym. Poundstone moved to Waterbury, Connecticut in Poundstone began his sporting career by competing in powerlifting , encouraged by a local champion, and progressed to become the Connecticut State Champion. He started competing in strongman after finding an advertisement for a contest on the back of a powerlifting flyer.

Derek poundstone

Derek Anthony Poundstone born September 28, is an American police officer, former professional strongman and strength coach from Woodbridge, Connecticut. He was the runner-up at the World's Strongest Man , a two-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion and , and a three-time winner of America's Strongest Man , , Poundstone is also a high-ranking officer for the Naugatuck , Connecticut Police Department and is the former owner and landlord of an apartment complex and gym. Poundstone moved to Waterbury, Connecticut in Poundstone began his sporting career by competing in powerlifting , encouraged by a local champion, and progressed to become the Connecticut State Champion. He started competing in strongman after finding an advertisement for a contest on the back of a powerlifting flyer. He returned to compete in strongman, and placed fifth in the St. Patrick's Strongman National Qualifier. On October 26, , two weeks before the IFSA World Championships, Poundstone severely injured his lumbar spine during training while attempting a maximum effort deadlift of kg lb. Doctors told him that he would never lift again due to the severity of the injury. Poundstone's return to the strongman competition circuit was the St.

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The now year-old Connecticut native was one of the USA's most successful Strongmen of the late s. Poundstone's journey to becoming one of the world's strongest men began as an eighteen-year-old. Weighing in at pounds during his competing days, as per Giants Live , Poundstone told the Post he ate "anywhere from about 5, to 7, calories a day, mostly made up of proteins. And in order to burn this impressive diet off, Poundstone would work out every weekday "for about two hours at a time," doing "weight lifting and squats. On Saturdays I train specifically for the events, which requires me to perform mini-competitions.

Derek Anthony Poundstone born September 28, is an American police officer, former professional strongman and strength coach from Woodbridge, Connecticut. He was the runner-up at the World's Strongest Man , a two-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion and , and a three-time winner of America's Strongest Man , , Poundstone is also a high-ranking officer for the Naugatuck , Connecticut Police Department and is the former owner and landlord of an apartment complex and gym. Poundstone moved to Waterbury, Connecticut in Poundstone began his sporting career by competing in powerlifting , encouraged by a local champion, and progressed to become the Connecticut State Champion. He started competing in strongman after finding an advertisement for a contest on the back of a powerlifting flyer. He returned to compete in strongman, and placed fifth in the St.

Derek poundstone

Poundstone enters the competition under somewhat ironic circumstances. He is joining as a late replacement for fellow American strongman Jerry Pritchett, who found himself unable to heal quickly enough from a torn bicep to fulfill his commitment to the June 4th event in England. Strongman fans may recall that Poundstone himself chose retirement in , two years after he sustained his own slow-to-heal bicep tear, at the Arnold Classic Australia. Poundstone has not competed in strongman since that calamitous performance at the March event, but only indirectly blamed the injured bicep for his retirement. That abuse included four disk injuries, fractured vertebrae, a torn quadricep, a torn pectoral, and, finally, the infamous torn bicep. A post shared by Derek Poundstone derekpoundstone. It cannot be said, then, that his return to strongman is completely unexpected. Two months after his strongman retirement, he was still competing as a powerlifter.

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But to what extent? With no statement from the man himself, fans cannot be certain if Poundstone intends on a full-scale return to the most elite realms of the sport, or if he is just doing his patriotic duty for a fellow countryman. Archived from the original on Poundstone is currently coaching professional strongman Rob Kearney. Side-lying leg raise i. Police officer since Strongman until During the awards ceremony, Poundstone proposed to his girlfriend on stage and she happily accepted. See also Bodybuilding Bodyweight exercise Calisthenics Muscle hypertrophy Weightlifting Plyometrics Weight training List of exercises Flywheel training Gym Legend c — compound exercise, i — isolated exercise. Poundstone also set a new world record on the max Apollon's axle clean and press with lbs. Poundstone's return to the strongman competition circuit was the St. Personal life.

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Poundstone was called up by Odd Haugen and asked to enter as a replacement athlete into the Mohegan Sun Super Series due to Kevin Nee pulling out with a torn biceps. He returned to compete in strongman, and placed fifth in the St. He was the runner-up at the World's Strongest Man , a two-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion and , and a three-time winner of America's Strongest Man , , Poundstone competed in the Arnold Strongman Classic contest, his first appearance at the Arnold. Brian Shaw came in second and Stojan Todorchev came in third place. During the awards ceremony, Poundstone proposed to his girlfriend on stage and she happily accepted. Poundstone competed in the World's Strongest Man competition where he and Mariusz Pudzianowski , Poland's then four-time champion would go head-to-head in the final event, the atlas stones, with Poundstone leading in points. Derek Poundstone on Facebook. Two months after his strongman retirement, he was still competing as a powerlifter. Poundstone accepted and competed for the first time against Mariusz Pudzianowski.