My motivation is being the best. Pretty simple and straightforward.
I don't care how much weight's on there. If you're doing 40 reps, that's cardio!
I really don't like getting dressed up. It's a lot more comfortable to be in some type of T-shirt or dry-fit shirt and shorts. That's pretty much my typical attire.
Think of how much time it takes to prepare and eat a single meal. Then multiply that by seven. I wish I had my own chef!
I don't even know how much money I've spent on all of this stuff... Just in plates and bars alone, it's literally a ridiculous amount of money I've spent on those. And to me it doesn't matter. It's money that I've gladly spent.
I know I'm big. I've been big my whole life. I've never had to prove how tough I am.
Being a strongman is a real test of functional strength. What can you pick up, carry and how fast can you move it. It's not a weight room strength, it takes brute strength and power to lift, carry and pull all types objects from fire engines, Mack trucks, transport planes and large stones.
I remember seeing a story on Olympic swimmer, Ryan Lochte doing strongman workouts. That was awesome.
When I'm training for a car deadlift, sometimes I'll stand on some mats to make the bar lower.
Wearing jeans or any kind of long pants, it just sucks for me, to be honest.
I want to show people how to do this at an exceptional level whether they are a competitor, a CrossFit strongman or someone who just wants to do strongman workouts at home.
My love for weight training and competing just seemed like a perfect fit for strongman. So I decided to give it a try, for fun, really. It's definitely not for everybody, but if you love working out and being competitive and pushing yourself to the limit, it's great. It's fun, for sure.
I love giving back. There were a lot of people when I got started who really helped me. I do a lot of seminars and appearances. It's neat to be able to be in a position to do that. I've always loved coaching; it's how I got started.
The weight room has always been a place for me where I could go to be relaxed. It's my sanctuary of sorts.
I'm a fan of functional strength.
Those Olympic lifters - how can you call someone the strongest man if he can't walk over to a car and pick it up?
If you're the strongest man on the planet, you ought to be able to pick up a stone or flip a tire.
I'm just eating to be the strongest human being on the planet.
First thing in the morning, it's very important to eat quickly. So I'm reaching for eggs.
One thing that I've learned over the years with eggs is that you don't want to cook them too long. You want to make sure they're still soft, because in a big quantity, they're easier to eat if they're a little bit softer.
