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Strongman competitor puts in the daily hours

Meghan GIlmore competition, another new event will continue to be
Staff Writer added each year.
Lilly described his dream event as an event that
Atlas pyramid, tire flip, bus pull, farmer’s walk and measures “how fast you get through a particular ob-
a new event, the dead lift. What do all these events stacle course that includes lifting giant rocks, throw-
mean? It means that the third annual Strongman ing things and lots of tackling and flips. Also throw in
Competition, which occurred on April 15, brought some handstands. And vine swinging, Tarzan style.
out top competitors. Maybe climbing up rocks in a waterfall. That sounds
This year, the competition was divided up into about right.”
weight divisions with class A: individuals can weigh If these guys have inspired you to start weightlift-
up to 170 pounds, Class B: being 170-190 pounds and ing, then you may also want to consider the fact that
finally Class C: weighing 190 pounds or more. there are some serious benefits as Lilly described.
This year, the competition has featured some of “I like lifting and exercising in general because I get
the same participants as last year, such as: Dylan Ja- this feeling that I can really breathe. I feel like I can
cobsen, Johann Lilly and three-time champion Tim go throughout the day and not be weighed down. It is
Wysocky. a huge stress reliever and it sets the tone for the day.
Strongman also welcomed some new competitors Also, I have 8 a.m.’s every day so it’s a great way to
such as Tyler McCarthy, 
Robbie Andrassy, 
Caleb wake up and get focused before classes start to soak
Escudé
, Lester Alvarez and 
David Varela. in all the information. It beats coffee!”
Now that you have the basics, you may be wonder- When asked if he would ever like to do strongman
ing, just exactly what does it take to become a strong- after college, he responded, “No chance! I wouldn’t
man? Fortunately, I got the chance to sit down with want to be that big and bulky. I’m more about for and
competitor Johann Lilly to find out. function. I’ll be doing an Iron Man and triathlon for
Lilly began by explaining his daily training regi- sure.” Johann Lilly trains six days a week and takes Sundays off.
men and how preparing for the Strongman Competi- MEGHAN GILMORE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
tion is a bit different from his usual routine.
“For the most part I am continuing my typical
training routine, focusing on functional exercises
rather than bulking. The difference is that now I am
focusing more on the muscle groups that will be most
worked in the competition: hamstrings, lower back
and forearms.
“I train six days a week, waking up at 5 a.m. ev-
ery morning, which, by the way, I need to thank my
roommates Peter, Chris and Connor for putting up
with me getting up so early every morning, and I re-
spect the Sabbath by resting and spending that time
with God,” Lilly said.
Some competitors were not excited about the new
event, the dead lift, but Lilly could not be more ec-
static.
“I am most excited about the dead lift. It’s not as
exciting as the other exercises but I have been work-
ing on that the most over the past few years, and this
is an event we didn’t have last year. Least of all is the
farmer’s walk. Somehow that never seems to go well
for everyone,” Lilly said. Sophomore Johann Lilly plans on participating in an Iron Man and triathlon in the future.
If the dead lift becomes a favored event in the MEGHAN GILMORE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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