Many fitness enthusiasts tout the phrase, “functional training” but few exemplify the concept better than a Russian self-described professional sumo wrestler who yanked a 200 lb ATM machine off the wall, hoisted it to his shoulder and made off with the equivalent of $850 US.

The sumo guy and his accomplices were described as “rascals”.

Too funny! This comes from Will Brink. (Derek, there is a D-Bag reference at 2:08).

If you thought that was funny, (Mike C, I know you did), here is part one…

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Steroids? Huh? Never heard of them.

The Belgian Bodybuilding Championships have been cancelled due to doping officials showing up and attempting to force the 20 competitors to inject anabolic steroids into their clean, pure and healthy bodies. Visibly shaken, the competitors, still in their posing trunks, grabbed their gear and all ran out the door, terrified at the thought of putting these bad, bad chemicals into their bodies. The 20 were last seen headed for the French border.

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Every sport, no every sector of our life is littered with cliches and “buzz-words”. Some of course, are much more annoying than others. Many started being cool but have a short shelf life and should just go away.

Words and their meanings are fascinating.

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It was announced that the endorsement deal Michael Phelps had with Kelloggs Frosted Flakes will not be renewed at the end of February due to that now-famous Phelps bong photo. I’ll bet if he had an endorsement deal with Doritos or Funyuns instead, there would be no such cancellation.

Come to think of it, do you remember during the Olympics, Phelps said he ate 12,ooo calories a day while training. I had a tough time believing that but NOW it makes sense!

It seems to be the while marijuana is indeed illegal, it probably isn’t as bad as the tooth decay, obesity and diabetes you can get while eating Frosted Flakes. Just sayin’!

MarkFu on a 12,000 Calorie Diet

The only connection this video has to this blog is that you need one or the other to get here! This was created by Nick Greenlee and hat tip to LGF.

What do you think I use?

Last Sunday, I had a very taxing 5 x 3 deadlift session in which I set a personal best and left all I had in the gym. I know the system most affected is the central nervous system (CNS) and that is a biggie.

Since it takes a while for me to recover from such a session, especially as I get older, here are my Top Ten symptoms telling me I may have trained too hard.

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From L, Mike, Chris, Mark

Mike “Mad Dog” Bell, who was a WWE professional wrestler and featured in the 2008 movie, “Bigger Faster Stronger” was found dead here in Costa Mesa, California at a live-in rehab facility at the young age of 37. The cause of death has yet to be determined by the coroner but Bell had substance abuse problems, including painkillers, alcohol and steroids. Read the rest of this entry

Timing is everything and so is perception. With the US Congress against the wall to secure a deal in the current financial bailout crisis, one of the presidential candidates might have considered a more discreet way to train. Certainly not a big deal at all and while not newsworthy, may be noteworthy.

From Politico:

Obama: In town, working out
Obama, headphones, baseball hat, hitting the gym. Spotted working out this a.m. at the Washington Sports Club, near Adams Morgan/Kalorama, from 7:30a – 8:20a.

Stay tuned for more gym/Obama news…

By Anne Schroeder Mullins 08:40 AM

The comments here, as usual are entertaining, depending of course, what you find entertaining!

Back in July, while on the campaign trail, Obama hit three gyms in one day for a total of 188 minutes. This just gave me a great idea. If Obama becomes president maybe he will back a bailout for my gym, Met-Rx!

We need an advocate for gyms in the Oval Office!

A race that Val did not enter, but I believe would have won had she been there, the first ever Australian Stilleto Sprint.

The race was won by 18 year old Brittney McGlone, setting a “world record” in the 80 meter sprint in Sydney Harbour. Brittney finished well ahead of the other 264 contestants running in 75 mm high heels.

Several women suffered broken heels, sprained ankles and bloodied knees, but Brittney walked away with the esteemed stiletto trophy.