We have been swamped with phone calls and emails regarding this year’s World’s Strongest Athlete Contest, so I wanted to make an official announcement regarding the event. Here’s the deal…
I am (somewhat) dissappointed to announce that this years World’s Strongest Athlete Fundraiser had to be cancelled — actually, I’d rather call it postponed.. I say that I’m “somewhat” dissappointed because the circumstances that prevented the event from happening this summer are all GREAT circumstances:
#The NFL lockout basically changed our NFL Combine Program from a 3-month program into a 7+ month marathon of training lol! The gym has literally been PACKED with current and future NFL players from 10:30am until 2:30pm since early January! (This eliminated having any “down time” in the morning/early afternoon during the months of April and May to plan/organize the event.)
##For the past 2 years, we’ve been working on an exciting project/business venture that has taken up a lot of my time, effort and energy. During the past 6-8 weeks, this project has gotten very close to becoming a reality — because of this — I’ve been obligated to attend a lot of meetings, conference calls, travel, etc. Hopefully, I’ll be able to say more very soon; but for now, all I will say is that if/when this project is a “go”, it will increase the awareness and notoriety of our WSA event by leaps and bounds!
In conclusion, anyone who attended last years charity dinner at the Brownstone and/or the WSA Contest realized that these events weren’t thrown together last minute. It took 5 months of daily phone calls, meetings, preparation, etc., to organize an event of this magnitude. Our efforts – along with YOUR support – ended with a $12,500 donation to the National MS Society! After setting the bar rather high last year, we decided that we did NOT want to minimize this great event/cause by “throwing something together” last minute. We are committed to making the WSA contest bigger and better every year!
This contest is very near and dear to my heart; this is why I felt obligated to “explain myself” — I didn’t want to just make a quick post and say “this summer’s contest is cancelled”. I hope everyone understands our circumstances. Please keep checking back for information regarding the next WSA Contest, as well as other projects, events and craziness from the Dirty Jerz!
-Joe D.
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Speaking of Strongman Contests and GREAT causes; my homeboy Zach Even-Esh is hosting his annual LIFT STRONG FUNDRAISER for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on Saturday, June 25th at his Underground Strength Gym in Edison, NJ!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you go compete and support a great cause!!! To learn more about how to register, along with other specifics of the event, click the link below!!!
ZACH’s LIFT STRONG FUNDRAISER!
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AMPED SEMINAR News!!
*Our AMPED Seminar Series™ has officially been accredited by the NSCA. If you’ll be attending our June 26th seminar and you’re an NSCA Certified Personal Trainer – or a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist – you will receive 0.6 CEU’s for attending this seminar!
**There are 2 spots remaining for the first-ever AMPED Seminar! To learn more about this seminar – or to grab one of the remaining spots, CLICK HERE NOW!!!
Hope to see you on the 26th!
-Joe D.
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