Torres and Johns met while playing football at Saddleback College—Johns was a defensive tackle and Torres was a running back. The next is bench press and then deadlift. In the gym, we squat and work out and then we go home. I think I have a great chance of getting first.”Torres said the preparation is very similar to team sports he played in high school and college.“Like any given Sunday, anything can happen,” he said. “The No. During my stint at SDSU I mentored under some of the best strength and conditioning coaches in the world that are now either coaching in the NFL or at top level programs in college.When I first graduated college my emphasis was Professional Athletes. STRENGTH CARTEL OG MOST HATED TEE $ 29.99. Sold. It can’t be where you do one week with a fifth meal.
Powerlifting is not a team competition.He may make it look easy, but after even one max lift, that’s a day’s work for Johns. Photo: Eric Heinz Jake Johns, a powerlifter from San Clemente, will compete at the Kern Fitness Expo’s U.S. Open on May 12 and 13. With all that stress on the body, Johns said the crew typically tapers down its workout sessions the closer they get to competition.“There’s no certain thing that I do. He’s currently ranked sixth in the world in his open weight class and Torres is ranked second in the 165 division, but he’s trying to move up to the 181 weight class.Jake Johns, a powerlifter from San Clemente, will compete at the Kern Fitness Expo’s U.S. Open on May 12 and 13.
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Photo: Eric Heinz “We saw other people getting the whole Instagram thing going and everything, and we thought, shoot, we could do that stuff too,” Torres said. 52.7k Followers, 967 Following, 931 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Topo, CSCS (@chrisgordert) It started out as invite-only, like the top five in the world, but they opened it up to more people.”Johns took first place in the competition last year and is seeking success again. 0:17 300 POUND HUMAN FLAG . We try to eat more proteins rather than carbs and fats,” Johns said. But at the competition you have to squat, deadlift and bench, so it’s way harder in the competition.
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Johns was successful last year at the competition. For a long time, I know myself and Kevin, we would just come in and try to lift. I am also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). All prices shown here are in U.S.
Powerlifters must get to that maximum lift or they can drop down lower quickly.“Pretty much you can’t mess up; you’ve got to have a really good day,” Torres said.When they don’t have a competition on the horizon, Johns said they get at least six days of workouts in each week.“It’ll be a battle,” Johns said, adding he thinks that he should do well. “The technique that we use, you really have to focus on that.
My name is Chris Gordert. Select options. Johns was successful last year at the competition. STRENGTH CARTEL OG STARS TANK. “It just depends on if I can perform on that day. It has to be every day.”The two competitors are very aware of their body and when they gain and lose weight. I am also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). For the big competition like this, we take like seven to eight days of really light lifting. Photo: Eric Heinz Jake Johns does a pull-up during a workout session on May 8 at Motiv8 Performance Athletic Center in Foothill Ranch. My name is Chris Gordert. Select options. But to be like elite, next level, there’s a lot of technique.”Motiv8 Performance Center is a unique gym with all of the equipment they need to get in peak performance.“There’s a lot of little things that play into getting to an elite level,” Torres added. STRENGTHCARTEL.COM Link in bio @STRENGTH_CARTEL @STRENGTH_CARTEL… You’re pushing your body to the absolute limits.”The competitions are strict.
They both enjoyed working out, and eventually they were inspired by other YouTube and social media sensations who were posting their own powerlifting videos and promoting different products.“Because I’m from San Clemente, I wanted something that had an S and a C in it,” Johns said of the hat he wears with “1903” on it: 19 representing S in the alphabet and 03 representing C.“The contest for powerlifting is a max of three lifts,” Johns said. “People putting pictures and videos, now it’s so easy through social media.”Torres is a personal trainer at Motiv8 Performance Athletic Center in Foothill Ranch—where both of them train—and Johns works through his supplement company, which includes pre-workout and post-workout nutrients.The Kern U.S. Open in San Diego is one of the premier competitions Johns and Torres prepare for each year. I am one of the original Heavy Hitters of Strength Cartel.