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    <title>BEYOND STRONG</title>
    
    
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        <title>Rant-o-rama returns</title>
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        <published>2012-01-24T22:44:04-08:00</published>
        <updated>2012-01-25T00:05:21-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Skinny trainers suck! If you want to write an article on the internet or in a magazine, please do me a favour... GET SOME EFFING MUSCLES FIRST!!! If I want my car fixed I go and see an experienced mechanic,...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><strong>Skinny trainers suck!</strong></p>
<p>If you want to write an article on the internet or in a magazine, please do me a favour...</p>
<p>GET SOME EFFING MUSCLES FIRST!!!</p>
<p>If I want my car fixed I go and see an experienced mechanic, someone who has a good reputation and has been around a while.</p>
<p>If I have something wrong with me I go and see a Doctor, someone who has a good reputation and has been around a while.</p>
<p>So...if you want to get stronger and bigger and faster what do you do?</p>
<p>You go and see a trainer/coach who has a good reputation and has been around a while!</p>
<p>You DO NOT go and see the skinny guy who runs marathons or does crossfit or who trains the yummy mummy's and has a nice clean certificate from his recent PT course even if he can do some really wierd exercises on one leg!!</p>
<p>If you are a trainer, get some strength and build some muscles before teaching people how to lift...please...pretty please with sugar on top!</p>
<p>A few more things in absolutely no particular order...</p>
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<li>One arm pushups are NOT better than the bench press for upper body strength. </li>
<li>Lifting weights is fun and can be serious but it is NOT your life...it is a part of your life.  </li>
<li>If you want to do gymnastics go to a gymnastics club. They kinda know how to teach that stuff. </li>
<li>Olympic lifting for high reps is dangerous. </li>
<li>Trainers who write articles after less than five years of training know nothing and should not be trusted. </li>
<li>Don't get cocky and drop a smith machine incline press on your nose. </li>
<li>Doing some log lifting and farmer's walks doesn't make you a strongman. </li>
<li>If you've never done 20 rep squats hard and heavy then you've never pushed yourself mentally in the gym.</li>
<li>If something hurts it's probably a niggle or a strain not a full on injury. Taking time off for this kind of thing means you should probably take up flower arranging instead. </li>
<li>If you 'Don't want to get too big' then please - join a girls gym and get your privates parted so you can wee like a girl. </li>
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<p>There will be more.</p>
<p><strong>BST</strong></p>
<p>And for your viewing pleasure...a manly performance from Stan Efferding...check out the psyche!</p>
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        <title>Loz's seminar in Ireland</title>
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        <published>2012-01-23T23:32:15-08:00</published>
        <updated>2012-01-23T23:32:15-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Laurence Shahlaei recently put on an amazing display of strength during a 2 day seminar in Ireland. Here's the video...there's some awesome tips here!! BST</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Laurence Shahlaei recently put on an amazing display of strength during a 2 day seminar in Ireland.</p>
<p>Here's the video...there's some awesome tips here!!</p>
<p><strong>BST</strong></p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8B9pvZEcEGo?fs=1&amp;feature=oembed" width="500" /> </p></div>
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        <published>2012-01-12T13:26:25-08:00</published>
        <updated>2012-01-12T13:26:25-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Beyond Strong partner Big Loz Shahlaei training for a raw powerlifting contest squatting 340kg for 3reps</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beyond Strong partner Big Loz Shahlaei training for a raw powerlifting contest squatting 340kg for 3reps&lt;br/&gt;
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        <published>2011-12-20T07:46:41-08:00</published>
        <updated>2011-12-20T16:36:59-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Interview for VOS TV with Laurence Shahlaei Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 BST</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Interview for VOS TV with Laurence Shahlaei</p>
<p>Part 1</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UYgtqoZJkTY?fs=1&amp;feature=oembed" width="500" /> </p>
<p>Part 2</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lBla0jxc-sc?fs=1&amp;feature=oembed" width="500" /> </p>
<p>Part 3</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d0T8hN4TDIg?fs=1&amp;feature=oembed" width="500" /> </p>
<p><strong>BST</strong></p></div>
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        <published>2011-12-19T02:38:43-08:00</published>
        <updated>2011-12-19T02:38:43-08:00</updated>
        <summary>UK broadcast details for Worlds strongest man 2011 Channel Channel 5 Giants Live – WSM Qualifiers Tuesday 20th December 2011 7pm – 8pm Wednesday 21st December 2011 7pm – 8pm Thursday 22nd December 2011 7pm – 8pm Friday 23rd December...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>UK broadcast details for Worlds strongest man 2011<br />
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Giants Live – WSM Qualifiers<br />
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Tuesday 20th December 2011<br />
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        <title>We've moved!</title>
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        <published>2010-10-03T09:55:31-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-10-03T09:55:31-07:00</updated>
        <summary>No big hurrah...but we have moved. Check us out at the same address www.beyondstrong.com Nick</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>No big hurrah...but we have moved. </p><p>Check us out at the same address<a href="http://beyondstrong.com" title="The new site!"> www.beyondstrong.com</a></p><p><br />Nick</p></div>
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        <title>World's Strongest Hands - Leg 2 results</title>
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        <published>2010-09-20T02:02:31-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-09-20T02:02:31-07:00</updated>
        <summary>World of Grip - World's Strongest Hands Series 2010 - Leg 2 results Saturday 11 Sept, 2010 Venue: Around the world Promoter: World of Grip, and 9 promoters All weights in kilo's Overall results (47 competitors) 1 Steve Gardener –...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span class="corners-top" /><div class="content"><span class="corners-top"><span /></span><span class="corners-top"><span /></span><div class="content"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">World of Grip - World's Strongest Hands Series 2010 - Leg 2 results </span></span><br /><br />Saturday 11 Sept, 2010 <br />Venue: Around the world<br />Promoter: World of Grip, and 9 promoters <br />All weights in kilo's<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall results (47 competitors)</span></span><br /><br />1 Steve Gardener – 6.5pt<br />2 David Horne – 11pt<br />3 Nick McKinless – 13pt<br />4 Aaron Corcorran – 15.5pt<br />4 Paul Knight – 15.5pt<br />6 David Thornton – 16.5pt<br />7 Jedd Johnson – 22.5pt<br />8 Jouni Pakarinen – 29pt<br />9 Tim Struse – 30pt<br />10 Stew Killick – 36.5pt<br />11 Eric Milfeld – 38.5pt<br />11 Adam Glass – 38.5pt<br />13 Andrew Durniat – 41.5pt<br />14 Chris Rice – 42.5pt<br />15 Matti Heiskanen - 47pt<br />16 Frank Snyder – 48pt<br />17 Brent Barbe – 49.5pt<br />18 Kevin Emery – 53pt<br />19 Richard Scott – 54pt<br />20 Jeff Parker - 55.5pt<br />21 Timo Tuukkanen - 56pt<br />22 Brian Amundsen - 66.5pt<br />23 Greg Griffin – 70.5pt<br />24 Elizabeth Horne – 78.5pt (Female)<br />25 Mark Martin-Dye – 80pt<br />26 Paul Sippola - 80.5pt<br />27 Taylor Wilson - 83.5pt<br />28 Derek Graybill – 86pt<br />29 Ryan Pitts – 89.5pt<br />29 Dave Delgado – 89.5pt<br />31 Ed Livesey – 93.5pt<br />32 Kris Wragg – 94.5pt<br />33 Zach Coulter - 98.5pt<br />34 Adam Sagers – 99pt<br />35 Eric Lentner – 101pt<br />36 Mike Puchalski – 104pt<br />37 Mark DeSousa – 110pt<br />38 Ben Thornton - 110.5pt (15 yrs.)<br />39 Crandall Smith – 117.5pt<br />40 David Sandel – 118.5pt<br />41 Yvonne Häkkinen – 119.5pt (Female)<br />42 Mary Anne McKeague – 122.5pt (Female)<br />43 Mike T Nelson – 125pt<br />44 Brad Ellingson – 127.5pt<br />45 Sherrie Wheeler – 130pt (Female)<br />46 Jerri Larkin – 134pt (Female)<br />46 Don Larkin - 134pt (67 yrs.)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Women’s Overall results (5 competitors)</span></span><br /><br />1 Elizabeth Horne – 3pt<br />2 Mary Ann McKeague – 8pt<br />3 Yvonne Häkkinen – 9.5pt<br />4 Sherrie Wheeler – 11.5pt<br />5 Jerri Larkin – 13pt<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Event 1 - Two Hands Pinch Lift</span></span><br /><br />1 Jedd Johnson – 110.49k<br />2 Steve Gardener – 106.3k<br />3 Aaron Corcorran – 105.04k<br />4 David Horne – 104.6k<br />5 Nick McKinless – 102k<br />6 David Thornton – 99.73k<br />7 Chris Rice – 98.16k<br />8 Paul Knight – 98.1k<br />9 Brent Barbe – 96.74k <br />10 Tim Struse - 95.84k<br />11 Jouni Pakarinen - 95.7kg – 11.5pt<br />11 Matti Heiskanen - 95.7kg – 11.5pt<br />13 Frank Snyder – 92.52k <br />14 Eric Milfeld – 91.4k<br />15 Timo Tuukkanen - 90.7kg<br />16 Stew Killick – 88.84k<br />17 Andrew Durniat – 86.67k<br />18 Mark DeSousa – 85.3k<br />19 Adam Glass – 85.27k<br />20 Jeff Parker - 83.83k<br />21 Brian Amundsen - 81.60k<br />22 Paul Sippola - 78.54k<br />23 Kevin Emery – 78k<br />24 Richard Scott – 76.8k<br />25 Greg Griffin – 74.6k<br />26 Elizabeth Horne – 74.3k (Female)<br />27 Mark Martin-Dye – 72.11k<br />28 Eric Lentner - 68.32k<br />29 Taylor Wilson - 67.88k<br />30 Dave Delgado - 66.2k<br />31 Kris Wragg – 64.8k<br />32 Derek Graybill - 63.89k<br />33 Ed Livesey – 62.60k – 33.5pt<br />33 Mike Puchalski – 62.60k – 33.5pt<br />35 Ben Thornton - 56.49k (15 yrs.)<br />36 Adam Sagers – 54.88k<br />37 Mary Anne McKeague – 51.59k (Female)<br />38 Crandall Smith - 50.08k<br />39 Ryan Pitts – 45.81k<br />40 Yvonne Häkkinen - 45.7kg (Female)<br />41 David Sandel – 44.45k<br />42 Don Larkin - 43.75k (67 yrs.)<br />43 Sherrie Wheeler – 42.2k (Female)<br />44 Mike T Nelson – 37.19k<br />45 Brad Ellingson – 32.65k<br />46 Jerri Larkin - 32.36k (Female)<br />47 Zach Coulter – 0<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Event 2 – Wrist Developer</span></span><br /><br />1 Stew Killick – L10 Gold – 2pt<br />1 Steve Gardener – L10 Gold – 2pt<br />1 Nick McKinless – L10 Gold – 2pt<br />4 David Horne – L9 Gold – 4.5pt<br />4 David Thornton - L9 Gold – 4.5pt<br />6 Adam Glass – L8 Gold – 6.5pt<br />6 Paul Knight – L8 Gold – 6.5pt<br />8 Jedd Johnson – L7 Gold – 8.5pt<br />8 Aaron Corcorran – L7 Gold – 8.5pt<br />10 Jouni Pakarinen - L6 gold – 11.5pt<br />10 Eric Milfeld – L6 Gold – 11.5pt<br />10 Andrew Durniat – L6 Gold – 11.5pt<br />10 Tim Struse - L6 Gold – 11.5pt <br />14 Chris Rice – L5 Gold – 17pt<br />14 Kevin Emery – L5 Gold – 17pt<br />14 Matti Heiskanen - L5 gold – 17pt<br />14 Richard Scott – L5 Gold – 17pt<br />14 Brent Barbe – L5 Gold – 17pt<br />14 Jeff Parker - L5 Gold – 17pt<br />14 Brian Amundsen - L5 Gold – 17pt<br />21 Frank Snyder – L4 Gold – 22pt<br />21 Ryan Pitts – L4 Gold – 22pt<br />21 Greg Griffin – L4 Gold – 22pt<br />24 Mark Martin-Dye – L3 Gold – 24.5pt<br />24 Ed Livesey – L3 Gold – 24.5pt<br />26 Taylor Wilson - L9 Orange<br />27 Elizabeth Horne – L8 Orange (Female) – 27.5pt<br />27 Dave Delgado – L8 Orange – 27.5pt<br />29 Adam Sagers – L7 Orange – 30pt<br />29 Paul Sippola - L7 Orange – 30pt<br />29 Zach Coulter - L7 Orange – 30pt<br />32 Timo Tuukkanen - L6 orange – 32.5pt<br />32 Derek Graybill – L6 Orange – 32.5pt<br />34 Eric Lentner – L5 Orange – 35pt<br />34 Kris Wragg – L5 Orange – 35pt<br />34 Mike Puchalski – L5 Orange – 35pt<br />37 Mike T Nelson – L4 Orange – 37.5pt<br />37 Ben Thornton - L4 Orange (15 yrs.) – 37.5pt<br />39 David Sandel – L3 Orange – 39.5pt<br />39 Crandall Smith – L3 Orange – 39.5pt<br />41 Brad Ellingson – L2 Orange<br />42 Mary Anne McKeague – L5 White (Female)<br />43 Jerri Larkin - L1 White (Female)<br />44 Yvonne Häkkinen - 0 (Female) - 45.5pt<br />44 Mark DeSousa – 0 - 45.5pt<br />44 Sherrie Wheeler – 0 (Female) - 45.5pt<br />44 Don Larkin - 0 (67 yrs.) - 45.5pt<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Event 3 - Vulcan Gripper - 20mm block</span></span><br /><br />1 Paul Knight – L20 Gold<br />2 David Horne – L19 Gold – 2.5pt<br />2 Steve Gardener – L19 Gold – 2.5pt<br />4 Aaron Corcorran – L18 Gold<br />5 Jouni Pakarinen - L17 gold – 6pt<br />5 David Thornton – L17 Gold – 6pt<br />5 Nick McKinless – L17 Gold – 6pt<br />8 Timo Tuukkanen - L16 gold – 8.5pt<br />8 Tim Struse – L16 Gold – 8.5pt<br />10 Jedd Johnson – L15 Gold – 13pt<br />10 Frank Snyder – L15 Gold – 13pt<br />10 Andrew Durniat – L15 Gold – 13pt<br />10 Eric Milfeld – L15 Gold – 13pt<br />10 Kevin Emery – L15 Gold – 13pt<br />10 Adam Glass – L15 Gold – 13pt<br />10 Richard Scott – L15 Gold – 13pt<br />17 Stew Killick – L14 Gold – 18.5pt<br />17 Matti Heiskanen - L14 Gold – 18.5pt<br />17 Chris Rice – L14 Gold – 18.5pt<br />17 Jeff Parker - L14 Gold – 18.5pt<br />21 Zach Coulter - L13 Gold – 21.5pt<br />21 Derek Graybill – L13 Gold – 21.5pt<br />23 Brent Barbe – L12 Gold – 23.5pt<br />23 Greg Griffin – L12 Gold – 23.5pt<br />25 Elizabeth Horne – L11 Gold (Female)<br />26 Brian Amundsen - L9 Gold – 28.5pt<br />26 Taylor Wilson - L9 Gold – 28.5pt<br />26 Paul Sippola - L9 Gold – 28.5pt<br />26 Ryan Pitts – L9 Gold – 28.5pt<br />26 Kris Wragg – L9 Gold – 28.5pt<br />26 Mark Martin-Dye – L9 Gold – 28.5pt<br />32 Dave Delgado – L8 Gold<br />33 Adam Sagers – L6 Gold<br />34 Yvonne Häkkinen - L5 gold (Female)<br />35 Ed Livesey – L4 Gold – 35.5pt<br />35 Mike Puchalski – L4 Gold – 35.5pt<br />37 David Sandel – L3 Gold – 38pt<br />37 Ben Thornton - L3 Gold (15 yrs.) – 38pt<br />37 Eric Lentner – L3 Gold – 38pt<br />40 Crandall Smith – L8 Orange<br />41 Brad Ellingson – L7 Orange - 41.5pt<br />41 Sherrie Wheeler – L7 Orange (Female) - 41.5pt<br />43 Mike T Nelson – L5 Orange - 43.5pt<br />43 Mary Anne McKeague – L5 Orange (Female) - 43.5pt<br />45 Jerri Larkin - L4 Orange (Female)<br />46 Mark DeSousa – 0 - 46.5pt<br />46 Don Larkin - 0 (67 yrs.) - 46.5pt</div><div class="content"><p /><p>Well done to Steve Gardener for picking up the pace and winning Leg 2. I am again suprised but happy to have gone up one place to take 3rd overall. Thanks to David and Elizabeth for having me stay and for putting on another great event. </p><p>Nick</p></div></div></div>
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        <title>World's Strongest Hands - Leg 1 results</title>
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        <summary>Here are the results from David Horne's forum World of Grip - World's Strongest Hands Series 2010 - Leg 1 results Saturday 14 August, 2010 Venue: Around the world Promoter: World of Grip, and 9 promoters All weights in kilo's...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Here are the results from <a href="http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/forum/">David Horne's forum</a></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">World of Grip - World's Strongest Hands Series 2010 - Leg 1 results </span></span><br /><br />Saturday 14 August, 2010 <br />Venue: Around the world<br />Promoter: World of Grip, and 9 promoters <br />All weights in kilo's<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall results (59 competitors)</span></span><br /><br />1 David Horne – 6pt<br />2 Aaron Corcorran – 11.5pt<br />3 Steve Gardener – 12.5pt<br />4 Nick McKinless – 13pt<br />5 David Thornton – 17pt<br />6 Jedd Johnson – 26pt<br />7 Brent Barbe – 29pt<br />8 Jim Wylie – 31pt<br />9 Chris Rice – 33.5pt<br />10 Adam Glass – 36pt<br />11 Tim Struse – 37pt<br />12 Stew Killick – 39pt<br />13 Eric Milfeld – 41.5pt<br />14 Jouni Pakarinen – 45.5pt<br />15 Nick Rosendaul – 47pt<br />16 John Eaton – 51pt<br />17 Timo Tuukkanen – 52pt<br />18 Matti Heiskanen – 53.5pt<br />19 Richard Scott – 55.5pt<br />20 Jonathan Williams – 60.5pt<br />21 Jeff Parker – 65.5pt<br />22 Kevin Emery – 68.5pt<br />23 Dave Johnson – 70pt<br />24 Casey Emery – 70.5pt<br />25 Bob Lipinski – 74pt<br />26 Lol Owen – 81pt<br />27 Greg Griffin – 82.5pt<br />28 Elizabeth Horne – 88pt (Female)<br />29 Russ Farver – 91.5pt<br />30 Jason Horne – 94pt<br />31 Brian Elam – 94.5pt<br />32 Mark Martin-Dye – 95pt<br />33 Ian Gillaspie – 96.5pt<br />34 Austin Acree – 106.5pt<br />35 Jess Reiman – 110pt<br />36 Dave Delgado – 110.5pt<br />37 Steve Callahan – 112pt<br />38 Kris Wragg – 113pt<br />39 Ryan Pitts – 114pt<br />40 Taylor Wilson – 119.5pt<br />41 Jordan Simmons – 123pt<br />42 Mike Gura – 125pt<br />43 Mark DeSousa – 130.5pt<br />44 David Dellanave – 132.5pt<br />44 Mary Ann McKeague – 132.5pt (Female)<br />46 David Murray – 137pt<br />46 Crandall Smith – 137pt<br />48 Carl Wells – 140.5pt<br />49 Stephen Haessler – 141pt<br />50 Eric Lentner – 144.5pt<br />51 Paul Gillio – 146.5pt<br />52 Mike T Nelson – 148.5pt<br />53 Sherrie Wheeler – 152pt (Female)<br />54 Jenny LaCoss – 155.5pt (Female)<br />54 Brad Ellingson – 155.5pt<br />56 Breck S. – 156pt<br />57 Sam Chavez – 163.5pt<br />58 Kate Wells – 165.5pt (Female)<br />59 Jennifer Higgins – 168.5pt (Female)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Women’s Overall results (5 competitors)</span></span><br /><br />1 Elizabeth Horne – 3pt<br />2 Mary Ann McKeague – 6pt<br />3 Sherrie Wheeler – 10pt<br />4 Jenny LaCoss – 11pt<br />5 Kate Wells – 14pt<br />6 Jennifer Higgins – 15pt<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Event 1 - Two Hands Pinch Lift</span></span><br /><br />1 Steve Gardener – 110.4k<br />2 Aaron Corcorran – 109.35k<br />3 David Horne – 107k<br />4 Chris Rice – 103.96k<br />5 Nick McKinless - 102k<br />6 Jedd Johnson – 100.55k<br />7 Tim Struse – 99.52k<br />8 David Thornton – 97.06k<br />9 Brent Barbe – 96.81k<br />10 Timo Tuukkanen – 95.7k<br />11 John Eaton – 93.52k<br />12 Eric Milfeld – 92.48k<br />13 Nick Rosendaul – 92.31k<br />14 Jouni Pakarinen – 90.7k<br />15 Jim Wylie – 88.9k<br />16 Stew Killick – 88.56k<br />17 Matti Heiskanen – 88.2k<br />18 Lol Owen – 87k<br />19 Mark DeSousa – 85.5k<br />20 Adam Glass – 81.64k<br />21 Dave Johnson – 80.3k<br />22 Jeff Parker – 79.02k<br />23 Jonathan Williams – 78.7k<br />24 Elizabeth Horne – 77.5k (Female) – 24.5pt<br />24 Jason Horne – 77.5k – 24.5pt<br />26 Richard Scott – 74.6k<br />27 Greg Griffin – 73.48k<br />28 Casey Emery – 72.57k -– 28.5pt<br />28 Kevin Emery – 72.57k -– 28.5pt<br />30 Jordan Simmons – 72.43k -– 31pt<br />30 Brian Elam – 72.43k -– 31pt<br />30 Ian Gillaspie – 72.43k -– 31pt<br />33 Eric Lentner – 70.12k<br />34 Bob Lipinski – 69.79k<br />35 Mark Martin-Dye – 69.5k<br />36 Kris Wragg – 67.1k<br />37 Dave Delgado – 63.64k -– 39pt<br />37 Steve Callahan – 63.64k -– 39pt<br />37 David Murray – 63.64k -– 39pt<br />37 Russ Farver – 63.64k -– 39pt<br />37 Carl Wells – 63.64k -– 39pt<br />42 Paul Gillio – 59.09k<br />43 Taylor Wilson – 58.44k<br />44 Mike Gura – 54.55k – 44.5pt<br />44 Breck S. - 54.55k – 44.5pt<br />46 Crandall Smith – 50k<br />47 Mary Ann McKeague – 47.58k (Female)<br />48 Stephen Haessler – 45.45k<br />49 Ryan Pitts – 45.35k - 49.5pt<br />49 Austin Acree - 45.35k - 49.5pt<br />51 Sherrie Wheeler – 44.45k (Female)<br />52 Sam Chavez – 43.19k<br />53 Jenny LaCoss – 43.18k (Female)<br />54 Kate Wells – 38.64k (Female)<br />55 David Dellanave – 34.01k - 55.5pt<br />55 Mike T Nelson – 34.01k - 55.5pt<br />57 Jennifer Higgins – 31.82k (Female)<br />58 Brad Ellingson – 31.75k<br />59 Jess Reiman – 0<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Event 2 – Wrist Developer</span></span><br /><br />1 Stew Killick – L9 Gold – 2pt<br />1 David Horne – L9 Gold – 2pt<br />1 Nick McKinless - L9 Gold – 2pt<br />4 David Thornton – L8 Gold – 5pt<br />4 Adam Glass – L8 Gold – 5pt<br />4 Jim Wylie – L8 Gold – 5pt<br />7 Aaron Corcorran – L7 Gold<br />8 Steve Gardener – L6 Gold – 9pt<br />8 Jedd Johnson – L6 Gold – 9pt<br />8 Brent Barbe – L6 Gold – 9pt<br />11 Eric Milfeld – L5 Gold – 13pt<br />11 Chris Rice – L5 Gold – 13pt<br />11 Nick Rosendaul – L5 Gold – 13pt<br />11 Richard Scott – L5 Gold – 13pt<br />11 Jonathan Williams – L5 Gold – 13pt<br />16 Kevin Emery – L4 Gold – 19pt<br />16 Dave Johnson – L4 Gold – 19pt<br />16 Jeff Parker – L4 Gold – 19pt<br />16 Jess Reiman – L4 Gold – 19pt<br />16 John Eaton – L4 Gold – 19pt<br />16 Tim Struse – L4 Gold – 19pt<br />16 Austin Acree – L4 Gold – 19pt<br />23 Jouni Pakarinen – L3 Gold – 25.5pt<br />23 Matti Heiskanen – L3 Gold – 25.5pt<br />23 Greg Griffin – L3 Gold – 25.5pt<br />23 Casey Emery – L3 Gold – 25.5pt<br />23 Mark Martin-Dye – L3 Gold – 25.5pt<br />23 Brian Elam – L3 Gold – 25.5pt<br />29 Bob Lipinski – L10 Orange<br />30 Ryan Pitts – L9 Orange<br />31 Russ Farver – L8 Orange – 31.5pt<br />31 Dave Delgado – L8 Orange – 31.5pt<br />33 Taylor Wilson – L7 Orange – 33.5pt<br />33 Elizabeth Horne – L7 Orange (Female) – 33.5pt<br />35 Lol Owen – L6 Orange – 36pt<br />35 Timo Tuukkanen – L6 Orange – 36pt<br />35 David Dellanave – L6 Orange – 36pt<br />38 Ian Gillaspie – L5 Orange – 38.5pt<br />38 Steve Callahan – L5 Orange – 38.5pt<br />40 David Murray – L4 Orange – 42.5pt<br />40 Mike Gura – L4 Orange – 42.5pt<br />40 Crandall Smith – L4 Orange – 42.5pt<br />40 Jason Horne – L4 Orange – 42.5pt<br />40 Kris Wragg – L4 Orange – 42.5pt<br />40 Mary Ann McKeague – L4 Orange (Female) – 42.5pt<br />46 Mike T Nelson – L3 Orange – 46.5pt<br />46 Stephen Haessler – L3 Orange – 46.5pt<br />48 Brad Ellingson – L2 Orange – 49pt<br />48 Jordan Simmons – L2 Orange – 49pt<br />48 Paul Gillio – L2 Orange – 49pt<br />51 Carl Wells – L1 Orange<br />52 Jenny LaCoss – L2 White (Female)<br />53 Eric Lentner – 0 – 56pt<br />53 Breck S. – 0 – 56pt<br />53 Sam Chavez – 0 – 56pt<br />53 Kate Wells – 0 (Female) – 56pt<br />53 Jennifer Higgins – 0 (Female) – 56pt<br />53 Mark DeSousa – 0 – 56pt<br />53 Sherrie Wheeler – 0 (Female) – 56pt<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Event 3 - Vulcan Gripper - 20mm block</span></span><br /><br />1 David Horne – L19 Gold<br />2 Aaron Corcorran – L18 Gold – 2.5pt<br />2 Steve Gardener – L18 Gold – 2.5pt<br />4 David Thornton – L17 Gold<br />5 Jouni Pakarinen – L16 Gold – 6pt<br />5 Timo Tuukkanen – L16 Gold – 6pt<br />5 Nick McKinless – L16 Gold – 6pt<br />8 Jedd Johnson – L15 Gold – 11pt<br />8 Bob Lipinski – L15 Gold – 11pt<br />8 Matti Heiskanen – L15 Gold – 11pt<br />8 Adam Glass – L15 Gold – 11pt<br />8 Jim Wylie – L15 Gold – 11pt<br />8 Brent Barbe – L15 Gold – 11pt<br />8 Tim Struse – L15 Gold – 11pt<br />15 Eric Milfeld – L14 Gold – 16.5pt<br />15 Casey Emery – L14 Gold – 16.5pt<br />15 Chris Rice – L14 Gold – 16.5pt<br />15 Richard Scott – L14 Gold – 16.5pt<br />19 Kevin Emery – L13 Gold – 21pt<br />19 Stew Killick – L13 Gold – 21pt<br />19 John Eaton – L13 Gold – 21pt<br />19 Nick Rosendaul – L13 Gold – 21pt<br />19 Russ Farver – L13 Gold – 21pt<br />24 Jeff Parker – L12 Gold – 24.5pt<br />24 Jonathan Williams – L12 Gold – 24.5pt<br />26 Ian Gillaspie – L11 Gold – 27pt<br />26 Lol Owen – L11 Gold – 27pt<br />26 Jason Horne – L11 Gold – 27pt<br />29 Elizabeth Horne – L10 Gold (Female) – 30pt<br />29 Dave Johnson – L10 Gold – 30pt<br />29 Greg Griffin – L10 Gold – 30pt<br />32 Jess Reiman – L9 Gold<br />33 Ryan Pitts – L8 Gold – 34.5pt<br />33 Mark Martin-Dye – L8 Gold – 34.5pt<br />33 Kris Wragg – L8 Gold – 34.5pt<br />33 Steve Callahan – L8 Gold – 34.5pt<br />37 Austin Acree – L7 Gold – 38pt<br />37 Mike Gura – L7 Gold – 38pt<br />37 Brian Elam – L7 Gold – 38pt<br />40 Dave Delgado – L6 Gold<br />41 David Dellanave – L5 Gold<br />42 Taylor Wilson – L3 Gold – 43pt<br />42 Mary Ann McKeague – L3 Gold (Female) – 43pt<br />42 Jordan Simmons – L3 Gold – 43pt<br />45 Sherrie Wheeler – L7 Orange (Female)<br />46 Mike T Nelson – L4 Orange – 46.5pt<br />46 Stephen Haessler – L4 Orange – 46.5pt<br />48 Brad Ellingson – L3 Orange – 48.5pt<br />48 Crandall Smith – L3 Orange – 48.5pt<br />50 Carl Wells – L9 White – 50.5pt<br />50 Jenny LaCoss – L9 White (Female) – 50.5pt<br />52 Eric Lentner – 0 – 55.5pt<br />52 David Murray – 0 – 55.5pt<br />52 Paul Gillio – 0 – 55.5pt<br />52 Breck S. – 0 – 55.5pt<br />52 Sam Chavez – 0 – 55.5pt<br />52 Kate Wells – 0 (Female) – 55.5pt<br />52 Jennifer Higgins – 0 (Female) – 55.5pt<br />52 Mark DeSousa – 0 – 55.5pt</p><p>I was very happy and surprised with my result. It's sparked my interest in the geeky, grip world again! I did 5 sessions of training before the contest, which was held in 9 different venues all over the world. The next leg is September 11. If you are interested in having a go please contact<a href="http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/"> David Horne</a> and he can give you all the details. </p><p>Nick</p></div>
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        <summary>I was trolling YouTube and found this incredible old footage of the legendary Steve Reeves. Steve, along with Reg Park, was one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's inspirations to start lifting weights and to also become an actor. Both Reg and Steve...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I was trolling YouTube and found this incredible old footage of the legendary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Reeves">Steve Reeves</a>. </p><p>Steve, along with Reg Park, was one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's inspirations to start lifting weights and to also become an actor. Both Reg and Steve played Hercules in movies during their careers. I've seen footage of Steve posing before but never the training montage with the antique globe barbells and rock lifting. </p><p>Steve was and still is a true icon for Physical Culture. </p><p>Nick</p><p /><p /><p align="center" class="asset asset-video" style="margin: 0pt auto; display: block;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/glwuvF8I-Us&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/glwuvF8I-Us&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" /></object></p><br /></div>
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        <summary>Earlier this year I did an interview for Bare Essentials e-magazine. Check them out they are a really cool, forward thinking group and I have been a fan of theirs for a number of years. Here's the interview. E-interview: Nick...</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Earlier this year I did an interview for <a href="http://www.bare-essentials.com.au/">Bare Essentials</a>
e-magazine. Check them out they are a really cool, forward thinking
group and I have been a fan of theirs for a number of years. </p><p>Here's the interview.</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>E-interview:  Nick McKinless  ʻTrain like a Titanʻ - the secrets strategies of a stunt professional </strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>18/10/10</strong></span></p><p> <br /><em><span style="font-size: 13px;">Nick
McKinless has been a stuntman and stunt coordinator since 1996.  He has
worked on many of the biggest films ever made and continues to work in
both film and television at the highest level.  In 2008 and 2009 Nick
was part of the winning teams responsible for the explosive scenes in
Bourne Ultimatum and The Dark Knight, both of which won Screen Actors
Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a
Motion Picture.  Nick just finished filming on Centurion and the highly
anticipated remake ʻClash of the Titansʼ and is currently working on
the final Harry Potter installments plus Ridley Scottʼs Robin Hood. <br />A
specialist in combining strategy, stealth, strength and stamina Nick is
often utilized as a performer and a personal trainer. Aware of his keen
insight and intense training methods producers hired Nick to prepare
both actors and stunt crew for the physical demands of playing Greek
Gladiators. Throw your weight belts out the window and get ready to
grip granite using the secret strategies of a stunt professional to <strong>Train like a Titan!</strong> <br /></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></em></p>
<p><strong>1. How did you go about designing a training routine for the Titans? </strong></p>
<p>I knew most of the guys on the stunt team and although already in
shape many of them were detrained from working so much and not being
able to find the time to train. We work long hoursand often itʼs sleep and relaxation that takes emphasis over training, especially when you consider the physicality of our job already. This job was no different so the workouts had to be short but effective. We were often training at 6am or squeezing something in between lunch. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> <br /><strong>2. What are the key concepts to your program?</strong> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It
is always about a combination of functionality, athleticism, strength
and conditioning. Usually if you combine that with a good diet then you
will look good too. Training to look good has never made any sense to
me if you canʼt perform well physically. Most of the guys ate really
well and managed to get under 10% body fat. Thatʼs a TRUE 10% which is
much more difficult than people think. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><br />3. How do you address the different disciplines (conditioning, strength, agility etc.)? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I
challenged the guys with exercises I have used for many years that I
knew would produce the best results. Usually a workout would have an
element of strength followed by some repetition work, some speed or
agility work like knee jumps or rope climbs and then weʼd end with
something unusual like the wheelbarrow ab wheel or carrying a heavy
sack for distance or planks with someone kicking you.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Yes, we really did fly on Titan Airways!</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <strong>
<a href="http://www.beyondstrong.com/.a/6a00d8353597d769e201348573de18970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="IMG_0443" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8353597d769e201348573de18970c " src="http://www.beyondstrong.com/.a/6a00d8353597d769e201348573de18970c-320pi" title="IMG_0443" /></a> <br /> <br />4. What about equipment what is essential? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We
were pretty limited but you can always make do! We had a chin and dip
station, dumbbells up to 85lbs, one adjustable bench, an Olympic
barbell and about 300lbs of weights plus I brought in things like
strength bands, a climbing rope, the power wheel, a sack, grip
equipment and a core blaster. The guys would usually hit the pads 2-3
times a week as well.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <br /><strong>5. What did your Titans struggle with the most (most wicked workout)?</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> </strong>You
know these guys are real athletes. Most of us have won National or
World titles at some point over the years. I had various stunt doubles
from Bond to Batman to Brad Pitt on the team so we werenʼt short of
talent! With that in mind you really have to push yourself otherwise
these guys are going to just think youʼre a pushover.Anytime you put
the body into oxygen debt you are going to have a tough time. However,
you have to be careful not to do this too often as it will lead to
overtraining and results will suffer. Once a week we would have a tough
one. It might be a H.I.T style workout moving from one <br />exercise to
the other without rest and me screaming at you or it might be high sets
of chins and dips followed by partner resisted band sprints.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <br /><strong>5. Which exercises were emphasized and why? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Shoulder
pressing be it seated or standing. Static but unstable abdominal work,
such as planks with a heavy weight on the back or someone kicking you.
Chins, dips and pushups. Jumping drills. Since we didnʼt have a rack
nobody except myself was really doing any heavy squatting or
deadlifting. We did Goblet squats, swings and core blaster work though
which keeps the hips, legs and lower back strong.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Nick as 'Medusa' for a Visual FX shot</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://www.beyondstrong.com/.a/6a00d8353597d769e20133f24e9877970b-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="IMG_0228" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8353597d769e20133f24e9877970b " src="http://www.beyondstrong.com/.a/6a00d8353597d769e20133f24e9877970b-320pi" title="IMG_0228" /></a> <br /> <br /> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><strong>6. What was the key to progression? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We
looked in the mirror and took photos every now and again. We really
only had 6 weeks so in that time you have to just go hard, keep an eye
on the calorie intake and pinch your belly now and again to see if
thereʼs less fat there. We actually did caliper body fat percentage
tests twice during this period as well to keep an eye on specific fat
deposits as everyone carries fat differently. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><strong>7. Did you advise on nutrition also (what would you recommend)? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Itʼs
the usual things like cutting out carbs after 4pm, donʼt eat anything
man hasnʼt killed or grown on the land and reducing alcohol intake.
That last one isnʼt easy for stuntmen! Seriously, nutrition these days
should be a piece of cake (pun intended). Just buy good quality meats,
fruits and vegetables (preferably Organic). Stay away from ʻwhite
deathʼ foods like white bread, white sugar, white rice and donʼt eat
anything with saturated fats. Drink more water. Having said that,
eating less healthy foods isnʼt going to kill you as long as itʼs in
moderation. If you eat 21 meals a week then 3 of them could be junk
food or ice cream or whatever floats your boat. The rest should be
things like steak and salad, salmon or chicken and brown rice or eggs
and spinach.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <strong><br />8. What did you use as a benchmark to indicate your Titans were ready for battle? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lean abs and strong quads! <br />
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>Two weeks out - getting there. </strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> 
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">
<a href="http://www.beyondstrong.com/.a/6a00d8353597d769e20133f24eae9a970b-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="IMG_0260_2" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8353597d769e20133f24eae9a970b " src="http://www.beyondstrong.com/.a/6a00d8353597d769e20133f24eae9a970b-320pi" title="IMG_0260_2" /></a> <br /> </span><br /> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><strong>9. How did you maintain momentum and motivation amongst the men? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">When you know you are going to Tenerife to shoot for 4 weeks on a Volcano with incredible scenery then the incentive is there! </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><strong>11.What scenes in the movie best showcase the efforts undergone in exercise? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Probably
all the fight scenes with the Scorpiox and Calibos and Perseus. I had
two actors who were not in the best shape at the beginning of the film
but I think the physical and fight training we put them through every
week made their particular fight with the scorpiox one of the best. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>12.Which stunt proved most challenging? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />That would be the Calibos run down the hill. ʻCalibos Hillʼ as it became known to the crew was incredibly <br />steep. Rigging that stunt was an effort in itself. Just climbing the hill all the time at that altitude was crazy! </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><strong>13.Are actors as disciplined as athletes (stunt crew) when it comes to training?</strong> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It depends on the actor. I know that Brad Pitt was incredibly committed for Troy because his <br />trainer
and I were always discussing his routines. At the moment I am training
Ralph Fiennes for his next film and his discipline is second to none. I
think when actors know they are going to be centre stage on the big
screen then they have no choice but to be 100% committed to their
training. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><strong>14.What is the most difficult part of coordinating a stunt? </strong><br />
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It depends on the stunt but usually
watching the performer and hoping that all the rehearsals, rigging and
technicalities work on the day. You want your guys to be safe more than
anything and I would rather call it a day than hurt someone for a film.
Thatʼs not to say I like people to back off. I want commitment but I
want them to be level headed not wild like a daredevil. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><strong>15.How did you unwind after a long-day shooting? </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Oh
that doesnʼt quite fit in with health and fitness! Usually at the bar
having a few cold beers. I would usually train at the weekends when we
were on location which I always find relaxing. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><strong>16. What was it like working with Sam Worthington?</strong> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sam
is that rare actor who is just one of the boys. He came into the first
rehearsal wearing beat up work boots, surf shorts and a Metallica
t-shirt! However, he is extremely serious about his work and his
intensity is incredible. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>On location at the top of Mt. Teide</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://www.beyondstrong.com/.a/6a00d8353597d769e201348573efb8970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="IMG_0406_2" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8353597d769e201348573efb8970c " src="http://www.beyondstrong.com/.a/6a00d8353597d769e201348573efb8970c-320pi" title="IMG_0406_2" /></a> <br /> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Additionally can you provide an example routine for us.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The “TWO WEEKS TO TENERIFE” Routine </strong></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Work on two exercises plus abs for 20-30 minutes. (That’s all we had during this period) </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Pick two exercises that you like a lot and do them everyday. Pick one pull and one push. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Pull – power clean, swing, deadlift, chins, curls, rows <br />Push – military press, seated press, dips, pushups </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Day 1 <br />3 sets of 8 reps of each exercise with 1 MINUTE rest <br />Finish with Planks </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Day 2 <br />4 sets of 4 reps with 2 MINUTES rest <br />Finish with Toes to the bar </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Day 3 <br />Work up to a maximum of 3 reps for each exercise <br />Finish with a Side bend drop set </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Day 4 <br />Same as day 1 but with more weight! </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Day 5 <br />Work up to a top MAXIMUM in each exercise. Then drop to 75% and go to failure. <br />Planks, side bends and situps to fail.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>And for anyone who missed it...here's the training video.</strong></em>..</p><p class="asset asset-video" style="margin: 0pt auto; display: block; text-align: justify;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IkKx705Kms8&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IkKx705Kms8&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" /></object></p><br />

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