June 10th will 3rd Installment of the Davis Speed Center Summer Strongman contest and this year we are adding a twist.  Buffalo Wild Wings in Crystal Lake, one of our top sponsors, will be hosting the out door event.  This is an individual strongman event with Men and Women’s, high school and open divisions.  Divisions  will be divided up by weight classes.  This year we are adding a team element to the show.  In addition to awards being given to the top three finishers in each weight class and winners of each individual event, we are adding some team awards as well.  Based on your finish in your individual weight class you will earn point to go toward the high school you represent (or Open Team).  In the end the school who accumulates the most points will also be eligible for awards.

Events will include:

Deadlift Medley:  Three elements (Frame, Barbell, Axle Bar) will each be deadlifted from the ground 3 times for a total of 9 reps for time.

Circus DB Clean and Press:  a 3inch Circus dumbbell will be two-hand cleaned from the ground and then press with one hand for as many reps as possible for 1 minute.

Medley:  A Tire Will be flipped end over end, followed by a sled dragged in reverse, and finished with a keg carry

Frame Carry:  a Giant Frame will be carried a specified distance for time

Truck/Ambulance Pull:  A Truck will be pulled Arm over a arm a specified distance for time.

There will be a $25 dollar entry fee and complete details will be up soon.  If you wish to compete or have any questions feel free to email me at qzambon@msn.com.  Men’s weight classes like to be:  145, 165, 185, 215, HW.  Women’s weight classes to be determined based on entries.  Weight classes are subject to chance.  We have some awesome awards and sponsors lined up so be sure not to miss this one.  More to come on this event soon.

Also please keep in mind.  To be fair we can only guarantee competition t shirts for those who are registered and paid by June 1st.   So get your entries in or feel free to reserve a spot now and when the entry form is finished I will get you registered and ready to go.  Thank you.

To register please email qzambon@msn.com or sign up online at https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/home.asp?studioid=22304 choose competition as your option and Team Strongman.

Congrats to Pat Curran the new Bellator Featherweight Champ.  Pat fought an incredible fight last night and finished it in style.

We are going to cancel classes due to the weather tonight.  Be safe and we will see everyone next week.

Hope everyone had a great New Year!

We are officially open for classes again tomorrow, Jan 2nd.  We still have a few minor things that need to be finished, but we are fully functional for training.  The space is looking great too.  I sent an email to all active athletes who provided an email address with our details.

Looking forward to seeing everyone back for training.  Here is a picture of the building too.  We are on the back side, behind the Wizards.

Hey guys just a quick update.  The new speed center is getting close to being done.  Opening Jan 2nd will be no problem.  It’s looking really good too.

The turf field is laid, the plyo boxes and footspeed boards are almost done.  The weight room is pretty much set up minus a little set back trying to put a nice color coat on the weights.  Thanks to everyone who came to help us get the plates finished.

We might not have all of our window decals and signage up for Monday, so I want to clarify where our building is:

975 Nimco Dr

Unit M

Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

Unit M is on the backside of the building.  All the way at the end.  If you see the Wizards Wrestling unit, we are directly behind them.

I have had a lot of emails and phone calls this week too.  I am trying to get to everyone within a day or so.  But once I start working in the morning their isn’t much down time:)

If anyone needs to reach us, please call me on my cell phone.  815-546-7621.  The phone system is not hooked up in the new building yet.

Here are a few pictures so you can see some progress.

Hey everyone, just updating that this will be the last week of classes at the CMA Building.  We are well on our way to having the new facility ready for the New Year.  Should have some pictures up Wednesday.

Remember we are closed for speed during the transition week Dec 26th – Jan 2nd.  We should be able to have our strength program open that week though.  Contact Quint with questions.

Speed Program will be open again on Jan 2nd.  Check back Wednesday for updated schedule too.

The new address is 975 Nimco Dr. Unit M.

Thanks everyone and have a very Merry Christmas!

Davis Speed Center Athlete Chris Streveler earned player of the year honors for his efforts this year in Marians great season.  Chris was a dominate force on the field this year.  A true statement to hard off season work paying off!  Streveler is now the 8th Player of the year who has trained at DSC in the past 9 seasons.  Congrats Chris!

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Hey everyone, we have had lots of questions on the new scheduling.  I know it’s a kind of headache up front here.  I want to go over a few issues here.

1. I have no way to mark you as paid until you create your profile online.  Once you do that, I can add your payments in.  You should be able to schedule an unpaid visit though.  So go ahead and schedule and I will take care of entering your payment.

2. If you cannot book a time that you want because the session has closed off, please contact me.  This means that we are at capacity for that hour.  If I can get another training to help, I will open that time up.  Get on the wait list and text me (815) 546-7621.  I want everyone to train when they can, but I also don’t want 10 people in a session with a trainer.  I think that the smaller class size will help you to get better training.

3. Any other issues please call me (815) 546-7621.  I want to make this as smooth of a transition as possible.

Thanks everyone!

Dave

Pat Curran and Bart Palaszewski are top ranked 145 pound fighters in the world.  Curran is a #4 ranked and Bartimus moved up to #9 after his latest knockout of Tyson Griffon.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/7/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-37414

We will be closed Thursday and Friday for speed classes. Quint will have some hours on Friday for strength and Chris might run an hour or two of speed, so contact them if you want to get in.