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Study Start Date:  August 11, 2004

Allan has have qualified for the 2004 NASS Nationals to be held in conjunction with the 2004 GNC Show of Strength in Atlanta, GA.
 

Residence:

 Maryland

Age:

25

Occupation:

Graduate Student

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

245 lbs.

Bodyfat:

Pending

Neck:

17.5"

Shoulders:

51"

Chest:

44.75"

Waist:

43"

Bicep:

16"

Thigh:

28"

Calf:

17"

Allan is a currently enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Maryland.   He
is the President and Founder of the Maryland Strength Sports and the Maryland Weightlifting Club.
 

Fitness Goals: 

Allan goals include, increasing in total weight lifted (Snatch and Clean and Jerk) in Olympic style weightlifting contests, consistently high placement in Strongman competitions and high placement at the NASS Strongman Nationals
(Oct. 7 to 9, 2004).
 

Athletic Achievements

Allan has competed in 12 Strongman contests since 2001, placing 3^rd four times, 2^nd once and 1^st once, and qualified for the 2003 and 2004 NASS Nationals.
Prior to this, he competed in 3 Powerlifting competitions, finishing 2^nd and 3^rd, and was part of the 2001 USAPL Collegiate Nationals Championship Team.
Over the past year Allan has competed in six Olympic style weightlifting competitions, winning his weight class twice and taking 3^rd place once.
 

Nutrition:

Allan described his diet as follows, "I eat a well balanced diet containing food from all the food groups, including red meat, dairy, whole and processed grains, fish, nuts and legumes, fruits and vegetables.  I try and limit my intake of sweets and fast foods to a couple of times a month.  I generally do not drink unless I am at a wedding, and I do not consume any caffeine. 
 

Supplementation: 

Multivitamin 1 a day, Multimineral 3 a day, Glucosamine 4 gm per day, vitamin E 400IU per day, vitamin C 1000mg a day, Cal-Mag-Zinc 100% DV. Whey protein post workout, 40 grams
 

Hobbies and Special Interests:

President of the University of Maryland Weightlifting Club.  Attempting to complete his PhD work in Titanium Metallurgy.
 

Reason for Participating in the Study:

"I have heard of the benefits (health and performance) of using EFA supplements. I am interested to see if my blood pressure and occasional joint pain will be reduced, and whether my performance both in training and in competition will be increased."

Maryland's Strongest Man Competition 10-05-02
  

Exercise

Workout 1

Power Snatch

Snatch Pull

5-6

Back Squat

Sn Grip Push Press

Core Work

Workout 2

Clean

Front Squat and Jerk

Clean Pull

Split Press

Core Work

Workout 3

Power Snatch & OH Squat

Power Clean & Front Squat & Power Jerk

Romanian Deadlift

Core Work

Health and Fitness Background by Allan Jaworski:

I began weight training when I was 20 years old, in the spring of 1999. Prior to this I was only mildly athletic, playing some rec sports, but no varsity sports in high school. Before I began training I weighed about 175 lbs. I initially started training with weights to “get in shape”, but I enjoyed the strength I was gaining far more than the physique. I entered a powerlifting contest a little more than a year later with a group of friends I’d met at the gym – it was the first contest for all of us. Over the next year I competed in two other powerlifting contests, including the 2001 USPF Collegiate Nationals. Although I enjoyed the camaraderie of powerlifting, which I would later learn is common in all strength sports, I was turned off by the support equipment and various federations, each with their own rules.

In the summer of 2001 I attended the York Strength Spectacular at York Barbell. I saw my first strongman contest here, and after each event I would try out the equipment. I decided that I would enter into the next strongman contest that came around. My first contest was the Maryland State Police strongman competition, November 10th, 2001. I competed in the lightweight division. My first event was a keg carry, and I promptly tripped, sliding head and keg first across the grass. The other events went similarly. There is a steep learning curve in the sport of strongman. I worked hard to borrow or build all the implements that I would encounter in a given competition, and trained the events hard. A group of students at the University of Maryland, some of us had trained for several years alongside one another in the campus gyms, began training together for strongman competitions every Saturday. Maryland Strength Sports (www.marylandstrengthsports.com) was formed by this core group of athletes. Some of my most productive training began while training with this group of athletes. Throughout 2002 and 2003 we entered numerous strongman competitions and were very successful. I’ve competed in twelve competitions to date. A number of us continue to compete, although as members graduated and I moved, we no longer train events regularly on the weekends. I qualified and competed in the 2003 NASS nationals in Myrtle Beach, NC, and have qualified for the 2004 NASS Nationals to be held in conjunction with the 2004 GNC Show of Strength in Atlanta, GA.

Late in 2002 I developed an interest in Olympic style weightlifting. I realized that success in strongman not only required incredible strength, but also a well-rounded strength athlete. Olympic weightlifting develops speed, power, coordination, as well as strength. My friend and coach Pete VandeWater and all the members of the East Coast Gold weightlifting team took me under their wing. Technique and power go hand in hand when performing the Olympic lifts, and I’ve been working diligently to develop both. There is definitely an adjustment period when switching to a higher-volume weightlifting routine, but there is nothing like squatting 2-3 times a week, pulling heavy every workout, and putting the bar overhead consistently to build full body strength, power and stamina. In the past year I have trained solely in the gym using the Olympic lifts and related assistance work, but my ability to perform strongman events that I am familiar with has increased dramatically. I have competed in six weightlifting competitions to date.

Since Fall 2003 I have been the Founder and President of Maryland Weightlifting, a sport club sponsored by the University of Maryland Campus Recreation Services (www.crs.umd.edu) and the Student Government Association. We have practice three times a week, and have an entire weight room to ourselves during practice, as well as storage space for bars, bumpers, and other equipment. It’s great to train with like-minded lifters, surrounded by people squatting, pulling and pressing their way to greater levels of strength and power. Our goal as a club is to bring together strength athletes involved in weightlifting and powerlifting, train hard and compete. We are also trying to expose weightlifting and powerlifting to a larger audience, to demystify these sports and show people, especially fellow students, there is more to lifting weights than the bench press and big biceps.

I am currently training for weightlifting and strongman competitions. My current bodyweight is 248 lbs – a long way from 175 lbs five short years ago. I train three times a week during club practice for about 2 hours each workout. My workouts are structured so that I train snatches or cleans first, then some type of assistance exercise for that lift (pulls, snatch balances, etc.), then I generally squat and then do overhead work. I finish my workout with core and sometimes grip work, although my need for direct grip work has decreased greatly since I began Olympic weightlifting. I can close the #3 Captains of Crush gripper, but have not been officially certified. I recently set a PR total of 200 kg in weightlifting, and I am looking forward to increasing this as my technique improves. My goals are to continue to increase my power and strength while maintaining my bodyweight below 250lbs, hopefully lowering my bodyfat in the process.

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