HIGA introduces "Imperial Fitness & CrossFit"



Check out the new home of "THE HIGA MONSTERS" and where we will get some serious training.  For more information, check out the gym's websites:

http://www.imperialtraining.com/ and  http://imperialcrossfit.com/

Aloha,

Grant Higa Bulky Boy strongman team

Eastbound Bar & Grill Beer Belly Contest Lakeside, CA



This past Saturday was the 1st annual Beer Belly Contest at Eastbound Bar and Grill in Lakeside, CA. A great crowd showed up for the festivities and they got there early, as the bar was also celebrating its 1 year anniversary. KSON-FM, San Diego FOX News, as well as other small media outlets were on hand to report the contest, as well as the best fricken clothing brand in the world was there to hand out shirts and hats to stoked contestants who were busy wolfing down burgers and guzzling various brews in anticipation of getting there bellies in tip-top shape. A east county band, most appropriately called the "Love Handles", were there to play some tunes after the contest and a beer garden was erected outside so beer could flow freely to contestants and willing patrons. Eastbound Bar and Grill had a great family atmosphere and the employees were very nice and helpful. We plan on helping with the event next year and there should be no excuse for members of the brotherhood not to attend and compete, because there's beer to be drank, burgers to be eaten, and beer bellies to show off and I know you guys would kill it! Anyway, mahalo to Eastbound Bar and Grill for letting us participate and mahalo to all who showed up. And for people who missed the event, we'll see you next year. Aloha and start working on your beer bellies for next years event!!!!

The HIGA MONSTERS last day at "The Warehouse" (Kent, WA)



It was a somber day for me and my training partners today. We had to move out of Chipman Relocations due to a corporate decision that they wanted to downsize their operations, and sadly my strongman equipment was part of it.

If it wasn't for Marv Michaud, I wouldn't be the strongman Pro I am today. This man would be at the office at 6am to open up the Warehouse for us because we had an upcoming strongman contest. How cool is that?

He would set up a semi-truck pull because I had that event in a contest, so he hung around for an extra 2 hours to rig that up for me.
All he would ask for was that we did well in our competitions. So we would bring him some Bud Light every once in a while, or a contest t-shirt.  He loved the Bulky Boy decals I gave him and immediately put them on his car.

Many people have trained with us: Jesse Marunde (R.I.P.), Corey St Clair (Pro strongman), Odd Haugen (Pro strongman/promoter) "Sarge" & Breck Gault from the Sequim Crew, Adam Keep (LW Pro strongman), Marshall White (Pro strongman), Peter Rundberg (Sweden), and Stan "The Rhino" Efferding.

Zack Nims won the Teen HW Amateur National Championship, then his LW Pro card last year.
Kristyn Vytlacil Whisman won the Women's Lightweight & Middleweight Amateur National Championship.
Rocco Liogghio won the Master's Amateur Strongman National Championship.

All of these people came from the Warehouse. If you asked anyone where HIGA MONSTER trains and they would say "Oh, he's at that Warehouse, right?"

We were there when it was awful hot in the summers that the concrete would "sweat" while doing tire flips or sled drags and it would suck to do those events.
We were there in the middle of winter when it was cold as a mutha and it took you 40 minutes to just break a sweat. The cold metal would sap all the heat from your hands as you tried to warm up with Farmers walks.

My training partners would drive from near or far to train, and thats what I love about my fellow HIGA MONSTERS. We bled and sweat together. No matter what the environment tried to throw against us.

Alot of people have showed up once to workout, then said they would be back. Yea right...not too many returned. Talk is cheap, but my crew would show up to train no matter how far. I love that! They make me a better Strongman.

Thank you Marv Michaud for all you have done for me and my crew. We love you and will miss seeing you on early Sat mornings.  You have sacrificed a great amount of your time in order for us to succeed, and we will never forget that.

Grant Higa Bulky Boy strongman team

Are you the next Bulky Boy Sales Rep......?

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• Must have 2+ years of apparel industry outside sales experience along with other complimentary accessories lines
• Motivated & driven individual with a strong feel for the essence of our brand
• Existing relationships with specialty and mainstream retailers
• Proven history/ability to sell and grow sales within a specific territory

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• Detailed planning and execution of positive growth plans within the territory
• Creating and manage product assortment plans for each assigned account
• Act as liaison for local events and tours to ensure brand presence
• Attend regional and national industry related tradeshows
• Identify target market
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Bulky Boys Next Top Model of the Month Contest

Post a picture of yourself, or someone wearing Bulky Boy gear, on the Bulky Boy Facebook page and enter to win $50 worth of Bulky Boy swag and be Bulky Boys top model for the month. We will decide which pictures to throw into a pool of finalist on our Bulky Boy blog every week and on the week of March 7^th, we will decide which picture was the most creative and give the winner some killer Bulky Boy swag. By creative I mean funny, artsy, or any clever ideas that may come to mind. We do ask contestants refrain from submitting pictures that are xxx or morbid, because here at Bulky Boy we preach honor, respect, and ohana, and there is no place for that junk here in the brotherhood! Be sure to give contact info in the caption when posting a picture. If you have any question, please feel free to message us via Facebook. To post a picture, please click on this link to our Facebook page: Bulky Boy Model Contest

Slim Gillian rockin the "Crusade"

Kelley Thomas rockin the "Tribal" T

Creighton Felise rockin the "Tappa"

Edgar Asuncion rockin the 23@19

Patric Pacolba feelin it in the "In Our Blood" T

Anthony Ellis sporting the "Athletics" T

Ken Nowicki, 300kg Reverse Band Deadlift

Went upto a 240k squat for a belt only triple and followed it with some reverse band deads yesterday. The bands took about 30kg off the bottom and nothing off the top; previous sets were 60, 100, 140, 180, 220, 260kg all for 5reps a set.

I started work on my Arnold's video today, coming together nicely just need to getsome good footage the next few weeks to hopefully make it a great video!

Here's the reverse band video:

HIGA MONSTER trains w/Anthony Harris (Naval Station Pearl Harbor)



Aloha,

Grant Higa Bulky Boy strongman team