Washington's Strongest School competition 2010

Me and Willie Austin & Kirk Chapman.

We had a brief orientation with these high school kids before their workout at "Maximum Sports Conditioning" in Bellevue, WA.

Whats up Bulky Boy bloggers!

I am going to take part as a volunteer for this upcoming contest next summer. 12 high school teams of 8 kids (4 boys & 4 girls) will compete and the top 3 teams will get prizes.

The winning high school team will receive $500 per child for Higher Education.

This contest will take place near the Seattle Center at Memorial Stadium on May 22, 2010. There will be food, music, guest speakers and much more.

It is a benefit for the "Austin Foundation". Willie Austin is the founder of this local foundation, and he is one of the reasons why I got into being a Fitness Trainer. He does so much volunteering at local high schools and community centers, trying to teach kids the value of fitness and to combat the neverending challenge of childhood obesity.

Take care,

Grant Higa Bulky Boy strongman team

600 lb raw squat (belt only)

A little slow on the top end, but man was it COLD in the warehouse this morning! 5 weeks out from that Powerlifting meet on Jan 9th.

Grant Higa Bulky Boy strongman team

Civil War is tonight on ESPN!

GO BEAVERS! Beat the Ducks tonight!


Grant Higa (Bulky Boy strongman team)

Strongman workout at Powerhouse Gym of Honolulu (11/30/09)

The shirt on Tony Le'iato's back says it all.

Andy Ramos pressing a fire hydrant overhead.

Tony Le'iato, me, Andy Ramos & Dave Silva. (left to right) Damn, were we sweating or what? We totally shocked our bodies with a bad ass workout and was ready to eat.


Lunch at Young's Fish Market. Roasted turkey tails, kalua pig, laulau, sweet potatoe, pipi kaula, scoops of rice, mac salad, beef stew bowl, squid luau and a large Fruit Punch. "ONO!"


Higa about to throw down some Hawaiian food!

This morning I met up with my friends Andy "THE HAWAIIAN HULK" Ramos, and legendary Hawai'i powerlifting champion Tony Le'iato at Powerhouse Gym.

Tony has also won the Hawaii's Strongest Man 2-times.

We met at 8:30am and had the most BRUTAL workout that I have ever experienced in a long time.

Plus, IMO it was so hot and humid in that back part of the gym. Living in Seattle has made me feel like 74 degrees is sticky hot to me. My legs were like jello after this workout.

Afterwards, we ate some mean post-workout grindz at "Young's Fish Market" off of Dillingham Blvd. KILLER HAWAIIAN FOOD THEY SERVE OVER THERE!

Flying back to Seattle tomorrow...its been a great trip! A hui hou!

HIGA MONSTER (Bulky Boy strongman team)

475 lbs for 3 reps Squat workout in Hawai'i (11/28/09)

Still trying to keep on track with my training for the Raw Squat contest on Jan, 9, 2010.
My friend hooked me up with a day pass at 24 Hour Fitness in Kaneohe cause he is the GM there. Wanted to go heavier, but I had no power belt. I'm going to have to just make up for it next week.

Aloha from Hawai'i!

Grant Higa (Bulky Boy strongman team)

Hawai'i vs Navy football game (11/28/09)

Me and a Manoa Maniac that looks like he is ready to "GET NUTS!"

The view from our seats.


There was a halftime ceremony honoring Hawai'i military.

Fans still bring their Ti Leaves into the game. They have been doing that since I was a kid.

My Aunty gave us 2 tickets to the game tonight. I haven't been to a UH football game in years, and it was my wife's first UH game too.

Really cool to see all the "Manoa Maniacs" cheering on the Warriors. It was also Military Night, and there was a flyover with two Naval jets during the National Anthem.

There are over 300,000 military servicemen/women that live on O'ahu alone. Thats alot of people, and it was a really big game because Navy was in town and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is right across Aloha Stadium.

Of course I got to relive all my childhood memories by eating fried noodles, malasadas, and boiled peanuts at the game! Only in Hawai'i can you buy concessions like that!

The Warriors won too, beating the Midshipmen 24-17. Talk to you later!

Grant Higa (Bulky Boy strongman team)

Dinner at Ige's Restaurant & 19th Puka (Waimalu, HI)

Its time for Grant to get "BULKY"!

Here is my massive Hawaiian plate dinner.

Oh man, I am going to have a tough time working out tomorrow morning. TOO MUCH FOOD!

Have a good night!

Grant Higa (Bulky Boy strongman team)