All times are GMT-8. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. I'll say. He was 55, died suddenly. Mike Jenkins (November 3, 1982 – November 28, 2013) was an American professional strongman competitor from Westminster, Maryland. Mike Jenkins (November 3, 1982 – November 28, 2013) was an American professional strongman competitor from Westminster, Maryland. [1], Jenkins competed in the inaugural Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships in 2010 and won that contest. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. He caught it from a Facebook friend. As far as I know, his supplementation program didn't directly affect anyone on this forum. “The cardiomyopathy is due to anabolic steroid abuse” that was “longstanding in keeping with the heart abnormalities.” In addition to steroids, Coroner Hetrick examined stimulants found in Mike and reported that “DMAA (Methylhexaneamine), in combination with caffeine, probably caused cardiac dysrhythmia that led to cardiac failure in a heart weakened from prolonged steroid abuse.”.
Events are not performed in the offseason in order to allow his body to recover, so conditioning is addressed via “rowing and sled work.” Mike prefers a 12 to 15 weeks pre-competition cycle during which volume decreases as load/intensity increases. [5] He set a joint world record in the hip lift event with Nick Best with a lift of 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb).
For deadlifts he recently switched to high reps with straight legs, sumo straight legs, and heavy rows.” Jenkins elaborated that he would train some strongman events for speed rather than at contest level weight to give his central nervous system a break and because “It’s like running, you have to run fast to get fast.”. 512-471-4890. Bronner, Simon J. Mike was 31, recently married, a successful business owner and a juggernaut of a strongman in the prime of his life.
In less than a month he would be dead. We've recently done a major upgrade, so pardon our dust as we get everything in place. All rights reserved (About Us). There are videos of Mike doing CrossFit workouts of the day such as Grace-which for a man is 30 power cleans with 135 lbs, which he completed in 2 minutes. Jenkins was able to achieve this finish by beating Shaw on the circus dumbbell of 242lbs, lifting the bell with one arm for 8 reps and finishing second to Brian with two reps over a 48” bar with a 535lb stone to Brian’s four reps with that stone. Author. Second, both bodybuilding and strongman are relatively obscure sports and many people who use steroids for football or other big name sports, may not even know who they are.
Condolences to Mikes family & friends, very sad indeed... certainly a tragedy(ain't none of us gonna get outta here alive...) but more than that. Lutcher Stark Center © 2019 / All Rights Reserved. The myth of the times was that he a) died from Crack (it was regular Coke) and b) he was a first time user (he was not). Family, friends and fans mourn the loss of strong man Mike Jenkins who passed away yesterday morning at the age of 31. He was a college and professional football player before switching over to strongman competition in 2007. 403 DeLoss Dodds Way Please support high-quality local journalism. Volume 12,13 Index . Early reports indicate he passed away in his … http://www.local21news.com/sports/fe...dies-659.shtml, http://goalorientedtraining.wordpress.com/, Maybe you sleep with a Captains of Crush gripper under your pillow or lift stones for fun and think 20-rep squats are the key to enlightenment, as well as to gains in muscular size, strength and fitness. As examined in detail by Mr. Bronner, Mike’s untimely passing has caused competitors and promoters to reflect on how athletes can achieve world class strength in a manner that does not risk their health. The death certificate listed Mike’s death as “accidental due to an enlarged heart” with the cause being “a combination of heart dysrhythmia and heart failure.” Mike’s heart muscle had abnormal contraction bands and wavy fibers accompanied by small vessel disease. “I don’t deviate from simple movements until they stop working and they haven’t. These interviews coincided with Mike’s outstanding performances in high level strongman contests such as the Arnold and WSM. (Image from YouTube.). Mike took his mother to a local Strongman contest on Mother’s Day 2007 to watch and that same year he won Maryland’s Strongest Man in August at 325 pounds.
[5], Mike Jenkins died on November 28, 2013, aged 31, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania[6][7][8], Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships, Derek Poundstone Wins America’s Strongest Man, Brian Shaw Wins Arnold Strongman, Mike Jenkins is Second, Mike Jenkins Wins Giants Live–FitX Melbourne 2012, "Strongman Mike Jenkins, 31, dies – WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg – Local Sports", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Jenkins_(strongman)&oldid=966399959, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 July 2020, at 22:12. In summation. In September of 2012 Mike competed in the World’s Strongest Man Contest and finished in 5th place while being hampered by a knee injury, most likely from his football days where he had suffered medial collateral ligament tears. Condolences appeared on the CrossFit Gamma Facebook page on Thanksgiving Day and haven't ceased. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. For squats, I throw in back, fronts and zerchers. Given a few more years, perhaps Mike would have but Greg never really won any major contests and just seemed to disappear. The Return of Iron Game History; Table of Contents, Doped Athletes as Enhancement Models for the Twenty-first Century, New at The Stark: The Max Furek/Steele Jungle Collection, Breaking the Physique Barrier: Steve Reeves and the Promotion of Hercules, The USA vs. the World: A Statistical Analysis of American, World, and Olympic Weightlifting Results, 1970-1992: Part 2, Science from Strength: Thomas L. DeLorme and the Medical Acceptance of Progessive Resistance Exercise, A Snatch for the Ages; IGH Subscription Form. In one year, Cocaine use in the US went from 8 million users to 3 million users. Thanksgiving in the United States is one of the most popular holidays, always falling on the last Thursday in November, but it reality it is a four day celebration of family, friends, food, football, and recently shopping. What do you think is the reason for this lack of true journalism?
While at JMU, he developed into a 290 pound starting offensive lineman and captain on their 2004 National Championship Football Championship Subdivision team. The University of Texas at Austin, He won the Maryland's Strongest Man contest in 2007 which qualified … Bronner’s interview of Mike provides a roadmap for any strength athlete to follow once his career was over: Mike wanted to make his gym a success, continue to mentor youth, and devote himself to his family. He caught it from a Facebook friend. The story said he died in his sleep.
Live and let live. Five million people stopped using cocaine in the US because Lenny Bias died. Jenkins was just starting to look like a strong contender for the WSM title. The 6-6, 400-pound Jenkins captured the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, an event named after Arnold Schwarznegger. Flowers and candles were “streaming” into the entrance way at CrossFit Gamma, a gym owned by strongman Mike Jenkins, Friday according to the gym's Facebook page. Jenkins bested the entire field by being the only Strongman to press the Austrian Oak- all 456lbs of it as well as lifting the 255lb Circus dumbbell for 7 reps. Mike sealed his victory with a record timber carry of 7.42 seconds which was .14 seconds quicker than Poundstone, who came in second overall, one point behind Jenkins.
I figure it's probably a bit of both but is there more to it than that? Mike Jenkins, one of the strongest men in the world and a Dauphin County resident, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. First, I don't think either one of them made enough of an impact on their respective sports. More than just a strongman, a generous and kind, charitable man by all accounts.
The next issue of Power Magazine remembering Mike Jenkins. Subscribe to PennLive. Most of us are committing a form of slow motion suicide with our dietary choices, life choices, some sort of choice that is likely to shorten our lifespan. My son told me this earlier today. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. How to Use Power Twister? Mike had normal jobs following his graduation from JMU with a bachelor’s degree in sports management as well as a masters degree in athletic administration- but he missed having athletic goals. Bronner profiles the recently passed strongman Mike Jenkins, with photographs << Back to IGH Archive. This is very sad news. Mike Jenkins (November 3, 1982 – November 28, 2013) was an American professional strongman competitor from Westminster, Maryland.
Mike Jenkins, 2012 Arnld Strongman Champion and WSM Finalist, Dead at 31. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Is it because they think the fantasy will sell much better than the reality? Jenkins won the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, finishing ahead of former champions Derek Poundstone, Zydrunas Savickas and Brian Shaw,[4] and won the Giants Live event in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on March 17, 2012, which qualified him for the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest later in the year.