I hope you feel the surge too!

Hulk Smash!!!

So as I was doing my cardio this morning, I was listening to the playlist I worked out yesterday for TODAY’S 1st Team Black workout of Hulk vs. Hulk – Round VII, and I gotta say… I am FIRED UP. I felt that familiar feeling again… A feeling of power bubbling at my heels before surging skyward and lifting me up by the shoulders, making me light as a feather yet strong as a speeding freight train with a vengeance…

That freight train leaves the station tonight ladies and gentlemen. The momentum gets built TONIGHT under the lights of Anytime Fitness’ Aerobic Room, or as I like to refer to it “The House of Hulk.” If you are a part of team black, you are going to OWN that room tonight. I will make sure of it. Follow me with everything you’ve got, and I promise the sky is going to light up tonight. Tonight is YOUR night to prove something to yourself. To look yourself dead in the eye and say “I refuse to be my own worst enemy ANYMORE.” Tonight, you get to do something about that. You see, I hear all the tales of everyone coming in here scared that they aren’t going to be able to keep up, or that it’s going to be too intense for them, or that the pictures are too much to handle. I hear everything, believe me… But I also know those worries too. I was once that very person. I went from not being able to even HOLD myself in a push-up position to being able to do 113 in 60 seconds. Pull-ups were not only an improbability, but an impossibility. Now, I lose count…

I let my fears control me for far too long to ever let them get in the way of anybody else. Ever. Trust me when I tell you it’s going to be alright. Believe me when I tell you I know what it’s like. Be inspired when I promise that it gets better if you let it. I have been in most of your shoes. As bad as it gets, I’ve been there. Depression, cutting myself, eating disorders… You wanna talk issues? I can talk issues. PAST issues. Issues that controlled my mind and body for far too long until my soul gave way to mutiny. So remember when that feeling of “I can’t do it…” starts to come to mind, replace it with “I CAN try” and you will win EVERY TIME. For you see, the outcome isn’t predestined for you… The outcome is controlled by effort and effort alone. You get the results people don’t get by doing the work people don’t do… We’re gonna do the work people don’t do starting TONIGHT.

– Josh Cox

Oh boy…

Tami Larsen (Team Green) doing push ups during Team Black's fit test (her team's was the night before) in street clothes with a broken rib she busted during circus training. That is all serious. Every bit of it....

Alright y’all, we have a bonafide competition on our hands! Now, before I announce the team averages, I want to announce the top fit test performers!

Wall Sit – Tanisha Larsen (7 Minutes) TEAM GREEN

Plank – Paul “Mr. Randy” Larsen (9 Minutes 8 Seconds) TEAM GREEN

Push-ups – Bud Hull (104 in 60 seconds) TEAM BLACK

Crunches – Bud Hull (109 in 60 seconds) TEAM BLACK

Thor’s Hammer – Ian Nickles (4 Minutes 11 Seconds) TEAM BLACK

Even though Team Black took the top individual performance, the team averages (which is what the competition is based upon) tells a VERY different story. Keep in mind that this is the beginning. At the END of this coming 10 weeks, you are all going to be blown away by your improvements. This just puts into perspective what needs to be worked on…

Team Green Averages:

 

Push-ups: 47 in 60 seconds
Crunches: 69 in 60 seconds
Wall Sit: 2 minutes and 57 seconds
Plank: 3 minutes and 13 seconds
Thor’s Hammer: 2 minutes 1 second

 

Team Black Averages:

 

Push-ups: 38 in 60 seconds
Crunches: 55 in 60 seconds
Wall Sit: 2 minutes and 17 seconds
Plank: 2 minutes and 14 seconds
Thor’s Hammer: 1 minute 56 seconds

 

And with that… I don’t need to say anything. The numbers speak for themselves. We’re gonna get it done everybody… AhhhOOOOO!!!!!

– Hulk

Bootcamp is Still Goin’ Y’all!

Introducing: Team Prime. Welcome Autobots!

So here’s how it’s goin’ down… The group thing has got people so jacked up that we couldn’t POSSIBLY stop the group training just because Hulk vs. Hulk starts August 13th! Solution? Let’s keep it goin’! Here is the group training Hulk/Prime combination as it be:

Thursday – 6pm – Trainer: Josh

Friday – 6:30pm – Trainer: Team Prime Tye

Saturday – 12pm – Trainer: Josh

The best part… the cost! Tye and I will be charging $10 an hour instead of $15 to make sure funds can stay alright (trust me, I understand it all adds up). In essence, $30 gets you 3 hours of kick ass workouts! What better way to either keep yourself on track OR get yourself prepped for Hulk vs. Hulk?!

E-mail, call, text, or smoke signal myself or Tyrone if you have any questions! I would also like to make the point that this is not “hulk only”… meaning if you’ve got some friends that wanna come, by all means bring ’em! Spread the word! The more the merrier baby ;). Can’t wait to kick butt with all you Hulksters and Autobots!

– Hulk

PS click on the picture, listen to the song, read the words, and get ready to dig like you’ve never dug before… The time is now y’all. If you’re not pumped, get dumped! When they ask, you tell ’em Hulksters…

PPS Well deserved of a repost. Thank you to John Bidleman for the fantastic production!

Last Bootcamp: Tonight

Lightest wall sit I've EVER done! 😉

Click HERE for Train the Trainer Pictures! Videos coming shortly! Or longly… I haven’t decided yet…

Last night was FUN. No way around it, had a BLAST. Thank you to everyone who showed up (including my lovely girlfriend Taryn!) and I ESPECIALLY thank you for not making me do the 4 horsemen! I tried, you all know I tried! You all, tonight however, are not going to be so lucky…

I just want to say that tonight is going to be a very intense night. Physically and emotionally. It is a tough DAY for me in that sense because I NEVER want a challenge to end… Fortunately though, it allows us to make way for Hulk vs Hulk starting August 13th!

I just wanted to take a moment to tell you all to bring your A game tonight, because you’re gonna need it… Let’s make this last bootcamp one to remember, shall we?!

Cheryl Taylor, we miss the hell out of you.

Everyone, you’re doing Zumba after. Jessica support! AhhhOOOOO!!!!!

– Hulk

PS song is pretty self-explanatory given the weight of the situation… 😉

Train the Trainer!!

I'm ready to HURT!

Train the trainer is tonight baby birds and I couldn’t be more excited!!! Wanna know the most exciting part? The fact that tonight’s train the trainer is right before I get MY hands on YOU GUYS for one last time. If THAT’S not exciting, then I don’t know what is!

Seriously, you all better BRING IT tonight. I’m gonna keep this short since I’ll be updating with pictures and events of tonight’s butt kicking. When the smoke clears though I PROMISE I’ll still be standing! AhhhOOOOO!!!!

– Hulk

PS 3 days left…

Hulk would be nothing without you.

Tye weighing in under 200 lbs for the first time since he was 10 years old.

The 2 on the bottom have lost more weight collectively than I weight total (200 lbs). AMAZING.

Bobbi, Tye's wife, is also the lowest she's weighed TODAY since being about a sophomore in High School. HELLLOOOOO Milestones!! Bobbi, I am SO proud of you. I will NOT let your accomplishments go unnoticed!

It was Cheryl Taylor's last Hulk workout before her surgery on Monday! We are gonna miss you these last two weeks scrumptious!

Punky swearing to Cheryl I'm going to visit the day of her surgery. See Cheryl, it's on my website, so it HAS to be true now!

Today was a PHENOMENAL day. We had our first outdoor bootcamp, but more importantly some milestones were hit. Bobbi Rivera is the lightest she’s been since a sophomore in High School, Her husband, Tye Rivera, weighs under 200 lbs for the first time since he was 10 years old. Art Villareal solidified his “under 200” spot today. All you future Hulksters, this is what you get to look forward to.

Teygan Mason, Hulkster (and awesome Zumba instructor) Jessica LaVenter’s boyfriend is joining TOUGH MUDDER BABY. So far “Team Hulk” has 32 members and growing. We have the second largest team registered for Sunday, September 18th at Squaw Valley, and we are going to DOMINATE. It is my goal to cause such a ruckus that Tough Mudder has NO CHOICE but to do a story on us. Notice the camera with the microphone on the top picture in this post? Big things poppin’ for Hulk y’all. Hop on the train or get left at the station!

Alas, it was filled with some bitterness as well. It was our very own Cheryl Taylor’s last Hulk workout of the challenge before going in for hip surgery on Monday. Chery, your infectious spirit, inspiration, and constant dirty comments are going to be missed to the fullest. You are a TRUE Hulkster, and you better believe you’re gonna be having some visitors coming your way very soon!

Also, Amanda Martin’s baby sitter was feeling under the weather today and she was not able to make it today either. Don’t worry Amanda, we will be going outdoors again for you for sure!

I’d write more, but I’m starving beyond starving. Shaleena and Cory, hope you guys are ready to Hulk out!

– Hulk

PS in honor of Michael Jackson (RIP MJ!), all songs of the day today (each picture has a different one) are Jackson classics.

“They Don’t Care About Us”

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, aggravation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Bang bang, shot dead
Everybody’s gone mad

All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us

Beat me, hate me
You can never break me
Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me
chew me, sue me
Everybody do me
Kick me, kike me
Don’t you black or white me

All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us

Tell me what has become of my life
I have a wife and two children who love me
I am the victim of police brutality, now
I’m tired of bein’ the victim of hate
You’re rapin’ me of my pride
Oh, for God’s sake
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy…
Set me free

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
trepidation, speculation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Black male, black mail
Throw your brother in jail

All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us

Tell me what has become of my rights
Am I invisible because you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
I’m tired of bein’ the victim of shame
They’re throwing me in a class with a bad name
I can’t believe this is the land from which I came
You know I do really hate to say it
The government don’t wanna see
But if Roosevelt was livin’
He wouldn’t let this be, no, no

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, speculation
Everybody litigation
Beat me, bash me
You can never trash me
Hit me, kick me
You can never get me

All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us

Some things in life they just don’t wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin’
He wouldn’t let this be

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, segregation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Kick me, strike me
Don’t you wrong or right me

All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us

All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us

All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don’t really care about us

 

Disney TONIGHT!

It's on tonight - Disney Style!

Alright y’all, Disney style Hulk is in full effect tonight! Put on your best duds and get ready to let the magical world of Hulk-Disney make your legs full like 2 atom bombs got dropped off in them thighs and the back-force ripped out through your glutes and hamstrings.What could be more fun than THAT I ask? I answer… nothing. In the words of Mills Lane (The ref, not the travesty of judgement that was his court show) let’s get it on!

Yesteday I posted a teaser trailer for the slideshow, and Facebook was on that QUICK. I used an Aerosmith song and they were NOT having it at all. Looks like you’ll have to just wait 3 and a half more weeks :).

Who’s stickin’ around to do Zumba afterwards??

– Hulk

Move over TLC, this is the BLACK light special.

Time to pray those legs make it tonight...

Ohhhhhh boy. Black light tonight! TONIGHT! Better yet… TONITE!!! Which one of those is the correct spelling? Spell check says “Tonite” is wrong, but I feel like I’ve seen it typed out like that before… Hmm… BLACK LIGHT TONIGHTE! I combined them, I feel better…

What’s better than a black light Hulk workout? Black light Zumba right after!! That’s right, we’re going to clear the decks and rock the house with some black light Zumba action immediately after Hulk. Don’t worry, if you’re not there, you’re sure to hear about it ;).

What’s better than a black light Hulk workout and a black light Zumba class? My parents are probably going to come by and see Hulk in action! That means a lot to me since, you know, they created and raised me (and I like to think I turned out alright eventually!). Mama She-Hulk and Papa Hulk have the potential to be in the house and that makes me so very very excited!

What’s better than a black light Hulk workout, a black light Zumba class, and my parents coming to witness the magic? Unicorns guest DJing both classes while Lil Wayne makes it rain $100 bills every time I yell “Sound off!” Guess we’ll have to stick with the first 3…

Shirts for SURE this Saturday! Alright, time to go beat some bodies into oblivion. I’m training Taryn in 5 minutes everybody! If she breaks up with me, you all know why… because we’re doing legs today. She has no idea what she’s in for… I get down!

Song of the day is… Awesome 🙂

– Hulk

You are as young as you wanna be!

Ahh!! So excited!!!

Black light special!! It’s tomorrow! I couldn’t be more excited… I mean really, I truly couldn’t. I mean… I posted a Captain’s Log (Click here!) about it! I have special LED lights, more black lights, and more tricks up my sleeve for this one… I promise you, I’m gonna make this a workout you will never forget. If you’re not able to make it tomorrow, don’t worry, I’ll be doing more! I won’t leave ya hangin’ Hulkamaniacs ;).

Now, the next thing I’m about to say could sting a little bit… I just hope some people don’t get too offended, because that is never the goal. However, I need to say what I’m about to say or I’d feel like I’m not staying true to myself…

I’m stoked The Heat took the first game. Miami all the way baby.

Whew… there… I feel better.

“The Voice” last night was pretty good. I’m excited for the live shows! Hit me with some Vicci Martinez, Nakia, and Jorge Cologne please. Sing to me baby birds, sing to me…

Just a reminder to those who maybe didn’t get the e-mail, we’ve got Tyerone Rivera leading a group workout this Friday at 6:30pm. He’ll be doing an assortment of things that DON’T involve too much of legs (since I’ve got that covered the day before :D). I’m excited to see how it turns out, because I know it’s gonna be a doozy! The workout will be personally approved by me, so it will be Hulk worthy no doubt. Not like you all don’t have faith in Tye ;).

Song of the day… We sure are! ALL of us!

– Hulk

BOSU Tonight!

BOSU Stability Course tonight, 6:30pm at Anytime Fitness, Santa Rosa Ave.

First off, I hope everyone had an amazing memorial day! I know I sure did… but now it’s back to reality! Enough BBQ and good brew for the month… My water retention this morning definitely reminded me of that haha. I definitely needed to recharge the mental battery, but now that it’s recharged, I’m ready to destroy some bodies and create some smiles!

First order of business… BOSU stability class tonight! If you’re in the area, it’s at 6:30pm at the Anytime Fitness off Santa Rosa Ave. Get ready to get your butt kicked with what I call “quiet chaos.” It may not look like much, but internally AND externally… get ready for that butt to be severely kicked! And Core… and shoulders… Nothing is safe!!

Secondly, the shirts are DEFINITELY going to be done by this Saturday (in your possession I mean). It’s no secret that I’m very unhappy with how long these shirts are taking, and rest assured I won’t allow for this to happen next time. Not to point any fingers, but there was some slacking going on (not on my end) that has me pretty damn fired up not in a good way… But don’t worry, I’ll use that energy on y’all come Thursday when we’ve got you under the black lights 😉

Which is a perfect segway! The first themed workout is this Thursday and if you haven’t done one of my themed workouts before, get ready for the time of your life. Trust me on that.

Matt Moniz, I wanted to give you your own paragraph to let you know, we all see how much you’re DESTROYING this challenge. Your effort and tenacity definitely is noticed, appreciated, and inspiring. The change PHYSICALLY these last 4 weeks have been off the charts. Mentally, you’re definitely on point or else you wouldn’t be transforming the way you’re transforming. Keep it up my man!!!

Remember everyone, every day is a new day. If you’ve been sick, down, or just had a bad week, now is the chance to get after it. I mean REALLY get after it. The past is the past, and if you let it affect your future, well then you need a few more Hulk workouts to destroy that negative mindset. You know how I get down…

Song of the day… The chorus is my personal anthem. “Had to grind from the bottom all the way to the top/ I swear I won’t flop/ Give it all that I got/ I know why they jock… x3”

– Hulk