I want to send out this post to all of DST! Everyone has showed so much support for my wife and out first child!
 
What an experience!! Hands down the best day of our lives! Every athlete at DST and every parent made it a point to contact us either by text, phone call or email. We truly have a great facility with great people!
 
My coaches all stepped up and helped run DST! A special thanks goes to Shawn Moody, Bryan Beightley, Mary Fututo, Aaron Petrun and my man Derek Moye for helping run some groups as well!
 
May 8th Elsa Concetta Daman arrived at 8:44 am! What a special day for our families! And the newest addition to the DST family as well!
 
I now have to assign a few athletes to become body guards!!
 

The joy this little girl has brought into our lives is amazing!
 
I thought I was strong. My wife completely put me to shame on May 8th as she gave birth completely natural!
She hadn’t slept in 24 hours and was able to stay strong.
 
The nurse and doctor both said this to my wife. “We have been doing this for a long time and have NEVER seen anyone as strong and tough as you!”
 

The Daman Family thanks you all for your support and we truly appreciate it!
 
Thank YOU!
 
RICK, Dena and Elsa Daman!!!

 
The 3rd Annual DST Strongman Competition is set for June 30th. This will be the 3rd year we help raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Central Pennsylvania and “Kenzie’s Krew”!
 
I thought last year was competitive. Well, this year is going to be real competitive! These guys are ripping through these 600 lb tires like they are nothing!
 
Check them out here….
 
600 lb tire flips looking easy…
 

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If YOU want to be strong and explosive like these athletes and be able to rip through 600 lb tires then click the link below!!

 
DST Athlete Sheldon Jeter has chosen to take his talents to Vanderbilt University in the fall. Sheldon has put in the time and effort and deserves the best!
 

 
Sometimes you come across athletes who are the best and think that talent alone will carry them.
 
NOT Sheldon! He spend his entire off-season preparing for his senior year. It paid off in more ways than just winning a W.P.I.A.L Championship!
 
His desire to be great will take him to even bigger places in life!
 
Sheldon might be a great basketball player but he is an even better person. DST wishes him ONLY the best as he continues his career at the college level!!

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I want to talk about Zach Tame a football player from Rochester! At our coaching facility we ONLY accept SERIOUS athletes.
 
I’m NOT talking in terms of strength or skill. I am simply talking about how bad you want “IT”!
 
Zach came to DST last year and literally had trouble with everything. He couldn’t do 1 push-up. Had issues with mobility/flexibility and doing a body weight squat was a struggle!
 
Zach NEVER missed, NEVER complained, NEVER quit, NEVER once got discouraged and thought, “this is too hard”! He kept busting his a** and today is crushing workouts today!
 
This is what DST is all about. We don’t want the athletes who “think” they are good enough. We don’t want the athletes who “think” they are already strong.
 
That’s NOT what this coaching facility is about. It’s about getting DST athletes better. We don’t care what other gyms do or what other athletes are doing. We ONLY care about what WE do and how WE will get it done. PERIOD!
 
I attached a short testimonial of Zach and a short video of Zach dead lifting 275 lbs for 3 reps. To anyone who sees this video or reads this post you have to first visualize Zach unable to perform any body weight training. Push-ups, planks, pull-ups, walking lunges, body weight squats.
 
From his 1st day over a year ago to May 2012 Zach has set goals and smashed them!
 Listen to Zach here…

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Now Watch Zach Here…
 

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These results are ONLY typical if the athletes are dedicated to our program and do what everyone else is NOT doing!
 
If YOU are a struggling athlete in the weight room and YOU want to take YOUR strength to another level find the link below!
 
If you already have an EGO before you want to train here your best bet is to NOT even sign up for a trial workout.

If you’re EGO free and want to get better then click on the link below!
 

 
Here is a message I got from parent Melissa Hammers. Her son Sam started training with us in 7th grade.
 
Big Sam has grown into one of the most focused athletes we have. YEP, he’s in 8th grade now! An 8th grade athlete who puts in the time, energy, sacrifice and will to get better.
 
I have learned over the past 3 years that kids want to be pushed. They want to work.They STILL want to WIN! They want to do things that will make them better.
 
I strongly believe kids will do what they see. If they see mom and dad not working, laying on the couch, eating crappy food or being lazy they will follow what they do.
 
The Hammer family are not only supportive they push their kids to participate in everything. They always find a way to get Big Sam to DST to train. They make the sacrifice for him and he takes 100% full advantage!
 
He has huge goals of playing for Penn State! Why NOT give him every opportunity to fight for that goal?
 
 

Here is the message Melissa left:
 
“Rick, I have a story for you. When Sam wasn’t coming to your gym for those couple of weeks he wasn’t himself. He was throwing the shot put 36 ft while working out. When he didn’t come for 2 weeks his throwing went down to 31 ft, what a big difference! He looked at Shawn and said I NEED you to get me back to Damans!! And guess what!. He came back and is throwing 36 ft again and placed 7th out of 35 teams at the MAC invitational! Out of 65 throwers! We can’t thank you enough!!! You help him so much! Again we say thank you! The Hammers”

If you want to be apart of DST and our family you have to be willing to put in the time and effort it takes! No room for EXCUSES!!
 
Space is becoming extremely limited as I now have to open a 3 pm group and my college athletes are NOT even home yet.
 
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This group is full of X-Athletes who have been training at DST for over a year. The 3 guys front squatting are serious about training and NEVER miss a workout.
 

They train 2 x a week and have grown each and every week. The other 2 guys training with Sand Bags are currently in their 2nd week and have got better each week. They also train 2 x per week.
 

I plan to post more video of this group as they always put in good work!

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If you want to train in our X-Athlete Group click the link below!

Over the past year I have seen a few girls that have became injured during sporting events. I had some girls from a local high school come to DST last year with their coach.
 

The one that sticks in my mind the most was the girl that was just released back to activity. She blew her knee out 6 months prior.
 

Could that have been prevented? Maybe or maybe not. The bottom line is if your daughter is involved in multiple sports they need to prepare the body for the demands of the sport.

My wife and I will be having our first child in less than 4 weeks. We are having a girl. With her parents being extremely active people she will grow up around a healthy lifestyle from day one.
 
She will understand and see the value in being mentally and physically strong!
 
If you pay close attention to these girls in the pictures and videos the misconception of girls getting “bulky” is put to rest. They have each gained some quality muscle and have put on close to 5 pounds over the past 2 months.
 
Quality muscle and quality strength!
 

Back to the group of high school girls who came to DST.
 
I was concerned and really wanted her to get involved in our program. Unfortunately she did NOT and about a month after that she blew her other knee out. She is 16 years old and has blown out both knees.
 

There is a misconception that females shouldn’t train. It’s time for uncles and brothers to keep quite because they are clueless of the importance when it comes to female athletes and training.

Our female athletes are AWESOME! They learn extremely fast and pay close attention to detail. This helps them progress quickly and ONLY get better results, FASTER!
 
You can’t always leave the decision up to the athlete. Parents MUST step up and get their competitive athletes involved in a proper coaching facility.
 
Our facility not only builds a better athlete. We build character, discipline, a solid work ethic and a will to succeed! These are VALUES that are overlooked today in our youth!
 

Males athletes train to get stronger, reduc the risk of injury, build muscle and prepare for the upcoming season. This applies 100% to why ALL female competitive athletes NEED to get involved into a coaching facility!
 

If your daughter is looking to play sports at the college level getting them into a proper program will ONLY put them a head of the other athletes she will be competing against for that scholarship or starting position.

Here are 2 videos of female athletes. The first video shows 3 athletes who are in their Phase I and Phase II workouts.
 

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The second video shows 3 other females athletes who have been training for over a year. Both videos are impressive and these girls will see and feel that all their hard work is going to pay off during the season.
 

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These girls are tough and have a great work ethic! They have invested their time into a proper coaching facility and will only succeed through our program.
 
If you’re interested and want to train with these DEDICATED athletes click the link below!

 
Super Fun Football Training: After you watch this video you will want to come down and train with us at DST!!
 
With the sun out I wanted to get outside more instead of being inside the gym like we are during the winter months.
 
There really is NOT a better way to mimic a football play than this type of training. This was our first time doing this and I am going to make some changes.
 
I can see the power developed in this athlete compared to last year.
 
This was Nicks first tire flip since last summer and you can see he has learned how to use his hips when flipping the tire. Lots of power can be developed through your hips. As football players that’s where we want to be explosive and strong.
 
We are taught to tackle by bringing your FEET and your HIPS with you! If you watch Ray Lewis tackle you will understand completely what I am talking about!
 
Here is how I compare each movement to the playing field
 
Tire Flips: Coming out of your stance. (Stance and then drive into your opponent)
Tire Battling: Positioning on the defensive lineman. (3 battles, 4th battle resembles a pancake)
Prowler Sprint: Coming off your block and getting to the next level. (Finishing the play!)

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I want to start sharing more training clips! These athletes train hard and are some of the most dedicated athletes I have ever been associated with in the gym!

This video has Shawn Moody a good friend, 5 am training partner and extremely intelligent coach getting these DST athletes ready for the season!

Visit Shawn on www.gamepeed.biz! What’s strong if you can’t apply that strength on the athletic field!

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Through out the week we train hard, we worry about what we are putting in our bodies to maximize results and sometimes don’t get a chance to sit back and have some fun!
 
So I thought what would be sometime that we are all NOT very good at doing. I thought about golf and then bowling came to mind.
 
All I could picture was these big lineman throwing these bowling balls down the lane and breaking the pins. This past Saturday we took 40 athletes to Baden Bowl for some Cosmic Bowling!
 
It was funny from the start! Gutter balls, people slipping and falling, bowling balls slipping out of Matt Cunningham’s hand and almost crushing my foot (got it on video)!
 
They even kicked back and ate some pizza! The best part was they all had some and we were hanging out like a BIG Family!
 
Here is a short video of DST in Action this past Saturday! I had a blast. Every athlete came and thanked my wife and I for putting this together! Which was the best part.
 
They appreciate when we get out and have some fun!
 
Hope to do something again this summer! We’ll see what we can come up with next time!
 

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Thanks Everyone!!