ECWA Pro Wrestling March 5, 2010

This Saturday March 5, 2011 JJ the Crew Guy will be back in the ECWA ring taking on two of my arch nemesis. To say I do not like the Miami dancing machine Da, Da Deserter Chance, or the ECWA Champion, if you can call him that, Mega would be an understatement. I have had an extensive history with both and an intense hatred has developed between us.

What does this mean? This means you will not see a technical masterpiece of a match, you will not see a 1001 holds, you will not see me or any of my Revolution members do a 450 splash, or even a moonsault this time around. You will see the brawl of the decade. A brawl that is going to leave both Chance, and Mega crippled and out of wrestling for some time.

This will not be pretty, this will not be a showcase for the Super 8 tournament or even future Super 8 consideration, but it will be entertaining and worthy of a main event on any wrestling companies’ card.

Bell time is 7:00 this time around, not 7:30. Doors open at 6pm with meet and greets then, and again at intermission.

http://ecwaprowrestling.com/East_Coast_Wrestling_Association_2011/HOME.html

See you there!

JJ the CrewGuy

Whey Protein

This past weekend I took a client of mine to my secret shopping spots to help him with his diet. He has been in the iron game a long time and even competed in some bodybuilding contests.
To my pleasure they just started making this months cheese, and I was able to purchase some whey. Well to my amazement he had no clue what I was buying and that whey was not a powder. So I thought I would post a picture of what your whey protein starts out as before it has been filtered or whatever your brand does to process it.

This is whey as raw as you can get it and in this state they do not use it as a protein supplement, but as an antibiotic. I also found out that it has a long shelf life, in fact the Amish lady I bought it from has never heard of it going bad. It does need to be refrigerated. The taste.....well it is not offensive, and it is tolerable, but it is not your chocolate cookie dough either :D

The Agony of Defeat

I want to thank all my fans and enemies that came out on Saturday to watch me compete.

The match was fast paced and brutal. I had a number of gnarly bruises and welts upon awakening Sunday, and thankfully the one client I had scheduled for personal training cancelled at the last minute allowing me a day of much needed recovery.

Though this was my first ever “chain match” I have to say that at around the five minute mark of what turned out to be a ten minute contest I felt comfortable and at home with using such a weapon in the ring. Unfortunately, the damage had already been done and my fate sealed by the master of “chain matches” Glenn “the Beast” Osborne within those first few minutes of learning the nuances of the chain in the ring. It pains me to admit this, call it lucky, call it skill, call it whatever you want, but on Saturday night “The Beast” was the better wrestler and won deservingly so.

While most wallow within the agony of defeat, I tend to flourish. Defeat, like injuries allows me to find weaknesses in my training and game. Coming into Saturday night my main points to be addressed were weaknesses I uncovered in the previous month; conditioning, and ankle stability. I am pleased to say my conditioning far exceeded expectations, and I easily could have gone 60 minutes. Ankle stability and flexibility was improved, but still not up to par. Already I have begun preparing for next months match by adjusting my training to focus more on ankle re-habilitation along with addressing strength issues within the shoulder and hips. I also need to add a little speed to my program and I believe a five pound drop in body weight may will accomplish this

Have no fear from the ashes of agony I will rise up and be victorious next month.

-JJ

ECWA - Big show March 20, 2010 – Hall of Fame

While I have not yet been notified about my opponent for the show, it is with great honor that I am to be inducted into the ECWA’s Hall of Fame on March 20.
Please accept this as my personal invitation to come on out and celebrate my first 13 years in the wrestling business first hand!

And to make it perfectly clear, this is in no way a retirement party. I easily have another 13 years of fight left in the tank!

More to come leading up to March 20, including a timeline of never before published –anywhere- look at my accomplishments to date in the ECWA!

Greater Newark Boys' & Girls' Club
109 Glasgow Drive
Rt. 40 & #1 Positive Place
Newark, DE 19702
Doors open: 6:30 p.m.
Showtime starts: 7:30 p.m.

For all show information, venue, tickets, directions
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
For info and reserved seating call (302) 750-3803
or e-mail at: inquire@ecwaprowrestling.com

Child Obesity

As a certified Renegade Trainer, and part of Renegade Training, we are working to tackle the problems of child obesity. Currently there is a great article on the subject posted by Renegade Training’s founder John Davies.
http://forums.prosource.net//viewtopic.php?f=34&t=16246
I urge you to read it, as it does offer specific solutions regarding the epidemic of obesity among the youth of today. The workout provided can be applied to children and adults of all ages. Feel free to join in the forum discussion and if you need help implementing the program just ask on the forum, or give me, or any other Renegade Trainer a shout.

JJ vs Special Olympics? Saturday Nov 14 2009

Big match this Saturday November 14 I will be applying my Renegade wares at the Greater Newark Boys and Girls Club in Bear, Delaware. It is really shaping up to be a great card as it is the “night of unusual matches.” You can check out the rest of the card as well as get directions at http://ecwaprowrestling.com/main/index.html


Now, you may read the official write up and say to your self “come on JJ, one of your opponents is a Special Olympian.” Make no mistake Jon Stoklosa is a beast too. I have seen this guy in the gym and he tosses up 355 on the bench like most people would 135. He is such a talent that Sports Illustrated for Kids did a whole feature on him. And make no mistakes either in assuming I will show leniency on my opponents because one of them is a Special Olympian. I will give not only Jon, but Glenn the beat down they deserve and show that once again Renegade Training will reign Supreme!

Official Writeup By: Josh Martin

Months of insults & bad blood lead to this!
It's been a wild past few months in the ECWA which saw a wily veteran and his demented manager almost cause riots with certain fans every time they enter the arena. With all the bad blood and insults another wily veteran selects one of the angry fans to be his manager and the scenario has intensified!

For many years devoted fan, Jonathan Stoklosa has been sitting at ringside and enjoying the hours of matches he has witnessed here in the ECWA. Jonathan is a well respected Power Lifting Champion with the Delaware Special Olympics and he has went on to national notoriety over the years. Well respected on a national level and here at home, you wouldn't want to find a nicer and more talented individual. Over the years, Jon has struck up a great friendship with The Beast Glen Osbourne as he and Glen have spent many hours sitting and chatting about Power Lifting. But a few months ago something in Jon snapped that surprised everyone, including his longtime friend Osbourne!

Enter the master of mischief, manager Sebastian Night and his ego driven maniac, J.J. The Crew Guy. Several months ago they began taunting Jon and the other Special Olympics athletes sitting at ringside. What started out to be selective taunts, became full all out insults hurled from Crew Guy and his diabolical manager. And most of the slurs and insults were directed toward Jonathan! What they didn't bargain for was that Jon and his friends would stand up to them in nearly causing riots that had to be quelled by security. The loud mouth duo also got something else they never bargained for. . . The Beast Glen Osbourne would stand by his longtime friend Jonathan Stoklosa and would go on to let Jon accompany him to ringside.

This has infuriated J.J. Crew Guy and his manager, Sebastian Night. So much so that Night and his superstar have challenged Osbourne and his friend Stoklosa to a special tag team match at ECWA's Night of Unusual Matches! No doubt more mayhem will ensue, but just who will back up their war of words? We will find out on November 14 at the Greater Newark Boys & Girls Club.

Business Lesson: "Free has no Value."

A couple months back I had a young man approach me with questions about training. He wants to play varsity baseball after a several year layoff from the game. This is nothing new. I get approached all the time. We will call this one Joe. I have seen Joe in the gym often, he practically lives there. He is your typical gym rat stuck on a bodybuilding routine and a diet of protein shakes, chicken and stuff from the restaurant across the street in an effort to get “big” and “strong”. Very little, if any, of the work he does currently is going to translate to being competitive on the field (lots of machine/isolation movements combined with slow heavy poundage work with improper form.)
Joe appears too sincere and I tell him I can train him and this is my rate. Of course Joe balks and says he is broke, that he is only a student and can’t afford such a rate. Before you think me evil, I know for a fact his parents are well off and they more than just give him a small allowance for making his bed in the morning, but I play along and let him coerce me into training alongside instead of working up an individual training and nutritional program and all that jazz just for him.
“How bout Tuesday? You can workout with me, do what I do and figure it out from there.” Joe enthusiastically agrees but I still have that wait and see attitude. I have made similar offers to different people probably a 100+ times over, and it is usually ends the same every time. If he shows and up and has the right attitude and work ethic then I will of course do everything in my power to see he makes the team. I love mentoring young athletes, and I am quite good at it.
Well guess what, Tuesday’s Gone (how bout that Skynyrd reference?) and no Joe. Sure glad I did not wait before starting my workout. “Free has no Value!”

Before I became a Renegade Trainer, I owned and operated a Landscape business. During the five years of operation one lesson above all others seemed to keep recurring; “Free has no value.” Now that I have switched businesses one lesson above others seems to be recurring, now more than ever, “Free has no value.”
Never mind that I have been trained by the best.
Never mind that I have access to the knowledge base of the best.
Never mind that I have the backing of the WORLDS best trainers, Renegade Trainers.
If it is free, somehow it seems to be without value to the general public.
Perhaps I need to pose this riddle to Frank Gorshin?
I am sure Adam West could figure it out easily.
Aren’t the best things in life free?

More on Joe in my next blog, stay tuned.