Athletes Corner
An Interview With NAS, Inc. State Chair
Warren Wylupski

1.  Please state your stats (age, height, weight)

42 years old, 5'8", 185 lbs

2.  How long have you been lifting?  What got you into it?

Been lifting for 24 years, can't you tell?  Been doing strongman since 2002.  Got into Strongman, because I wanted to do something with the strength that I had, that very few other people were doing.

3.  What is your favorite strongman event?  Why? 

Keg clean & press with sand!  Its tough and it looks cool!

4.  What do you think your biggest weakness is?  What are you doing to improve it? 

My shoulders suck... I have been trying to improve my shoulder strength so that I can press that damn log!

(Note: Warren is referring to a 12" 180lb wooden log that he will surely press overhead once he stops messing around...)

5.  Talk a little bit about your first experience in strongman. 

It was a hot day in Rio Rancho, and I slammed the keg into the bumper of Mike's (Adelmann) pickup truck.  Overall the contest was humbling, but I figured that with technique and training I would get better at it.

6.  What are your goals in the sport? 

Short-term Goals:

1) Finish every contest DNFing any events.

2) Have over 25 competitors at every New Mexico contest.  

Long-term goal:

1) A first place win among at least five in my weight class. 

2) Establishing a state ranking system for New Mexico.

7.  While diet isn't as important to strongmen as it is to bodybuilders, how big a role do you think it plays for you in this sport? 

Proper eating and supplementation helps to alleviate my back issues... it is also very much an issue when I drop weight for the 175 lb division.

8.  Any advice for those just starting out? 

Get yourself some implements to train at home, and come to the training days at Clay's House of Pain!

9. What's your proudest achievement in strongman?

Pulling a Humvee 30 feet with harness when others couldn't move it.  Also - putting on a  successful first Albuquerque Contest.

10.  What's the coolest thing you've seen or done, either in training or at a competition? 

800 lb deadlift without straps in Rio Rancho.

Thanks to Warren for his time and we wish him the best of luck in reaching his goals.