Name: Ben Smith
On-air name: Ben Smith
Stats: 5-11, ~195lbs
Body type: former fat boy
Favorite training lifts/styles:
--Olympic
--Meltdown-style circuits
--sprint/speed work
--CrossFit
--distance running (since March 2005)
History:
--December 19944: 265-270lbs @ 15yrs
--February 1996: 155-160lbs @ 16yrs (wrestler's diet)
--December 1996: 185-190lbs @ 17yrs
--1997-2001: college yo-yo ~200-220lbs
--August 2000: first logged, persistent weight training
--2001-2006: 190-215lbs depending on training goals and general motivation
--currently: ~195lbs, modified cyclical ketogenic diet (modified due to hamstring injury making HIIT nearly impossible through the summer), BF%: no freaking clue, guessing ~20% (can't do much less without surgery)
Hobbies:
--nutrition and rehab/stability exercise research
--reading
--line dancing
--watching the "Nasty Girls" workout video on CrossFit
