Profile: Ben Emond


Biography


Ben is a farm kid from Gatineau, Québec. He joined the Canadian Forces as a Trucker in 2001, and is currently posted to Camp Borden, Ontario. He is married to Christine Rioux and has 3 daughters: Hanako, Ariane and Naomie. Ben's daughters are a very strong source of motivation.

Ben started his training when he was 14 years old, and trained off and on throughout his football career. He began training seriously in October 2005, and after 1 1/2 years of pushing iron, decided to give Strongman a try. He began his strongman training in the spring of 2007, and impressed his training partners from the outset with his infectious enthusiasm, his quick grasp of techniques, and his excellent work ethic. Ben's first goal in strongman is to finish top 12 in the province.

Special thanks to Grant Buhr for teaching Ben everything a strongman should know.



Achievements


2009
  
8th Petawawa Sportsmans Show (Pro Div)
3rd Rockbrune Bros (BARRIE)
  
2008
  
13th Dubreuilville Pro International
7th ANIMAL Strongman Series, Leg 1
7th Power of Dads (Ottawa)
6th Petawawa Sportsmans Open
  
2007
  
15th Dubreuilville Pro International
7th (HW) 3rd Annual Woodstock Open Strongman
17th (out of 24) Ontario's Strongest Man - Provincials (Ottawa)

Stats


Born: September 1979
Biceps: 18 1/2
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 270 lb
Quads: 28"
Chest: 52"
Shoulders: 58"


Photos

939 lb tire flip

939 lb tire flip
'07 OSM

Car DL

750 lb Car DL
'07 OSM

Car DL

750 lb Car DL
'07 OSM

log press

240 lb log press
'07 OSM

log press

Log press
'07 OSM

osm07

partial group pic
'07 OSM

tire

939 lb tire flip
'07 OSM

fw

266 lb (per hand) FW
'07 training

candid

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'07 OSM

car dl

Car DL
'07 training







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