'Big Bad Santa' is Coming to Town - Muscle & Fitness

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First event of the day was the tire skwaat. 455 X 12 but I was in a hurry to wrap and didn't do my right leg properly and it ended up being sore the whole day. Didn't seem to show me down but man I'm sore today. Looking forward to getting my shipment of @cerberus_strength_usa gear next week so the knees are going to be protected for the long run. Repping my @beardilizer beanie to keep the dome warm while the beard looked cold as ice lol. #cerberus #beardilizer #skwaats #beardofpowah

A post shared by Big Bad Santa (@bigbad.santa) on Dec 11, 2016 at 4:07pm PST

Strongman competitor Albie Mushaney is determined to become the “world’s strongest Santa,” according to his Facebook page, and he’s well on his way.

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The father of five, who goes by Big Bad Santa on his Instagram page, regularly posts videos of himself training for competitions.

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Final event of the day was the last man standing deadlift. I get the 650 with no problem but the 50 pound jump would prove to be to much in one minute. Got the 700 to my knees but that was it. Big @strongmandl got the 7 hundo no problem for the win. Was a long day and I had an awesome time. Headed to USS nationals. Next week my shipment of gear from @cerberus_strength_usa is going to arrive and I'm sure I'll be making some serious gains and 700 will fall soon enough. @beardilizer made my beard perfect for the crowd and you'll be seeing a lot more of this guys. #deadlift #strongman #beardofpowah #beardilizer #cerberus

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He suffers from type 2 diabetes, but that’s not holding him back from his goals. His latest competition post showed him deadlifting 650 pounds with no problem.

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Mushaney took third place at the America’s Strongest Master national competition, and he doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon.

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First event today was a 260 on log, I was a little nervous since being really sick with a full blown "man cold" and had lost 6 lbs this week. Was pleased with 4 reps and this contest was a great practice run for the USS ProAm next month in Kennewick. Got to wear my @teamfrek Liv Big shirt since the contest shirts were to small. That is big Joe Chouinard behind me, he finished 8th this year at Masters Worlds Strongest man. Calling out commands was three time Oregon strongest man and 1 time Hawaii strongest man @jeff_strongman_rose it was pretty cool being around these monsters. #polarexpress #FReKstrong #FReKfamily #jackedsanta #teamfrek #logpress

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Follow Mushaney on Instagram at @bigbad.santa.

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