At the end of June, I won the 220-pound weight class and overall middleweight division at the United States Strongman Nationals in New York, earning an invite to compete in the 105-kilogram World’s Strongest Man in Liperi, Finland. It was enthralling to be at the competition for the first time.

Competition day dawned and as usual, I felt like total garbage and didn’t want to lift anything.

Go from Steve Urkel to Brian Shaw by eliminating these weaknesses.