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Interview By\u00a0Christian Saba<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting Strongman recently got the chance to catch up with Dimitar Savatinov shortly after competing in World\u2019s Strongest Man, 2015. We asked him some hard hitting questions about cookies, strongman, and his life. Hailing from Bulgaria, and with a background in the circus, it certainly seems he\u2019s seen it all. Outside of being really strong (and a corgi lover) he\u2019s rather knowledgable and pretty badass…<\/p>\n

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SS: how do you think that your background in the circus helped to prepare you for strongman events?<\/em><\/p>\n

DS: \u201cstrongman prepared me for the circus, actually. Due to lifting and getting stronger. I started in the Bulgarian circus in 2002, at the bottom of the pyramid. So being strong really helped with that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

SS: why did you choose to pursue strongman in America, and how does it differ from the sport in Bulgaria?<\/em><\/p>\n

DS: \u201cin Bulgaria, weights were too light. Wouldn\u2019t be very fun to do. When I came to America in 2006, I started lifting more seriously and heavier here. I went into powerlifting without ever training for it. I did my first meet in April of 2007. My squat was over 700lbs, while I weighed only 265lbs. I trained for a meet in November, and squatted 779. I broke the record, which at the time was 727.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SS: after traveling the United States, why did you choose Florida to live and settle down in?<\/em><\/p>\n

DS: \u201cmy wife liked Florida, we have a good team here. After we stopped traveling the country, what I could lift increased. Being on the road made it hard to train. In 2009 when I was on the road, there weren\u2019t many strongman gyms I could stop into. Now they\u2019re everywhere, which is good. Nice to see the sport growing like that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

SS: what advice can you give to someone new starting out in strongman?<\/em><\/p>\n

DS: most important thing is to train smarter, not just hard. If you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re doing, you will get hurt. If you want to get good, train with someone at a higher level than you. They know how to get things done. Also, find someone with a body type similar to yours, because a much taller person\u2019s height might not teach you what works for your body. For example, if you have a large belly, and find yourself struggling with the log, find a person with a belly and watch them. Same as if you are short and have a problem doing stones, ask a shorter persons help.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

SS: what can you tell someone on how to not get discouraged in this sport? Also, how to not take a bad contest day\/loss personally?<\/em><\/p>\n

DS: you either win, or learn. Next time, you won\u2019t make the same mistakes. Doesn\u2019t matter how many contests you\u2019ve done, you\u2019ll still make mistakes. It happens. Many contest\u2019s experience, you\u2019ll still find you\u2019re making them. It doesn\u2019t get easier each time (losing) just move on, think about your next event. If you keep thinking of the one event, you won\u2019t do well on the next one. It\u2019s done, it\u2019s not coming back. Can only work on improving it in the gym during training. There is no one who wins all the time, I don\u2019t know this person. No one will always win all the time. The people who win a lot just pick the shows that they know they\u2019ll win, not the ones they think there\u2019s a chance at losing. No fun or challenge in that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

SS: one last thing, I hear your wife makes some pretty amazing cookies..<\/em><\/p>\n

DS: (laughs) \u201cyes, she really does. And and anyone who comes to a competition where we are, is welcome to have some.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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