Stelios Karakonstantis is an AAPTE certified personal trainer with a Nationally Accredited Personal Training (NCCA)-AAPTE-CPT certification as well as an Exercise Fitness Specialist license through Hofstra University.
In addition to fitness Stelios also has 17 years of Martial Arts experience holding a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Kempo and a 2nd Degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has also taught at multiple martial arts institutions throughout Long Island and has been an official judge at many tournaments.
Stelios also continued his training and academic studies in China at the University of Beijing and Li Xin University in Shanghai while completing his related course work. He has also presented his research at various research conferences to multiple colleges including Adelphi University and the University of Wisconsin about fitness and health. After graduating from Adelphi University he completely dedicated his life to fitness and exercise. His experiences and credentials make him a qualified fitness and health professional.
THE ASYLUM
This is the place for the members that have set the standard for the rest of us at Stronghold. The individuals below have completed very intense feats of physicality at the expense of their prior self imposed limitations.
Tred Lightly...this is not for the sane.
DEADLIFT LAB DEATH BY DEADLIFT: 143 Deadlifts at 80% of bodyweight in 13 minutes.
2000M ROW 6:57:08
HELLATHON ROW 800M 3:14 SKI 800M 3:51 AIRDYNE 50 CAL 7:21 TOTAL TIME 14:26
BENCH PRESS LAB 100 Reps of Benchpress at 60% of bodyweight in 5:22
Complete a 60 minute effort on the assault bike the minimum is 600 calories. Then perform 10 Burpees EMOM for 20 minutes. 667.9 calories and 200 burpees
KETTLEBELL LAB Kettlebell complex: 1.Double Kettlebell Swing 2.Double Kettlebell clean and press 3.Double Kettlebell rack squat Ascending Ladder unbroken with 70lbs; 8 rounds, 108 total reps
HELLATHON: Complete 500m Row, 500M Ski, then25 cal assault bike in under 7 minutes. Completion time 6:10
HELLATHON: Complete 500m Row, 500M Ski, then25 cal assault bike in under 7 minutes. Completion time 6:37
HELLATHON: Complete 500m Row, 500M Ski, then25 cal assault bike in under 7 minutes. Completion time 6:27
REMNANTS: Complete 70 calories and 100 Kettlebell squats in under 10 minutes Completion time:
REMNANTS: Complete 70 calories and 100 Kettlebell squats in under 10 minutes Completion time:
2nd Attempt REMNANTS: Complete 80 calories and 100 Kettlebell swings in under 10 minutes Completion time: 9:12
BURPEE LADDER 1 to 15 Burpee ladder with sprinting in between after each rep. Complete 120 Burpees in under 10 Minutes. Completion Time: 9:50
BURPEE LADDER 1 to 15 Burpee ladder with sprinting in between after each rep. Complete 120 Burpees in under 10 Minutes. Completion Time: 9:59
MAKE YOUR BED: Row 1600M, the amount of time it took you to finish will be the amount of time you plank for. Row and Plank time: 7:34
MAKE YOUR BED: Row 1600M, the amount of time it took you to finish will be the amount of time you plank for. Row and Plank time: 7:34
REMNANTS: Complete in under 10 minutes: Row 55 Calories Push-Ups 50R Row 55 Calories Push ups 50 Completed in 8:27
PUNISHMENT Complete 100 Reps of push press unbroken in under 10 minutes. Every time the weight drops, you must do 20 Burpees. Completion time: 9:12/80 burpees.
2nd Attempt REMNANTS: in a 10 minute work cap, you must complete 60 calories on the Ski-Erg followed by 100 push-press in 8 minutes the remaining 2 minutes will be a plank.
2nd Attempt REMNANTS: in a 10 minute work cap, you must complete 60 calories on the Ski-Erg followed by 100 push-press in 8 minutes the remaining 2 minutes will be a plank.