Name: Brice Gimbel


Height:   6'    (183 cm)


Weight:   290 lbs    (132 kg)


Date of Birth:   9-27-78


Occupation:  Warehouse work

Previously:  Powerlifting, Arm wrestling

Currently:  Strongman, Powerlifting


NW Strongman: Hobbies other than weight training:

Motorcycles. I have a softtail custom Harley.


NW Strongman: How did you become interested in Strongman?

Some guys at the gym I train at had competed in a local contest, so I thought I would give it a try.


NW Strongman: When was your first competition?

Gold's Gym Strongman contest, Salem, OR, July 8, 2000.


NW Strongman: Tell us about your training.   Do you train alone or with partners?   Are you able to train the events year-round?   If so, how?

I train with workout partners Tod Becraft and Julie Havelka.   At the gym where we train we can do quite a few of the events inside but space is limited.


NW Strongman: Favorite Strongman event:

I like most events although I favor the medleys.


NW Strongman: Strongman you most look up to:

I look up to all the top level guys - anyone stronger than I am.


NW Strongman: During an event, what goes through your mind?   What do you do to motivate yourself?

I picture myself completing the event in perfect form.   I picture myself winning.


NW Strongman: What is a normal week like for you, with regard to training?

I train 3-4 days a week.   I train the strongman events once a week, with the other workouts consisting of squats, deadlifts and inclines.