Pinoy Strong

02/02/2020

Grit. Heart. Strength.
The Filipino Way
Represent your roots inside and outside the gym. 🇵🇭💪🏾
Black and Grey Logo Tee available now
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Link in bio!
Shipping worldwide 📦

28/01/2020

"The House Of Kobe"
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Built in Valenzuela, the facility opened its doors on Sunday 1/26/2020, hours just before Kobe's sudden passing.
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Locals had hoped that Bryant would one day step into what they called the house that Kobe built -- a court adorned with wall-sized murals of the great legend.. 😔

Now, the facility can be served as a tribute to Kobe's legacy and his impact all over the Philippines and the rest of the world. 💛💜
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@ Valenzuela City

27/01/2020

A photo of Kobe and Gianna being painted in a basketball court in Taguig City.
A worldwide inspiration. His legend will live on.
🐍🇵🇭

24/01/2020

Pedro Landero (Olympic weightlifter )
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🏛Competed in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics
✌🏽Second Filipino weightlifter to represent the Philippines in the Olympics.
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Born on October 19, 1913, Pedro Landero competed in his first Olympic games in 1952 as a bantamweight 56kg lifter at the age of 38. He participated along side fellow weightlifter, Rodrigo Del Rosario. The two would be the only weightlifters representing the Philippines in Helsinki with Landero lifting in the 56kg category and Rosario lifting in the 60kg category. 👯
(⏮Check our previous post on Rosario, the first Filipino weightlifter to represent in the Olympics)
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In Helsinki, Landero sn**ched 87.5kg , clean and pressed 90kg, and clean and je**ed 115kg. With a competition total of 292.5 kilos , Landero placed 6th overall out of 19 lifters. Being one of the oldest lifters in the competition, (oldest was Josef Schuster 🇩🇪at 45 ) Landero was able to beat out 13 other lifters.
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Landero would represent the Philippines again in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. He was unable to make a total in 1956. Although he wasn't successful as his previous Olympic performance in 1952, he was still able to lay it on the line on the biggest stage at the age of 43.
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Pedro Landero is 🇵🇭💪🏾

23/01/2020

"In fields of battle, deliriously fighting,
Others give you their lives, without doubt, without regret;
Where there’s cypress, laurel or lily,
On a plank or open field, in combat or cruel martyrdom,
If the home or country asks, it's all the same--it matters not."
- a verse written by Jose Rizal before his excecution in 1986.

The Oblation by Guillermo Tolentino

21/01/2020

Roland Dantes (bodybuilder, martial artist, actor)
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🇵🇭Mr. Philippines Title (1969-1980)
🌟4th place in the 1969 Mr Universe
🌍Competed in multiple Mr Universe and Mr World competitions
🥋Grandmaster of Filipino Martial Arts
🎬One of Philippines' most renowned actors
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Born in 1945 in the city of Cotabato, Dantes took up bodybuilding at the age of 18 and won his first major competition claiming the Mr Novice Title in 1965. Later, Dantes won the "Mr. Philippines" bodybuilding title five times between 1969-1980. He also competed internationally. In 1969, Dantes competed against a young Arnold Schwarzenegger and placed fourth place in his first Mr Universe. Dantes went on to place in the top five at several more Mr Universe events up until the early 1980s. 🌟💥
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Aside from bodybuilding , Dantes was a grandmaster in Filipino martial arts (Arnis, Kali). He served as an advisor for the Philippine army and helped promote the art of Modern Arnis in different parts of the country. He would serve as the President and Chairman of the Philippine Council of Kali Eskrima Arnis Masters in 2005. He would promote Filipino Martial Arts until well onto his 60's. 👊🏽
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During and after his bodybuilding career , Dantes went on to the entertainment business becoming a well known Filipino actor. Dantes was famous for his leading role in the Hollywood production of “The Pacific Connection”. Other films included "Angelfist" and "Arnis: The Sticks Of Death". 📽
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On March 16, 2009, Dantes would pass due to heart complications, leaving back a legacy that will be remembered by his students and Filipinos everywhere.
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Roland Dantes is 🇵🇭💪🏾


@ Cotabato City

19/01/2020

08/01/2020

Salvador del Rosario aka The Mighty Mite (Olympic weightlifter)

Nephew of Rodrigo Del Rosario (previous post!)
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🏛4 time Olympian (1948,1968,1972,1976)
🏆Flyweight (52kg) World Champion 1970
🇵🇭Multiple Phillipine National Champion awards
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In 1948, competing as 60kg lifter in the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City, Rosario finished 4th place (out of 23 lifters) with a 105kilo clean and press, 92.5 kilo sn**ch, and a 120 clean and jerk combining for a 317.5 total. Rosario was one of the first Filipinos to break the 700lb barrier in a strength sport 💪🏾 👊🏽
Rosario would later compete in multiple world championships with a career best total of 322.5 kilos as 52kg lifter in the 1970 World Championships in Columbus ,Ohio where he took home the gold.🥇 _____________
Rosario would go onto compete in 3 consecutive Southeast Asian Games where he took home 3 silver medals (1977) , 2 gold medals and 1 bronze (1979) , 1 silver medal (1981)
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With all the accomplishments made through his career, there is no doubt Rosario is one of the most accomplished weightlifters from the Philippines.
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Salvador Del Rosario is

08/01/2020

through heritage and bond .