FUNK ROBERTS ON TMZ.COM

I finally made the world’s #1 Online Celebrity Gossip Website, TMZ.com, not that it’s a goal of mine, but I’ll take the TMZ Muscle Madness Contest any day.

With over 100,000 entries Funk has made the top 100 – TWICE!

Check out the pics and please leave a positive comment for me, so I can make the Top 5

Thanks so much to Dave Reid for getting me up on TMZ in the first place.

Dave is one of my closest friends in the world, #1 Funk Roberts supporter and President of the Funk Roberts Fan Club (don’t think we have any members yet, but ya gotta start somewhere)

As they say, Onwards and Upwards!

Funk

P.S. - I knew that damn Chest Crusher would come in handy one of theses days. (second pic)

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TMZ Muscle Madness Contest - PIC #1
#12/98 - http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/tmzs_muscle_madness_contest#51878

TMZ Muscle Madness Contest - PIC #2
#67/98 - http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/tmzs_muscle_madness_contest#51864

FUNK 50 FOR ABS PART 3 – CORE CRUSHERS

FUNK 50 FOR ABS PART 3 – CORE CRUSHERS

Part 3 of my Funk 50 for Abs Workout Series is guaranteed to flatten your stomach, reduce the risk of lower back pain and improve your day to day life activities.

CORE CRUSHERS WORKOUT
300 Push Up (Plank into Push Up) – 10 reps
Belly Blasters – 10 reps
Pushup Superman w/ Alternating Arms –10 reps each leg/arm
Funky Plank w/Alternating Knee to Opposite Elbows - 10 reps each knee
Hold the Bridge (Bridge/Hip Raises) – 10 reps

FLATTEN YOUR STOMACH WITH CORE CRUSHERS

Having sway back and scoliosis, I created the Funk’s Core Crushers to help strengthen my lower back as well as increase my performance playing beach volleyball. My results were stellar. So stellar; I started to incorporate it with my clients and during my fitness bootcamps and have seen stellar results.

When someone talks about the core, they're referring the muscles deep within the abs and back, attaching to the spine or pelvis. Some of these muscles include the transverses abdominis (TVA), the muscles of the pelvic floor, the lats and the oblique, just to name a few.

These muscles are where movement originates and it's also the source of our stability. Whether you're running, lifting weights or picking up your child, these 'core' muscles help keep your body stable and balanced.

Strengthen the core may take a while to develop, but in the long run the benefits are endless.

The nice thing about the Core Crushers is that you can do them during commercials while watching TV.

Add this workout to the Funk 50 part 1 and Funk 50 part 2 each week with a healthy diet and cardio.

I guarantee that you will see results as fast as 3 weeks.

BENEFITS OF THE CORE CRUSHERS
Flatten your Abs
Better Flexibility
Reduced Lower Back Pain
Increase Physical Strength
Improve Balance
Better Athletic Performance
Perform Daily Life Activities with Ease

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FUNK TO SHAVE FACIAL HAIR FOR MOVEMBER

That's right folks, the beard, burns, moustache, everything is GOING, GOING, GONE! Wow, I think it's been 100 years since I had no facial hair, but for Movember, I'm in.

Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a charity event held during November each year.

At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache, raising money and awareness along the way.

Movember culminates at the end of the month at the Gala Partés. These glamorous and groomed events will see Alex Trebek look-a-likes battle it out on the catwalk for their chance to take home the prestigious Man of Movember title.

While growing a Mo is left to the guys, Mo Sistas (women that support their guys or just love Mos!) form an important part of Movember with their powerful feminine touch, by recruiting Mo Bros, helping to raise funds and attending the highly anticipated Gala Partés.

But it's not all fun and games, so why the extreme behaviour?

Which ever way we look at it, men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy for men is five years less than females.

Men lack awareness about the very real health issue they face. Many feel they have to be tough - "a real man" - and are reluctant to see a doctor about an illness or to go for regular medical check ups.

The aim of Movember is to change this attitude. Make men's health fun by putting the moustache back on the face of Canadian men and raising some serious funds for prostate cancer.

Every year around 24,700 Canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 4,300 die of the disease, making it the number one cancer threat to Canadian men.

Movember is very proud to be partnering with the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada

All donations made will go directly to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada who will use the funds to create awareness and fund research for prostate cancer.

I will teaming up with my crew from Workopolis to help fight Prostate Cancer. I can just see it now, an entire office of guys with moustaches....classic!

Oh and at the end of Movember, when I see you all at one of the many Galas, be prepared for Funk to look like this:

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Funk Climbs the CN Tower in Recorded Time

I never thought in a million years that I would walk up the CN Tower. I’ve visited the beast quite a few times; as a kid, a teenager and a father. Travelling up the elevator your mind thinks, “I can’t believe fools climb the stairs of this thing...they must crazy.”

As I get older though, there are more challenges I would love to conquer. As a father, there is no better feeling than having your children look up to you, like you’re a true Super Human Hero.

It also gives them ammo to brag about their Pops to the crew, which of course will move them up the ladder of respect.

When the opportunity came to climb the stairs of the CN Tower, one of the world’s tallest free standing structures, and raise money for WWF Canada at the same time, I couldn’t pass it up.

I participated in the Team Challenge with Workopolis. I didn’t know my teammates at first, but this gave us a chance to bond.

There were three of us climbing, Merv, our resident boxer, runner and all around amazing guy; Jack, the veteran, who has made the climb before and me.

My strategy was to just get up the 144 FLOORS without stopping, no matter what time. Their strategy; break the record of 07:52 which was set in 1989 by Brendan Keenoy. GOOD LUCK!

As we edged closer our excitement grew. We had digested our Jet Fuel Funk Formula from Infinit Nutrition, so we were anxious to reach the top. When we reached the start, the resident CN Tower climber gave us his words of wisdom “Pace yourselves boys, this is not a race. You don’t want to burn out” and we’re off!

I ran up the first 5 floors not knowing what to expect and then quickly realized if I wanted to climb 144 floors I had better pace myself. Once you entered the stairway there was no turning back. There are no doors where you can let yourself out. There are no windows where you can view Toronto’s beautiful skyline. There is no secret escape hatch where those who have to TAP out can leave

ONCE YOU ENTER, THE ONLY WAY OUT IS AT THE TOP!

We did have the amazing folks of the Toronto EMS, giving us encouragement on every 20 floors and ensuring our safety.

As I paced up the stairs, it seemed to become easier. Mentally I was focused and my rhythm seemed flawless. The higher I climbed, I saw more people stopping to catch their breath on the landings. And I can’t forget about the floors with the puke in the corners.

At one point, around floor 75, It became so easy. I just concentrated on my routine...walked up each step, and when I got to the landing, walked along the outside railing. It was great...as I got closer; I started to get excited, knowing that there were 30...then 20...then 10 floors left. I wanted to Sprint to the finish, but there were just too many people.

3...2...1...I DID IT...I climbed the CN Tower.

I pass it every day on the way to work. I use it as a landmark. I used to take visiting beach volleyball pros to it. Gosh, my MOM saw it being built.

AND I CLIMBED IT!

As I walked out of the stairwell, there were a plethora of cameras and people cheering your accomplishment. I felt like I was walking the RED CARPET at the Oscars and I milked every minute of it.

Our times you ask?

Our team was ranked 57th out 283 and overall there were 1745 individual climbers in the Team Challenge 57. Workopolis (00:19:55)

Mervin Atmosfera 00:17:51 – Individual 351
Jack Gawen 00:19:08 – Individual 446
Funk Roberts 00:22:37 – Individual 926

Funk Roberts

Don't Rush the Beat!