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Shane Carwin talks about training for the biggest fight of his life while his wife is pregnant and his full-time job as an engineer.

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surprised to hear him say he’s still working a full time desk job. i can see his point about other guys who run gyms and what not, but they’re at least in fight mode.

by woooburn on Oct 26, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Interesting that Dana recommended Carwin quit his job if he wins the title. (at the 5:50 min mark)

by Nick Thomas on Oct 26, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, i’d imagine there’s a ton of media he’d have to do after winning the belt (especially against a guy like lesnar). if he’s working a job during normal business hours, it means he’s not available for that.

but moreso, i’d think he’d wanna quit BEFORE the title shot, just to make sure he’s as prepared as possible. then again, he made 32,000 for the gonzaga fight, so he’s not exactly at the top of the pay scale.

to each their own though.

by woooburn on Oct 26, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Might be a good idea to take a leave of absence from work if you’re training for BROCKLESNARRRR!.

Keep firing Assholes!

Never trust a man with no shirt on.

by Ubernoober on Oct 26, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I imagine he's taken a leave of absence since it's close to the fight.

At least I hope. And he’s smart to not just outright quit his day job. I’m sure he gets paid pretty well being an engineer. Plus with a pregnant wife, he’d be dumb to get rid of a source of income.

by dv8shun on Oct 26, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He looks like Randy.

by dancingChicken on Oct 26, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

guess its good he didnt quit that job after all.

by woooburn on Oct 26, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs


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