The Company
Dennis Rogers Enterprises currently has four main areas of focus:
- To inspire and motivate men to increase their strength mentally, physically and spiritually through our monthly coaching program.
- To promote the art of the Oldetime Strongman and Strongwoman through Dennis' strength performances and offerings of specialized training courses in various types of media.
- Encourage people of all ages to be the best that they can be through Dennis' inspirational and motivational performances.
- And last but not least- To lead others to eternal life through Jesus Christ!
-Bio-
Dennis Rogers' message is very simple. It's his advice for everyday people living everyday lives in extraordinary times.
His message is one that Dennis, 50, learned the hard way. Born in 1956 in Bethesda, Maryland, the son of a career Marine, Dennis and his family moved quite frequently. It was difficult enough transferring from school to school trying to find his place in an ever-changing world. If that weren't enough, Dennis also had a personal challenge - he was always the smallest boy in his class. Although a high school freshman, Dennis stood just 4 foot 11 inches and weighed only 79 pounds. Most students endure a certain level of anxiety, but for Dennis, it became almost unbearable as he faced relentless ridicule of his classmates. Soon, Dennis chose a path that would change his life - and the lives of many others to come - forever. Wise beyond his years, Dennis turned to exercise and a strict physical regime to overcome the challenges he faced. He began lifting weights and working out with a vengeance, but the results weren't physically visible. As he approached the eleventh grade, Dennis still only weighed 88 pounds. But, he made an amazing discovery - he was incredibly strong.
“As part of our family business, my dad, brothers and I made big boat covers out of heavy canvas rolls. We lived at the top of a hill, and the workshop was behind our house. I used to help by unloading the rolls of canvas,” Dennis recalls. “I would pull a roll to the end of the station wagon's tailgate. My father would grab the other end, and we would walk up the hill to the workshop. One particular day, I grabbed the roll, pulled it to the end, and put it on my shoulder. I asked 'Dad, do you have it? Dad answered 'uh-huh' -so I began walking up the hill.” It turns out Dennis' dad was busy and never heard his question. Dennis had carried the heavy canvas roll up the hill by himself. At that moment, Dennis thought, “Wow! I'm strong!”
Until that point, Dennis had lived his own life with limits. He was limited by his size and feelings of self-doubt. From that moment forward, Dennis took control of his situation by committing himself to strength training. He still weighed only 88 pounds at age 16, but his training soon enabled him to lift over twice his body weight over his head.
Lifting weights soon gave way to arm-wrestling competitions, and Dennis captured the East Coast Arm Wrestling Championship. He followed that with 10 state and two national championships as well as the U.S. Open and the World Arm-Wrestling championship. Dennis soon began successful attempts at feats of sheer strength. He became a professional strong man in 1991 and just a short time later, began to realize significant accomplishments in that field as well.
In 1993, he prevented two US Air Force T-34 Aircraft (285 horsepower each) from taking off, earning him "The Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen Highest Achievement Award." In 1995, Dennis successfully prevented four Harley Davidson Sportster Motorcycles at full throttle from moving for 12 seconds. In 1998, Dennis bent a one-half-inch thick, 17.25 inches long steel bar around his neck into a "U" shape. In 2001, he bent an 8 inch adjustable wrench into an "S" shape. And, he can easily tear thick books vertically using only two fingers. Then Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongman President Vic Boff stated, “Considering the history of physical culture and the great strong men related to that history, Dennis Rogers without a doubt is one of the strongest strength athletes ever in the realm of human strength. With a body weight of 160 pounds, Dennis is POUND-FOR-POUND the 'STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD' for the feats he performs.”
The young kid everyone made fun of in gym class now garners worldwide attention. He has been seen on many shows including Oprah, the Late Show with David Letterman, The New Tom Green Show, and has made multiple appearances on Fox Sport's B. D. S. S. P. and the former “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.” His feats have made headlines on every major network including ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, MTV, Discovery and CNN.
The Houston-based husband (wife Sylvia), father, and grand-father, recently developed the Super-Human Coaching Program where he coaches men on how to build Mental, Physical and Spiritual Strength. “I strive every day to increase my spiritual, mental and physical strength. I now feel I'm at a place that I have the opportunity to coach other men and help them to achieve their life goals, which essentially requires whole life increase. Meaning simply- you can't build just part of the man.”
Dennis refers to his new program as Super-Human Coaching because he believes we can all strive to become super-humans rather than just average run of the mill individuals. “Who wants to be average? Average is the best of the worst and worst of the best.”
Dennis is quick to point out that he doesn't have all the answers, However, he's quick to pose the questions that empower individuals to be the very best they can be. Dennis travels have taken him and his message to almost all of the 50 states as well as Venezuela, Guatemala, Canada, Peru, Germany, Japan and the Bahamas. On the motivational speaking circuit, he has addressed such groups as Compaq, the Coyote Vision Group, Dupont, Beck's Hybrids, Aministaff, Ikon Office Solutions and Metro National Corporation- just to name a handful. Through televised and personal appearances, Dennis has reached an audience of more than 300 million people in 156 Countries.