View Post

My Opinion on the Royal Court

In Strongman Mastery by Logan ChristopherLeave a Comment

An interesting few questions surrounding the Royal Court exercises came in recently, which I haven’t talked about in some time. I read your blog and find it interesting. I found the blog entry on Royal Court of exercises- pushups/ squats particularly interesting and too be honest unbelievable. Did you actually …

View Post

13 Benefits of the Getup

In Strongman Mastery by Logan ChristopherLeave a Comment

The getup is a great exercise. I sat down to list out why that is so and came up with 13 different benefits that make this move amazing. Shoulder health – The getup works you through a wide range of planes of motion for the shoulder which includes the front, …

View Post

135 lb. Barbell Getup

In Strongman Mastery by Logan Christopher3 Comments

This is my personal best in the barbell getup. My goal was to get one wheel (45 lb. plate) on each side and I did it here. After doing this I was wondering what the record in this move was and came across this video. This is James Gardner doing …

View Post

Form Follows Function

In Strongman Mastery by Logan ChristopherLeave a Comment

There’s a design precept by the phrase of “Form Follows Function.” This was used in architectural design, meaning that the form of, say a building, what it looks like will in large part depend on its function or purpose. What’s true in architecture is also true of your body. Let …

View Post

My Unabashed Opinion on Muscle Control

In Strongman Mastery by Logan Christopher1 Comment

Lately, a number of people have been asking me about muscle control. So, I figured it was time to give my unabashed opinion on it. Muscle control is great…and, at the same time, it’s not quite all it’s cropped up to be. Back around the early 1900’s, there were a …

View Post

Working on Hanging Feat of Strength

In Strongman Mastery by Logan ChristopherLeave a Comment

The other week I posted this on Instagram and Facebook. People got MAD! I’m sharing it here too even though I know the same thing will happen. 🙂 First a few words of warning. I am a professional strongman. Doing so involves some potentially dangerous feats of strength. For example, …

View Post

Do Genetics Matter?

In Strongman Mastery by Logan ChristopherLeave a Comment

I love the placebo effect. It’s a subject matter worth diving into. I first started really getting into it around the time that I wrote Mental Muscle. Facts like placebo surgeries often doing as well as real surgeries. Facts like placebos working…even when people are told they’re placebos. Facts like …