Doug Hepburn was a famous strongman and weightlifter from Canada, best known for winning numerous weightlifting medals in the 50′s and various feats of strength he used to perform during the same period. The public became aware of Doug’s presence in 1953 when he won a gold medal at World Weightlifting Championships in Stockholm, after [...]
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Should I Bench Press?
The bench press is probably the second most favorite or the most hated exercise in the world, depending on who you ask. The first one being, of course, the curl. So, should you bench press? It all depends on what you are going for. It’s not a necessary exercise for everyone, as we are not [...]
Podcast: Stronger Pressing
This podcast features my good friend and fellow trainer Tyler Bramlett. On this call we talk about all different forms of pressing.
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Pat Casey
Pat Casey is probably more famous for the record in 1967 when he managed to bench press 615 lb. Pat also broke another record when he squated more than 800 lb in another official contest! Imagine someone of his size doing a weighted dip with 380 extra pounds…Well, that’s exactly what he used to do. [...]
Effects of Music on Strength
I got a free copy of Men’s Fitness magazine the other day and was glancing through it. I came across a small paragraph about a recent stuff on the effects of music on strength. This comes from a study at California State University Fullerton. I dug up the complete paper here. I’ve selected some key [...]
Convict Conditioning
Today I want to talk about two different sorts of Convict Conditioning and which one you might want to try. I know a guy who recently got out of prison after spending just a couple months inside. We got on the subject of working out while he was there and the stories he told me [...]
Joe Nordquest
Joe Nordquest was a classic strongman back in the early part of last century. He was the brother of ‘The Young Sandow’ Alfred Nordquest. Here are some of his hand balancing exploits. From Klein’s Bell in November of 1931: Joe Nordquest performed a one hand stand and with the free hand lifted a 100 pound [...]
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