Although this question may be specific, it applies to many other areas and types of training too. The same principles apply… Wow thanks man. I took a new attitude to arm wrestling practice after reading your strongman manifesto. Best practice ever. I also focused on activating more muscle fibers and …
The Mighty Atom On Healthy Living and Herbs
It’s funny the things that we forget. I knew that reading about the Mighty Atom was a huge influence in my life. In fact, I would say it steered the direction of my life for the better. I read that book and said to myself, “I want to be that …
Hand Position for Tearing Decks of Cards
Which hand position you should use for tearing a deck of cards? The hand position will primarily depend on which style you use to tear a deck of cards. The one where you place the deck of cards vertically, like in the picture below, used to be the most popular …
Strongman Film with Stanless Steel
Strongman was named one of the best documentaries of 2011 by Roger Ebert, and selected as a New York Times Critics’ Pick, STRONGMAN documents the life of strength performer Stanless Steel over the course of ten years. Official synopsis: Stanless Steel—“The Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and …
Ian Mac Batchelor
Ian Mac Batchelor was a strongman and arm wrestler born in Scotland. At the age of 5, his family moved to the US and that’s where he became famous. Mac was most famous among wrist-wrestling champions, but his strength in other areas was incredible as well. Believe it or not, …
5 Steps to Becoming a Strongman
Here are five steps to becoming a strongman. 1) Strength – To be a strongman you must be strong. No surprise there but you might be surprised at in what way. By going outside the box you can become well known for one feat of strength, without competing against the …
Bending Steel Documentary
I came across this video and it game me goosebumps. I’m super excited to see the movie about the art of strongman. I met Chris Rider quite some time ago when I first flew out to Houston to train with Dennis Rogers. Then recently when I put on a workshop …
Strongman Dennis Rogers
If you want to be strong there is no one better to learn from than Grandmaster Strongman Dennis Rogers. Unfortunately, your opportunity to learn from him is going away. He’s decided to pull all of his training DVD’s off of the market for good. The good news is that you …
Flaming Kettlebell Juggling
Yes it’s finally here…Flaming Kettlebell Juggling. This idea first came to be after interaction with Johnny Domino at the Become an Oldtime Strongman Workshop with Dennis Roger last year. Johnny is an interesting fellow, performing in a burlesque show as a strongman. He was telling us about a certain “incident” …
Rolling a Frying Pan with Bare Hands
I was browsing flea markets and yard sales the other day and I came across this frying pan. I thought why not? I had never done the feat of strength where you roll up a frying pan with your bare hands before, simply because I never had gotten a pan …
Flaming Kettlebell Juggling Trailer
The idea for this came back in December at the Oldtime Strongman Workshop with Dennis Rogers. One of the attendees and burlesque strongman, Johnny Domino, was telling a story about a flaming injury he sustained while trying a new trick (I can’t go into the full details but we were …
Dennis Rogers Bends Wrench with Tissues for Wraps
This is one of the most amazing feats of strength possible. Everyone who has done some bending knows how tough it is on the hands and how much pressure it puts there. So when someone can do a wrench with nothing but tissues for wraps…well that just makes it even …
Training with Dennis Rogers
I wanted to take the time to share my story of training under Dennis Rogers, now that my company is officially distributing his DVD’s. My friend and I had started to get into some serious training (beyond the bodybuilding we did back in high school, without knowing any better). I …
Strongman is Pain Tolerance
Oh no, here it comes again. Every single time I train for this, right before the pull, I’m swearing like a sailor. Its because its painful, very painful. And as I get ready I’m thinking about how painful its going to be. I’m talking about pulling vehicles by my hair. …
Feats of Strength Updates 2
More updates to the Feats of Strength Index. Plenty of new videos featuring Jedd Johnson, some random woman, Chris Rider, Dennis Rogers, Slim the Hammerman, and yours truly. You’ll have to check them out to see the feats though. Pinch Grip Phonebook Tearing Braced Bending Horseshoe Bending Sledgehammer Leveraging At …
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