I call this the Epstein lift because Epstein didn’t kill himself by hanging, and I didn’t either. I practice this in line with the oldtime strongmen, particular Farmer Burns, who did this as a test of neck strength. Please do not try this at home. This is obviously extremely dangerous. …
Creativity and Danger for Strongman Shows
Strength is an area where great creativity can be used. While we typically think of writers, musicians or artists when it comes to being creative, there are lots more places where this capability can be used. Strength is one of them. I’ve been performing feats of strength for about a …
Wrestler’s Bridge Basics
Recently a customer asked about bridging and after searching I realized I didn’t have a good article simply covering the basics. This one covers the wrestler’s bridge and a future article will go into the gymnast or hand bridge. The wrestler’s bridge is by no means a new exercise. It …
The Case for Neck Strength
Youtube comments often make me laugh. In this case, it came on the Amazing Feats of Strength Video, which you can watch here. The comment was referring to the weighted wrestler’s bridge concrete break that begins the video, with strongman Bud Jeffries swinging the sledgehammer. To that, Dan V said… …
How does someone even dream this up?
That was a question I received on my 1003 lb. wrestler’s bridge support. I’m not sure if that was meant in a good way, or bad, but it made me pause to think. If you haven’t seen this video, one of the feats I’ve done that I’m most proud of, check …
Toughen Up Your Neck Using These Four Drills
My newest article at Breaking Muscle on making your neck injury-proof has received quite a good reception. 4 Drills to Strengthen and Injury-Proof Your Neck I was pretty scrawny growing up. But a year or two after I started serious training, when I saw an old acquaintance of mine, the …
PR Report 9-7-13
I hit a big sub-goal of mine this week with an 806 lb. wrestler’s bridge. My previous best was somewhere around 625 lbs. Just a couple weeks ago I hit a new PR in the overhead only portion as seen here. With the help of my friend Tyler I was …
Feats of Strength Updates
When I revamped this site I re-discovered my Feats of Strength Indexand realized I hadn’t updated it in a long time. Well that’s about to change. I’ve added text, images and videos to the following posts. Scrolling Frying Pan Rolling Grippers and Crushing Strength Card Tearing I’ve also added a …
Advanced Bridging Exercises
While I believe everyone (except a select few with spinal problems) can and should get the benefits of bridging exercises I recognize that this move is certainly not for everyone. I’ve taken to bridging skills over the years supporting ever increasing weights while in a wrestlers bridge. This move is …