Overall, carrying weights is an underrated exercise. It deserves prominence up there with squats and deadlifts as a way to build bodily strength. And it tends to be very applicable to life as sometimes we need to pickup and move heavy things. Nor is it just about strength, but can …
Strengthen Your Structure and the 1000 lb. Club
The majority of fitness and even strength training is focused on the muscles and also the cardiovascular system. But that’s not all there is to having a strong and fit body. If you only focus on your muscles, they may be strong but what about everything else? Injuries can and …
My First Strongman Competition
This past weekend I competed for the first time in a strongman competition. I enjoy competing but haven’t done all that much of it (for the reason that there isn’t really competitions in most of the stuff I do). Even though “strongman” isn’t something I’ve done a lot of, I …
Lessons in Strongman Training
I had the opportunity to attend a strongman training workshop, at Santa Cruz Strength, the previous weekend and wanted to share with you some of the training tips I learned while doing it. It was put on by Clay Edgin who has been involved in the strongman sport for about …