I’m was reading ‘No Limits’ a book by Michael Phelps last night. I’m not all that far into it but one thing is abundantly clear. He never would have gotten to where he is without his coach. Sure there is a lot else that went into his winning eight gold …
Straightening Handstand, Wrist Strength & More
Diving into a few questions and comments today. “In the hand stand, and especially in the bridge, the main persisting difficulty is an inherent wrist weakness. In fact I observe steady improvement in back and shoulder flexibility, but the wrist is always setting me back!” Joseph I know your pain …
How to do a Cartwheel Article
This one is on How to do a Cartwheel. A simple gymnastic move that everyone should be capable of doing. Are you? I should of done this one a long time ago, judging by the number of questions I’ve had. But hey, better late then never right? It has a …
Parkour Terrain and How Much to Practice Handstands
Thought I answer a couple more questions today. Lots of them have been coming in recently. While I can’t get to every one individually I’ll try to answer them in these posts. “I always wanted to start parkour and didn’t know how to start. When I saw the dvd that …
Building Vital Power
What is vital power? Bernarr MacFadden, the father of physical culture, explained it as such: “Vital power is more than the capacity to pursue your work with comfort! It is more than the power of endurance! It is, as has been said, life itself! It is the force that is …
Achieve Your Training Goals Teleseminar
I’ve been training for many years now. Gone through tons of different programs using a multitude of tools. From dinosaur training to kettlebells, combat conditioning to barbells, gymnastics to feats of strength and many more. I’ve gotten stronger along the way and I like to think I’ve also learned a …
Improving Stability in Handstands
I receive tons of questions and today I’ll get to a couple of them. You can always submit your question here. Just know that I can’t respond to everyone individually but I’ll try to tackle them in these emails. “I’ve got my position for my handstand right but I just …
Muscle Control
First off, there’s a new feat of strength up on the site. This one’s on Muscle Control. I’ve included a video of a few abdominal moves too. While it’s not much practiced these days, it’s worth the effort. After my last message I’ve been wracking my brain figuring out the …
First Attempts at Parkour
I was filming another project and I figured I had to give a few of these Parkour moves a shot. As you’ll see in the video, I didn’t have all that much crazy terrain to go off of. But I did manage a few different vaults. Even that little bit …
Forget Resolutions
The New Year is well upon us. But I’m not here to talk about resolutions. To me the idea of New Year’s resolutions are a joke because of all the baggage they hold. Despite the root term of being ‘resolute’ they are anything but. And if you can make it …
Sig Klein on Handstand Presses
Klein trained in a very precise, scientific fashion. He reminded Jim of an Old World Of all his exercises, Klein’s Handstand press-ups were the most remarkable. Jim had never seen anything like it. Klein performed the exercise on an old piano bench. He began placing his hands in the center …
Getting Stronger at Pressing
There are many different ways to accomplish the same goal when it comes to strength. Let’s say you want to get stronger at pressing. Here’s a partial list of exercises you can do to achieve that goal. Military Press Side Press Two or One Hand at a time Push Press …
How to Walk on Your Hands and How Not to
In a previous blog post I wrote about changing positions in the handstand and how you can do that to increase your balancing skill. Similar in many regards is walking on your hands. Let me preface this by saying, that walking on your hands can be easier then standing still …
Holiday Strongman Performance
When you’re starting out you’ve got to get some practice doing feats of strength in front of others. It can be a different beast on a stage versus in the comfort of your own home. This past Friday night I had an opportunity to test out one of my newest …
Moving Handstands
When you first get started with the handstand all you want to do is strive to hold it for a longer and longer time. In the beginning that may just be five seconds. As you get better you’ll eventually reach half a minute, a full minute and even beyond that …