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 …
Best of 2008 Video
What a year’s it been. This video gives you a glimpse of just a few of the things I’ve accomplished along the way. Let me set this straight. I am not trying to be boastful here. I’m not saying I don’t take pride in my accomplishments, but my purpose here …
Mako Sakamoto’s Handstand Pushup Record
Mako Sakamoto is not likely a name you have heard. He was a US National Champ in the 1960’s and has coached many successful gymnasts, including Olympic Gold Medalist Peter Vidmar. One day during the athletes training they decided to find out how many freestanding handstand pushups they could do …
Your Progress in 2008
We’re coming up on the end of the year. The question you have to ask yourself is: Are you happy with the progress you’ve made this year? Its always a good time to look back and see how far you’ve come. What your major accomplishments of the year were. I’ll …
Freestanding Handstand Pushups
One of the moves that got me into hand balancing in the first place was the freestanding handstand pushup. I had built up to doing handstand pushups against the wall and I always wanted to do them balancing on my own. Well, having the strength to press yourself up and …
RKC in San Jose 2009
Late last week I got confirmation that I will be an Assistant Instructor at the Russian Kettlebell Certification in San Jose, CA coming this February. This will be my third time overall as an Assistant and I have to say each time seems to get better and better. This one …