Just a few pictures left from the Oldetime Strongmen University. Have you ever tried to drive a nail through a board using your hand as the hammer? Dennis shows us how. I hadn’t really done this one before hand but if you want to learn how Dennis has got the …
Victorian on the Gymnastic Rings
Back for a little more Olympic Coverage. Did you catch the Men’s Gymnastic Rings final the other night? For anyone who has never mounted a pair of rings its hard to comprehend the difficulty of even basic moves. But when you have, no matter your skill level or lack there …
Handstand Stunts from the Olympics
Have you been watching as much of the Olympics as I have? Honestly it’s a bit tiring staying up until the early morning hours since they take place halfway around the world from where I am. But what can I say, they only come around every four years. And its …
Old-Time Strongmen Seminar Part 3
Here’s a few other people from the seminar performing various feats of strength. First up, we have Aaron McKenzie doing one of the feats he’s best at. Tearing a deck of cards in two. It pretty amazing that he’s now one of the best, probably second only to Dennis, when …
Combining Kettlebell Juggling with Acrobatics
The other day I went to a park that’s only a couple blocks away to do a little bit of training. Nothing scheduled, just to work on some skills and have a little fun. Various acrobatic moves. I’m always working on the backflip in order to get better. Plus walking …
Having Fun, an Integral Piece of Training
Something important in training is to do what you enjoy doing. You won’t make the same kind of progress you if you just go through the motions of a workout you dread, that’s if you train at all. But when you love what you do you’ll never miss a day …
Basic Handstand Help
I’ve received quite a few questions lately, so today I’m going to dive into the proverbially mail bag. Remember you can submit your hand balancing questions here. Here’s a few different questions from Cheryl. “Which part of my body to focus for balancing when i hold a handstand. Do I …
Old-Time Strongmen Seminar Part 2
Today we feature two rising stars in the small world of performing strongman. You may never have heard the name Chris Rider before. But you will now and definitely more in the future. In just over a year of practicing these feats he is already one of the top guys. …
Old-Time Strongmen Seminar Part 1
Where do I begin? How about a brief synopsis. I was in Houston to learn from one of the strongest men in the world, Dennis Rogers. Even among the students there we had some very strong guys. Like ‘The Human Vise’ Pat Povilaitis, Mike ‘The Machine’ Bruce, and Chris ‘As …
Walking on Your Hands Article
I hope you’ve been enjoying the Olympics. Although I’ve been traveling around, now that I’m settled back in I’ll be watching a lot more. And it just so happens that today is when the finals for gymnastics start. Which as I said before contain some of my favorite events. There …
Dennis Rogers' Strongman Seminar
Just flew into Texas. Here to learn from one of the strongest men in world. Dennis Rogers is putting on a seminar to teach the art and business of strongman. He is labeled as pound-for-pound the strongest man in the world at the feats he performs. Having seen videos of …
Double Progressive Training
People like to make things more complicated than they have to be, especially when it comes to training. I can understand calculating percentages and cycles and whatnot for the competitive athletes at the very top, but what about for the rest of us? In my opinion none of that’s necessary. …
Purposeful Primitive Conditioning
I’ve been reading the Purposeful Primitive, a newly released book by Marty Gallagher. Now before I go on, this book isn’t for everyone. Mainly it’s for power lifters and those people who want to follow a power lifting template to get strong and in shape. That being said, there is …
Watching the Amazing Chinese Acrobats
I was down at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk yesterday. Not to go on any rides but to watch the new show they’ve been having. The Amazing Chinese Acrobats. I’ll never turn down an opportunity to watch talented individuals to their thing. Before it all began the announcer was saying …
Make Your Handstand Pushups Harder
Handstand pushups. I don’t know if anyone would deny this as a great exercise. It’s amazing when someone tells you they can do 15 handstand pushups. But what KIND of handstand pushups are they talking about, assuming they are even telling the truth? There are many ways to skin this …