The final answer to What is Functional Strength?Yeah right. But hopefully this article will clear up what it is and what it means to your training. I want to extend a thanks to all of you who wrote in with your thoughts on the topic. I can guarantee you that …
What is Functional Strength? Part 3
I was going to get to my thoughts on the topic of functional strength today, but I’m going to have to hold off. Busy times with the holiday, my friend’s wedding and everybody in town. So to hold you off here’s the thoughts of Aldo that he sent in. It’s …
Is Age a Factor in Hand Balancing?
There’s some cool things in store for this month. And we are going kick off the holiday weekend with an important announcement on Thursday. We will keep up that momentum through the whole month with a new release (or re-release) almost every single week. On top of that there are …
What is Functional Strength?
Ask and you shall receive. Eric Spence sent in this excellent question. “Logan ,with such an emphasis upon bodyweight and kettlebell lifting. I am an ex-college football player. I remember seeing some big ,powerful, fast, flexible athletes. This was at a time in which kettlebell/bodyweight training was not the norm. …
Handstand Questions Answered
Gonna drop into the mailbag and answer a few questions today. “Is it possible for a weak old man to develop the strength necessary to do a handstand? (presently outa condition and overweight). when will the dvd be available again?” -Dennis The Secrets of the Handstand Quickstart Guide has been …
Ask Your Training Questions.
What would you like to hear about? Head on over to https://www.legendarystrength.com/question.html and ask away.If you ask a question I’ll do my best to answer it whether its on bodyweight exercise, kettlebells, feats of strength, how I train, conditioning, nutrition, or any specific exercises. Let me know what YOU want …
Recovering From Your Workouts
Sometimes you just need a little time off from working out. It can be a hard thing to do. When you love training to give it up for even as little as a week. But if you’ve been training hard for a period of time you may need to back …
More on Odd Object Lifting
Big Red was an anchor weight. Instead of letting it sit unused my brother got a hold of it and we started using it to lift. We decided to paint it one day to cover the rust and give it a bit of personality (hence the name). It’s roughly …
New Kettlebell Juggling Site
I have a new website up that I think you might want to check out. Often times when I train outside at the park or beach I am doing one of three things. Hand balancing, tumbling moves and kettlebell juggling. Kettlebell juggling is another fun way to get stronger and …
Odd Object Lifting
Been re-reading the strength training classic Dinosaur Training. If you don’t have the book, get your hands on it. Plus Brooks Kubik, has a new website. One of the things I’ve added into my training is the lifting of a heavy odd object. I’ve got a unique tool named Big …
Walking on Your Hands
Here’s a good question from Tony. “Dear Logan Christopher, I am a 44 year old male that just decided to do handstands since it was a great workout. I can do a handstand and pushups against the wall. I just read your 10 handstand tips and will work on these …
King of Bodyweight Exercises, Brad Johnson
I was on the phone with Brad Johnson yesterday talking about training. If you don’t know who Brad Johnson is you’re missing out. This guy is pretty much the king of bodyweight exercises. And I’m not talking about hundreds and thousands of reps. I’m talking strong, like one finger, one …
Three Man Hand Balancing Stunt
Got another picture from Stu Goldberg of a three man hand balancing stunt. That’s him on the top. He’s been teaching me a few things especially on the one hand handstand, some things I’ll share with you later on. But for now let’s cover some handstand basics. His comments …
Having Fun with your Strength Training
Are you having fun with your strength training? That’s an important question to ask yourself. If you actually enjoy the process of training hard, however that may be, you’re bound to have bigger gains. As opposed to just going through the motions because you want to get in shape. It …
How to Hold a Handstand
A few things to cover today. First a questions from Brian. “my handstand stays in air for less than 3 seconds. at times i do better and most times i do worse. i tried the wall to gain back strength but i never seem to get better. Its been 3 …