If you’ve never put on a lot of mass in a short amount of time, it’s a pretty interesting process. Just a couple of weeks ago, for the first time EVER in my life, I felt the inside of my thighs rub together. At first this happened during and after …
Why It Pays To Be Big – Guest Post by Stone Paul
You know who I am? I’m the guy who always prided himself on being the skinny strongman. I was that little prick who would love to find some guy twice my size at the squat rack or leg press and ask “Can I work in?”. Then when he was done …
Different Kind of Squats by Sig Klein
I just put up another article at Breaking Muscle in the strongman profile series. Strongman Profile: Siegmund Klein Teaches Us a Different Way to Squat Siegmund Klein was a famous all-around old-time strongman. He was well regarded for his physique and posing skills. In addition to being strong with barbells and …
Gym Chat – Indestructible Body
Just last night I was interviewed by Josh Hewett about building an indestructible body. Here’s a few of the articles, along with videos, mentioned in the video. Building an Indestructible Body 52 Ways to Get Up Off the Floor Cossack Squat and Variations The full Indestructible Body program isn’t available …
Muscle Control Routines by Otto Arco
I just put up another article in the Strongman Profile series at Breaking Muscle featuring another small framed strongman – Otto Arco. Strongman Profile: Otto Arco Teaches Us About Muscle Control Techniques Otto Arco was a Polish strongman and wrestling champion. Born in 1881 as Otto Nowosielsky, he didn’t have the …
Victor DeLamarre
French Canadian strongman and weightlifter Victor DeLamarre was born in 1888 in Quebec and he stood at just 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighted only 150 pounds. DeLamarre is best known for bent pressing 309.5 lb in a theater in Montreal, breaking Louis Cyr’s record and setting a new …
Paul Anderson, The Mighty Young Apollo
He nearly died several times while performing, broke 30 world records in feats of strength, held 50 weightlifting records, got injured dozens of time and you’ll barely find anything about him online. The Man You Cannot Hang, the God of Steel, the Mighty Young Apollo, The Greatest Strongman of the …
Fend Off Back and Shoulder Pain With This Bodyweight Exercise
Another article on bridging and preventing back & shoulder pain has just been published at Breaking Muscle. A Bodyweight Exercise to Prevent Back Pain and Shoulder Pain In my previous article I covered the wrestler’s bridge and front bridging, but that’s only one side of the bridging game. There …
Strongman Competition WIN!
I’m very pleased to announce I took 1st place in the Men’s Light Weight division at the Santa Cruz Strength Strongman Challenge 2 this past Saturday. It was a hard-fought battle and I’ll be sharing every detail and video I have with you here in this article. Preparation for the …
Toughen Up Your Neck Using These Four Drills
My newest article at Breaking Muscle on making your neck injury-proof has received quite a good reception. 4 Drills to Strengthen and Injury-Proof Your Neck I was pretty scrawny growing up. But a year or two after I started serious training, when I saw an old acquaintance of mine, the …
Why I Don’t Agree with Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body
A couple weeks ago I wrote The Legendary Strength Philosophy. As I was in my writing flow state the idea to use your body as an ally instead of an enemy came up. This is in contrast to what so much of training is about today. Have you ever heard …
What’s Wrong with Mobility WOD’s and Movement Screens?
Yes, there is something wrong with mobility WOD’s and movement screens. I’ll get to that in a second. Let me start by saying that they’re not all bad or useless. There’s something useful in just about any system but methinks they’re missing a secret ingredient. This guy I know, who …
Khalil Oghab
Iranian born strongman Khalil Oghab, also known as The “Iron Man from Iran” was the first man to organize strongman shows in Iran. Born in 1924 in Shiraz, young Khalil was active in varzesh-e pahlavani, an ancient traditional Iranian system of athletics that has been used for warrior training. Khalil …
Reach Your Fitness and Nutrition Goals Using EFT
The final article on using EFT to improve your performance has been put up on Breaking Muscle. Use EFT to Achieve Success in Your Fitness and Nutrition Goals In my previous articles on EFT, we’ve discussed how you can increase motivation and desire to achieve your goals, how you can …
Become Pain Free With ETF
A new article on mental and emotional aspects of an injury has just been put up at Breaking Muscle. How to Banish Your Pain Faster and More Completely Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) can be a phenomenal tool to help you overcome injuries. Sometimes it’s simply our emotional pain that keeps …