The following is a guest article from Ben Teal. What I needed was a new vision, but my “duh” moment was so overwhelming that I couldn’t see what on earth I was doing wrong. Then something clicked. I was the Hare, and the hare never wins. There I was in …
Can old people do handstands?
One of the common questions I get from older gentlemen, like those in their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, is if it’s possible for them to learn how to do handstands and similar gymnatics feats. To put it short, the answer is yes. Many of my elderly customers confirmed they learned …
Karl Morke
Karl Morke was a German strongman and world champion weightlifter born in 1893. Both of his parents were sports enthusiasts, so Karl started training with different objects at a very early age. His family couldn’t afford real weights, so he had to train with odd objects at that time. When …
How to hold a handstand for a long time?
How to hold a handstand for a long time? As you can see in the video above, I didn’t really hold it for a long time, but what exactly is considered a long time? For someone who is just starting out, 10 seconds is awesome whereas for others it might …
Should you go for Repetition or Maxing on Partials?
Should you do singles, max-out with low reps or go for lots of repetitions in partials training? This is a matter of personal preference and there a lot of different opinions on this. My opinion on this and every other exercise is that a mix of lower reps with heavier …
Podcast: NLP for Strength Training Part 1
I’m about to embark on a three week training course in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). Over the next couple weeks I plan to share a few of the things I learn from that session, but in this podcast I wanted to give you a base in case you haven’t heard …
Beginners Bodyweight Workout
Want to start working out but can’t afford a gym membership? Do you feel like you simply don’t have time to work out? Are you just starting out in bodyweight fitness and don’t know where to start? A good beginners bodyweight workout is a good place to start. A lot …
Angus MacAskill
Angus MacAskill was one of the tallest man in history (without growth abnormalities) born in Scotland in 1825. He was officially added to the Guinness Book of Worlds Records in 1981 as the tallest man in recorded history (7ft 9in) and a man with the biggest chest measurements (80 inches!). …
Steve Atlas Seminar Review
This past week I had the opportunity to attend a workshop held by Steve Atlas. The day was basically split up into three segments. The first was the body practice. In this was a series of a bunch of bodyweight flowing exercises. Most were simple. A few were complex. It …
OASHPU Roundtable Discussion
Alex Zinchenko over at RoughStrength.com put together a discussion among four people, myself included, about the one arm handstand pushups or OAHSPU. This includes Paul Wade, the main responsible for popularizing this move in Convict Conditioning. Read How to Gain the One Arm Handstand Pushups
How to Progress to Full Ab Wheel Rollouts
What is the best way to progress from kneeling rollouts to full standing rollouts using the ab wheel? Most people can’t really do full standing rollouts, but kneeling rollouts are definitely possible for vast majority with a bit of training. For example, you can make some progress with rolling against …
Georg Lurich
Georg Lurich was a famous strongman and wrestler from Estonia, born in 1876. His countryman Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg were trained in wrestling and weightlifting by Lurich. Lurich started training regularly after he moved to Russia in 1895 where Dr. Wladyslaw Krajewski coached him in wrestling and weightlifting. The …
How to Improve Flexibility for Squats and Pistols
How to improve your flexibility for squats so you can gradually build up to a bodyweight pistols (aka one legged squats) First off you’ll want to get to the point where you are able to do a full bodyweight squat. People who are unable to do it usually don’t have …
Donald Dinnie
Donald Dinnie was a famous strongman and athlete from Scotland born in 1837. During his 50 years long career, Dinnie took part in more than 11,000 competitions. His career started during 1853 when he won a wrestling competition along with £1 in prize money. Seven years later, Dinnie successfully carried …
Podcast: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
I’ve just finished reading a classic book in the health field. While so many people talk about their theories of eating, one many studied the source, by going back to native peoples and looking at their health and diet before they became westernized. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. …