George Hackenschmidt was an accomplished strongman, a professional wrestler and a physique star, born in 1872. He started training weight lifting and gymnastics very early and successfully and by the time he turned 18, he was able to lift more than 200 pounds overhead single handed. Hack is thought to be the …
Joint Pain in Exercises
There are a couple of factors which may cause a joint pain in exercises. But even more important is what you do about it. First of all, there is the nutrition factor to be considered. My top recommendation is Fish Oil. Another great one is Turmeric, which is a great …
Cracking Joints During Exercise
It’s perfectly natural for you to have popping and cracking joints during exercise. The most important thing is the lack of pain associated with noises your body makes, which indicates that everything is as it should be. On the other hand, if there is a strange noise or a clicking …
Podcast: Breathing Methods with Jon Haas
This week’s podcast features Jon Haas and a discussion on breathing methods and how different exercises can be used to achieve different aims and goals inside and outside the gym. [display_podcast] Instantly recover your breath faster with this breathing method Gain strength and the ability to keep going with this …
Bernarr Macfadden
Bernarr Macfadden (1868 – 1955) was a famous physical culturist and an advocate of natural food, natural treatment of diseases as well as physical fitness & outdoor exercise. Unlike conventional wisdom, Macfadden proposed a diet high in vegetables and fruit and low in meat and was a big fan of …
Benefits of Indian Clubs
Indian clubs are different from clubbells, heavy maces and similar stuff, so the purpose and benefits of working out with Indian clubs different as well. These clubs weigh only a pound or two and they are often used for weighted joint mobility workouts, but some say they are also very …
The Survey Results
Last week I put out a short survey regarding what you do. Well, the results are in and I thought it would be best to share them all with you, along with my comments about the appropriate areas. Before we dive into the results you have to understand that this …
Insane Double Kettlebell Juggling
Yesterday I was filming one of the more advanced modules in The Definitive Guide to Kettlebell Juggling 2.0. These are some of the moves I taught there. Please do not try these unless you’ve spent years practicing kettlebell juggling already. The chance for injury is high. Each kettlebell is 16kg …
Monte Saldo
Monte Saldo was a bodybuilder, stage performer and an author born in 1879 in London. Saldo showed interests in bodybuilding and strength training as a teenager. With a help of his uncle, who was a well-known and respected police inspector, Saldo became an apprentice to Eugene Sandow in 1897, at …
Don Powers and Catch Wrestling for Cops
I had the pleasure of meeting Don Powers at the most recent Super Human Training Workshop. At the time he was just about finished with his new book, Catch Wrestling for Cops. There I shot a quick interview with him as we discussed his background and what Catch Wrestling is. …
Big Boy Basics
The following guest article comes from Teiko Reindorf and covers what it takes to become BIG. “Damn bro… you’re huge. You must have been born that way” “It must be nice to be naturally big” “Man, I wish I were your size” Those are just a few of things I …
Eugen Sandow
Eugen Sandow, the man who started it all and the father of modern bodybuilding. His real name was Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, but he took his stage name for two reasons – 1) it was a custom to do so as a stage performer and 2) he left Prussia to avoid …
Podcast: Barefoot Running Technique Part 2
In this podcast we continue in part two of the interview with my brother Zane Christopher on the topic of barefoot running technique. If you missed part one you can grab that here. [display_podcast] How to work up to a barefoot marathon Becoming more in tune with your body and …
Pierre Gasnier
Pierre Gasnier was a famous french strongman and a member of Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1890’s, who use to perform various feats of strength, some of which were quite unusual. Aside from regular feats of strength like tearing a deck of cards in half, Pierre used to break chains …
I Love Kettlebells
Just wrote a guest article for Jon Haas over at Warrior Fitness. 10 Reasons I Love Kettlebells Check it out. Not only will you be encouraged to train with kettlebells you may get some new ideas on how to use them. Also look forward to Jon Haas on an upcoming …