Are you trying to work up from lat pull downs to pull ups? To some degree, lat pull downs and regular pull ups work the same muscles, but there are a couple of big differences between them. Check out this Pull ups vs Lat Pull Downs video and find out if …
Rotating Deadlifts
Learn how to do the rotating deadlift in this video. This move is also known as the hockey deadlift. This is a great way to train and strengthen your spine in movements that it is generally weak in. Some “spine experts” say you should never bend and rotate the spine …
Podcast: Wizards of Strength
This podcast digs something up from a few months ago. Chuck Halbakken and I talked at length (over an hour) right after the Wizards of Strength Workshop in San Diego, California, recapping all the awesomeness that occurred. Oh yeah and we drank a couple beers to celebrate at the end. …
Max Unger
Max Unger, better known by his stage name Lionel Strongfort, started his career way back in 1897 when he was most popular for the Human Bridge Act. About fifteen years later, following the end of his stage career, he successfully launched a mail order course called “Strongfortism” which has been …
How to Get Started Bending Nails
Want to learn how to get started bending nails? This video will show you how. Bending nails is one of the classic feats of strength. Here are five steps covered in this video: Here are five steps covered in this video: 1) Building a foundation of strength to ready yourself …
Antone Matysek
Antone Matysek is best known for his feat of strength where he lifted a custom made bicycle with three riders using a single hand, as shown in the picture below. He started his teaching career very early, at the age of 18 and won the “Strongest Man in America” at the age of …
5 Steps to Becoming a Strongman
Here are five steps to becoming a strongman. 1) Strength – To be a strongman you must be strong. No surprise there but you might be surprised at in what way. By going outside the box you can become well known for one feat of strength, without competing against the …
Martin Farmer Burns
Martin Farmer Burns was an American world champion in wrestling with more than six thousand matches of which he lost only 7, regularly winning against opponents who outweighed him by 50 or more pounds. He also managed to earn the American Heavyweight Champion and the World Light Heavyweight Champion titles. Feats of …
6 Freestanding Handstand Pushups
I set a new record for myself. One of my goals this year was to hit 5 freestanding handstand pushups. Well, I didn’t do that, but instead hit 6. I might have had one more in me too, but I was too excited to keep going at that point. This …
Warrior Upper Body Video
Here is a guest video from Tyler Bramlett showing you two great, and advanced, exercises. The Muscle Up on rings and the Bent Press. Go grab his brand new Warrior Upper Body Training System here.
Podcast: Stronger Pressing
This podcast features my good friend and fellow trainer Tyler Bramlett. On this call we talk about all different forms of pressing. [display_podcast] The Getup and Press, a phenomenal exercise for shoulder strength and health Is the bench press non-functional? Why hand balancing is the ultimate form of bodyweight pressing …
Maurice Deriaz
Maurice Deriaz was a famous Swiss strongman and a wrestler. Apart from various feats of strength he used to perform, Deriaz also won a wrestling tournament once where he beat 44 opponents. In the picture below, we can see Deriaz showing one arm clean and jerk using 228 pounds weight. …
How To Blend Bags, Bells, and Bodyweight For Extreme Gains In Strength, Power, and Conditioning
Check out this guest post from Travis Stoetzel. Back before I had my gym I can remember the good ol’ days of rolling around in my Jeep, AKA my “mobile garage gym” and cranking out some of the best workouts ever. I didn’t need a gym. Just some open space, …
Pat Casey
Pat Casey is probably more famous for the record in 1967 when he managed to bench press 615 lb. Pat also broke another record when he squated more than 800 lb in another official contest! Imagine someone of his size doing a weighted dip with 380 extra pounds…Well, that’s exactly …
Podcast: Travis Stoetzel
This podcast features Travis Stoetzel, one very strong dude and a Crossfit competitor. [display_podcast] How to train Marines The value of getting started early How seeking out competition makes you better How to train the Olympic Lifts and why these are some of the best strength training exercises you can …