Arthur Saxon is best known for his bent press when he set a world record of 370 lbs, but that’s only a small part of his legacy. In the picture below, The Iron-master Arthur Saxon shows the most critical point of the one-hand press lift, as elbow leaves the side …
Neil Sweeney Showreel
If you remember a couple months ago Neil Sweeney wrote a great article along with a video on how to get started in breakdancing. He just sent me his brand new showreel. To say it’s impressive is an understatement. As mentioned in the end of the video here is a …
Hand balancing bars
Not many people can start their hand balancing training flat on the floor. This skill is more easily learned by using some type of hand balancing stands or bars, right from the get go. If you are looking to make those by yourself and spend the least amount of money, …
Podcast: How to Learn Parkour with Thomas Tapp Part 1
Here is an excellent podcast all about how to learn parkour, specifically what you training should look like beginner or advanced. It features Thomas Tapp a successful parkour athlete. [display_podcast] The 7 Building Blocks to become good at Parkour How much time is spent on strength and conditioning versus skill …
Freddy Ortiz
Freddy Ortiz had one of the best upper bodies of his time, without fancy cardio machines & “necessary” bodybuilding supplements which are widely used in the 21st century. He claims he always had the same workout plan and he never changed it throughout all those years, with training frequency of …
John Grimek
John Grimek was born in 1910 in New Jersey, where he started training with his older brother George, who was already well developed and bigger than John. However, his brother wasn’t as interested in competitions as John was and in 1934 John took a heavy weight contest in New Jersey, …
Ed Jubinville
Ed Jubinville performing what is known as The Human Flag. Apart from being incredibly strong, you need to do some practice in order to perform this jaw-dropping move. Ed did it with ease though! Click here to watch a video & learn more about the human flag.
Podcast: Super Human Workshop Part 2
This episode is different than most. Since I’ve been so focused on getting ready the videos of the Super Human Workshop, I’ve taken the recent online clips and put them altogether in this episode. [display_podcast] If you’d like to watch these videos instead you can find them here. Be sure …
David Macklin
David Macklin of Scotland showing the sensational scapula abduction which won him the silver award in April from Maxalding. You gotta wonder what did the guy that won gold do, because that is the most unbelievable scapula control I’ve ever seen. This is one exercise in muscle control that takes …
Back Lever Leg Raises
This video shows an advanced back lever training progression. I call it back lever leg raises and it is a substitute if you don’t have a reverse hyper machine. Be forewarned that this is an advanced exercise and you’ll have to master the full back lever to some degree before …
Ab Training Tips
Check out this video showing you ab training tips and exercises from Tyler Bramlett. I’m right with Tyler in that hanging leg raises are some of my favorites. And that doing hundreds or thousands of reps of crunches are close to useless. The ab training progressions shown here are: …
Podcast: Deadlift Training
In this weeks podcast I go deep on my own deadlift training and cover the keys that have led to my progress. [display_podcast] Four variations of the deadlift exercise Ideas on changing the range of motion More on the Flat vs. Round back debate Finding your deadspots, the weakness holding …
Handstand Pushup Progressions
Handstands are a huge part of my training right now. And in this article I want to share with you some of my most current PR’s as well as give you some ideas on handstand pushup progressions. Let’s start with the videos. Here you have 8 full range handstand pushups …
Q4 2012 Testimonial Contest Winner
Every three months I hold a contest for the best testimonials I receive. This is the first time I’ve done it but there will be many more in the future. The prize is your choice of $100 cash or $200 in product credit. This winner is drawn at random from …
Podcast: Super Human Workshop Recap
This podcast covers the Super Human Workshop that just occurred in Tallahassee, Florida this past weekend. [display_podcast] The value of hands-on small group workshops A new form of mobility work better than any other? 3 kinds of isometrics and how to use them Modelling the mindset of elite level liftes …