My friends the Tapp Brothers have just released a free video that shows you what it takes to overcome your fear. This is the biggest thing to hold you back in doing Parkour, gymnastics and even hand balancing sometimes. It’s something that I personally addressed in a recent workshop, because …
Development of Physical Power by Arthur Saxon
This video gives a short overview of what you’ll find in The Development of Physical Power by Arthur Saxon. Get this book from Amazon here. This book by Saxon is short but jam packed with strength building tips and exercises. Well worth reading.
The Amazing Samson
Here is a short video overview of The Amazing Samson. This autobiography written by Alexander Zass details his life from growing up, joining the circus, his trials at war and much more. You can buy The Amazing Samson here. This book will soon be featured in the Physical Culture Book …
Handstand on Forearms
The handstand on forearms is commonly called the forearm stand. There are also a number of other names like the lion or tiger stand. In yoga it has been called Pincha Mayurasana or the Feathered Peacock pose. It is a great exercise for opening up the upper back and shoulders. …
Podcast: 30 Day Raw Vegan Challenge
In this episode of my podcast I discuss the 30 Day Raw Vegan Challenge I just conducted with myself. On this podcast you’ll find: How much Will Power did it take? The answer might surprise you… The steps I took to ensure my success How I traveled and still ate …
Handstand to Crow
This post is about moving from a handstand to crow position. The crow is the common name used in yoga, for what I generally refer to as the frogstand. It is also called a bakasana. You’ll notice here the strap around her arms. This is a prop used to help …
Old Time Strongman Diet
This article discusses the old time strongman diet. Of course every old time strongman ate differently so we’ll just be looking at a few different examples. The truth is like the greatest strongmen today you’ll find lots of differences, so if you’re looking for the magical diet you need to …
One Arm Press from Straddle
This video shows a one arm press from straddle to one arm handstand on hand balancing canes done 11 times. You can skip to about 1:20 when the action starts. Judging by the reactions and build up it must have been a record at least among this group. One Arm …
Rolling a Frying Pan with Bare Hands
I was browsing flea markets and yard sales the other day and I came across this frying pan. I thought why not? I had never done the feat of strength where you roll up a frying pan with your bare hands before, simply because I never had gotten a pan …
Gymnastic Rings Dream Machine
The other day my friend was telling me about this device called a gymnastic rings dream machine. Surprisingly I had never heard of it. Well, he built one in his gym, and just yesterday I got to try it out for the first time ever. Sorry the video isn’t great, …
Valentin Dikul
Valentin Dikul is, in my opinion, one of the greatest athletes ever to grace the earth. Here is a short biography from one of the following videos: A circus acrobat, Valentin took a bad fall and broke his back when he was seventeen. Dikul said no to the wheel-chair and …
Handstand Walk Substitutions
If you can’t walk on your hands specifically, here are a couple exercises that are handstand walk substitutions. They require much less balance then walking out in the open, but still train the same muscles and support ability needed. #1 – Walk laterally in a handstand across a wall. Here …
Handstand From Sitting
The following, going to a handstand from sitting position, is an intermediate skill though it can be made easier or harder. This video shows you a good example of how you can do this move. Handstand From Sitting This is probably the easiest form to do this skill in. 1 …
Book Club: Muscle Building by Earle Liederman
Introducing the Physical Culture Book Club. As a subscriber on Legendary Strength you can join for free. For the month of July we’ll be reading Muscle Building by Earle Liederman. This continues off of reading Secrets of Strength, another book by Liederman, last month. Or want to get all …
Podcast: Going Deep Into Bodyweight Training
For this episode I discuss going deep into bodyweight training. This comes right off the heels of my Ninja Bodyweight Workshop and the Animal Flow Certification I attended with Mike Fitch. It also includes an interview with Mike Fitch. On this podcast you’ll find: The common ways people get into …