Strict planche form is something that is rare and hard to come by. If you read The True Art and Science of Hand Balancing there’s great tips and ideas on what it takes to achieve it. Here are some examples of a strict planche versus a not so strict one. …
Is a One Arm Handstand Pushup Possible?
I got this message from Mark in response to the recent post on the one arm handstand pushup. He makes a really good point, that if people were doing the move, it would be somewhere on video, and everyone in the hand balancing world would achieve it. Sorry to be …
Handstand Bow and Arrow
If you’re looking for a handstand bow and arrow there may be two things you’re looking for. The first one is an amazing skill done by some acrobats where they shoot a bow and arrow at a target with their feet while in a handstand. This woman does it blindfolded …
Kettlebell Swing Form
What is proper kettlebell swing form? In this article I’ll show you. But the truth is you won’t just find one answer because there are multiple ways to do the swing, and to do it correctly. Part of this depends on your goals. So some people may say this way …
Muscle Control by Maxick
Muscle Control by Maxick is one of the most classic books of the oldtime strongmen. There are many other great books on the art of muscle control, but none are as popular as this one. It’s probably because the book is quite simple and the exercises are easy to follow. …
Ball Rhythmic Gymnastics
This video showcases an amazing acrobat doing a ball rhythmic gymnastics routine. If you’ve never heard of this style of gymnastics here is the details from Wikipedia. The Ball is a piece of apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. It is made of either rubber or synthetic material (pliable plastic) provided …
Edward Upcott Video
This video was sent to me from Ben and displays an amazing acrobat by the name of Edward Upcott. This video starts off with a number of simple exercises a lot of people can do, but after the minute mark there’s a lot of one arm balancing and some amazing …
Alexander Zass
Alexander Zass is one of my favorite oldtime strongmen (of course I like them all, but a few stand out to me.) He was known as the Amazing Samson and performed all over Russia and Europe back in his day. One of the most amazing things about him was that …
Karl Gotch Bodyweight Training
I just stumbled across this awesome video showing you some genuine Karl Gotch bodyweight training. It’s Gotch taking a wrestler through a couple different exercises, you probably haven’t see before. It looks like this came from a video titled Conditioning for Combat Sports. There’s some really cool exercises in here …
Handstand Scorpion
The handstand scorpion is a minor contortion exercise where you go into a big back bend and bend the knees, usually touching them to the top of the head. Sometimes it’s taken even further and the feet come beneath the head. Here’s a really good video that shows the handstand …
Kettlebell Halo Exercise
Here is a quick demonstration of the kettlebell halo exercise. This is a great drill for opening up the shoulders if you don’t already have great flexibility in those ranges of motion. It can be used effectively as a warmup exercise. That all being said I do not really use …
Crazy BBoy Video
Ralph sent me this compilation video of bboying and I was amazed. Lots of purely awesome moves. I’m not sure what makes something a power move in the bboy world as opposed to something else. Anyone care to fill me in on the comments below? Be sure to check out …
Handstand Backbend
There are people that believe you should have no backbend in your handstand at all. That only the straight handstand is how to do a handstand. But I don’t believe that. Just look at how many contortionists balance using excessive back bend. When we’re talking about handstand backbend we can …
Dog Interfers with Kettlebell Workout
I was working on something brand new for in the world of kettlebell juggling (no it’s not the moves seen in the video but the specifics of what I’m doing with them, but more on that later). When I’m doing kettlebell juggling it’s usually at the nearby park which is …
Flaming Kettlebell Juggling Trailer
The idea for this came back in December at the Oldtime Strongman Workshop with Dennis Rogers. One of the attendees and burlesque strongman, Johnny Domino, was telling a story about a flaming injury he sustained while trying a new trick (I can’t go into the full details but we were …