The following article comes from famous strongman George F. Jowett. Herr Stauffer, we will call him, was a circus proprietor of portly proportions fed by the genius that knew how to serve attractive performances to a people whose prosaic lives and deductive minds found gladness in the masterly performance of …
Card Tearing Technique
Often times when I introduce myself in new settings I’ll do a feat of strength. Lately, I bring a couple decks of cards with me and tear them in half. I use to use phonebooks because they were readily available, but that’s not the case anymore. It shows and tells …
Strength Training Injury Free
In one form or another this is one of the most common questions I receive regarding staying injury free from training. Thanks for the free gifts Logan!! What do I want to achieve through my training? Well real quickly, a little backdrop on myself. I am 42 yrs old, and …
Applied Knowledge is Power
Had to share this comment from Inner Circle member, Scott. It flies in the face of the cultural idea that things get worse with age. (And we all need to work to overturn that idea both personally and then to influence others by example.) Hi Logan, Your newsletters and books …
Desert Island and 300 lb Barbell
I received this question in from a new subscriber. It’s a great story and a great question so I thought I would share it with you. Hello Logan! I am honored to correspond with you. In all my years of obsession with the iron, I feel I have finally uncovered …
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Strength Training
Well, it’s not actually about strength training per se, but it does have to do with it. This truth applies to just about anything, but certainly he could be talking about fitness. When many people first get into strength training they often ask what is the best? What is the …
The Robocop Carry
I saw this video about the Robocop carry from my friend, the Mad Scientist of Muscle, Nick Nilsson and just had to share it with you. It’s one of the coolest exercises I’ve seen in awhile that I hadn’t seen before. I don’t have all those tools in the same …
Dragondoor’s Health and Strength Conference 2016
Dragondoor announced last week the second annual Health and Strength Conference. I spoke there last year, on the subject of mental training, and I’ll be doing so again this year, along with others including Dan John, Al Kavadlo, Max Shank, Jon Bruney and many others. Hope to see you there! …
Progressive Slides vs. Jumps
If you want to become stronger (more enduring, flexible, skilled, etc.) it comes down to progression. If you understand the principles of progression then you can achieve just about any physical thing. It’s just a matter of putting in the work over time. People often ask, how do you tear …
The Grocery Stocker Workout
Got this interested questions in from Timothy last week and felt I’d share it with you. Hello Logan, I just recently purchased your ebook Mental Muscle. It’s very good, I haven’t finished it yet. My question for you is what type of exercises should I do to prepare to be …
How To Tear A Deck Of Cards In Half
In the video below you’ll discover how to tear a deck of cards in half using one of the most popular styles. First of all, you’ll need to grab a deck of cards and hold it straight across with one hand. The cards should be positioned between the knuckle of …
3 Exercises to do with a Big Tire
Part of being strong is about using your creativity. What can you do with a single tool? There are many exercises to be done with the big tire and I’d like to give you three of those I found the most useful. Tire flips – you probably already knew about …
The Mighty Atom’s Internal Dialog
When it comes to sports psychology, one big area is that of your self-talk. What you say to yourself makes a big impact on your performance. (Just like with visualization, HOW you say it may be even more important than the words…) And no, this doesn’t mean what you speak …
The Mighty Atom On Healthy Living and Herbs
It’s funny the things that we forget. I knew that reading about the Mighty Atom was a huge influence in my life. In fact, I would say it steered the direction of my life for the better. I read that book and said to myself, “I want to be that …
Barbell Juggling
Ever heard of barbell juggling? I just put up a new article at Breaking Muscle on this forgotten art. The Forgotten Art of Barbell Juggling Of all the forgotten lifts I’ve covered, this activity is perhaps the oddest of the bunch and one you see even less often than the …