I just put up another guest blog post at Breaking Muscle and this time it’s all about (very underrated) partial lifts. TALKIN’ ABOUT LOCKOUTS: PARTIAL REPS FOR OVERHEAD STRENGTH I’m a big fan of partial lifting as it provides certain benefits that differ from those of full-range lifting. While working …
Legendary Viking Log Lift
This got spread around on Facebook a whole bunch the other day. Its very cool, for a number of reasons, so I felt it was worth sharing here too. Plus I’m a fan of the Game of Thrones show which just makes it even more cool. Hafthor Bjornsson, who plays …
Five Tips to Help Your Longevity in Lifting
A new article on various ways to help your longevity in lifting has been put at Breaking Muscle. 5 Tips for Longevity in Lifting This past weekend I was teaching a workshop when the topic of being strong and fit into old age came up. A few of the people …
Use of Full Body Tension?
If you’ve been in the strength world for awhile you’ve likely heard about “Full Body Tension”. And on that note I received a great question the other day from Sol. Hi Logan, I read a lot of your Legendary Strength posts about muscle control the other day. I just purchased …
Determination and Persistence of Alan Mead
Check out my latest article at Breaking Muscle on an old-time strongman you probably never heard off – Alan Mead. Strongman Profile: Alan Mead Teaches Us About Perseverance Although many of the old-time strongman in the early 1900s were muscular, most paled in comparison to those who came later. But …
5 Day Structural Attack
The biggest and most pervasive training idea out there is that you have to FORCE your body to adapt to get stronger and build muscle. This is not true. Your body adapts to what you do regardless of whether force is used or not. This is the idea behind biofeedback …
Muscle Explosion
A couple month’s back I met the “Mad Scientist of Muscle”, Nick Nilsson. He hooked me up with his course Muscle Explosion. As I dove into it I have to say I was quite impressed. As you know, recently I went on a mass gaining kick, and I pulled some …
Back to Basics
As I am looking back over 2014 I came to realize something. I had gotten away from the basics in my training a bit too much! In fact, I can remember in the early part of the year, thinking that at my “advanced” stage of training I could do this. …
Is the STRONG MAN returning?
This is an article from Sig Klein that was originally produced in an issue of Klein’s Bell. Science has proved that many things run in cycles. One of the outstanding things is styles – particularly in women’s wear. Men and women have always admired strength – for strength is the …
Dancing The Spinal Muscles by Alan Calvert
This is an article from Alan Calvert that was originally produced in an issue of Klein’s Bell (Siegmund Klein’s magazine from the 30’s). I thought it was interesting for anyone intrigued by muscle control. It describes a series of muscle controls I’ve never otherwise heard of, or definitely seen before. …
All About Muscle Control
Muscles can do one of two things, either contract or relax, with varying degrees of both. Muscle control is the art of controlling your muscles. More specifically it involves controlling muscles in isolation, in combinations and sequences. As a specific practice it was largely “created” by Maxick (born Max Sick, …
What its like to Balloon Up in Size
If you’ve never put on a lot of mass in a short amount of time, it’s a pretty interesting process. Just a couple of weeks ago, for the first time EVER in my life, I felt the inside of my thighs rub together. At first this happened during and after …
Why It Pays To Be Big – Guest Post by Stone Paul
You know who I am? I’m the guy who always prided himself on being the skinny strongman. I was that little prick who would love to find some guy twice my size at the squat rack or leg press and ask “Can I work in?”. Then when he was done …
Different Kind of Squats by Sig Klein
I just put up another article at Breaking Muscle in the strongman profile series. Strongman Profile: Siegmund Klein Teaches Us a Different Way to Squat Siegmund Klein was a famous all-around old-time strongman. He was well regarded for his physique and posing skills. In addition to being strong with barbells and …
Gym Chat – Indestructible Body
Just last night I was interviewed by Josh Hewett about building an indestructible body. Here’s a few of the articles, along with videos, mentioned in the video. Building an Indestructible Body 52 Ways to Get Up Off the Floor Cossack Squat and Variations The full Indestructible Body program isn’t available …