The following is a guest article by my friend Ben Bergman that discusses different ways to go about building your own workouts, with a specific emphasis on how he does it himself, like with animal movements. Many people want to find the best program that’s out there, they want follow …
Hill Sprints on Treadmill
Is it a good idea to do hill sprints on a treadmill? Here we will be talking about the pros and cons of this. First of all I will say I’m in favor of natural running over the treadmill anytime. I’ve seen reports stating that the treadmill does not mimic …
Book Club: Secrets of Strength by Earle Liederman
Introducing the Physical Culture Book Club. As a subscriber on Legendary Strength you can join for free. For the month of May we’ll be reading Secrets of Strength by Earle Liederman. Or want to get all 12 books for this year in one package right now? You can get additional …
Are You a Ninja?
Just the other day I was training at the park. Doing a variety of gymnastic feats of strength like levers, one arm pullup work, and flags. I’m doing some kettlebell juggling. And a few acrobatic moves, which I hadn’t done it quite a while. A whole class full of children …
Everyone Loves a Strongman
Lately in my training I’ve been focusing on things like deadlifting and a number of gymnastic feats. I haven’t been doing much with the feats of strength. However since I’ve trained them much in the past I can put on a show anytime I please and do all the regular …
High Repetition Deadlifts
Some people say you should never do them. I personally love them. I’m talking about high repetition deadlifts. In the video below you’ll see me lift 225 lbs. for 30 reps in a single set. High Repetition Deadlifts Now are high rep deadlifts the only thing I do? No, far …
Dennis Rogers Bends Wrench with Tissues for Wraps
This is one of the most amazing feats of strength possible. Everyone who has done some bending knows how tough it is on the hands and how much pressure it puts there. So when someone can do a wrench with nothing but tissues for wraps…well that just makes it even …
April’s Book Club Article
Just finished putting up the new article on Aprils’s Physical Culture Book Club selection. This is for System of Physical Training by Eugene Sandow.
Book Club: System of Physical Training by Eugene Sandow
This is Physical Culture Book Club. As a subscriber on Legendary Strength you can join for free. For the month of April we’ll be reading System of Physical Training by Eugene Sandow. Or want to get all 12 books for this year in one package right now? You can get …
Super Human Workshop Recap
Wow! What a weekend. In Tallahassee, Florida we held the second annual Super Human Training Workshop at Laurel Blackburn’s Boot Camp Training and Fitness facility. Let me start by saying that if you live in the area, you should check it out. It’s a large and well equipped gym that …
Book Club: The Way to Live by George Hackenschmidt
Introducing the Physical Culture Book Club. As a subscriber on Legendary Strength you can join for free. For the month of March we’ll be reading The Way to Live by George Hackenschmidt. Or want to get all 12 books for this year in one package right now? You can get …
Training with Dennis Rogers
I wanted to take the time to share my story of training under Dennis Rogers, now that my company is officially distributing his DVD’s. My friend and I had started to get into some serious training (beyond the bodybuilding we did back in high school, without knowing any better). I …
February’s Book Club Article
Just finished putting up the new article on February’s Physical Culture Book Club selection. This is for Maxalding by Monte Saldo.
Book Review: Maxalding by Monte Saldo
Monte Saldo was less well known then his major partner, Maxick, in the system they created called Maxalding. That is also the name of the book which this review is about. Maxick became more well known from his books and weight lifting exploits, though Monte was no slouch in that …
Book Club: Maxalding by Monte Saldo
Introducing the Physical Culture Book Club. As a subscriber on Legendary Strength you can join for free. For the month of February we’ll be reading Maxalding by Monte Saldo. Or want to get all 12 books for this year in one package right now? You can get additional savings and …