“The moment we pay attention to our movement, the brain resumes growing at a very rapid rate.” – Dr. Anat Baniel I came across this quote in a book I read the other day and had to share it. Can I talk about being smart for a second without sounding …
Weak Links in Injuries
Charlie commented on my article about training weak links last week. (If you missed that you can see both parts here and here. He asks, “How did you ever think of these? I had a right shoulder problem a few years back and did all the standard PT stretches and …
Pressing vs HSPU
Ralph asks: “Hey Logan what up? Just wondering I’ve never done a handstand pushup and I’m wondering adding that to my Deceptive Strength workouts will it create a pushing imbalance like aggravate all the sitting/resting and stuff. Thanks your products are incredible and amazing for strength and all things related.” …
The Finished Athlete of Strength by Siegmund Klein
The following is an article by Siegmund Klein, that was originally published in Klein’s Bell. Recognition as a first class “strong man” is the ambition of many an athlete whose work has never passed the slough of mediocrity, yet almost all of these men will tell you how to train …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Muscle Control Routines by Otto Arco
I just put up another article in the Strongman Profile series at Breaking Muscle featuring another small framed strongman – Otto Arco. Strongman Profile: Otto Arco Teaches Us About Muscle Control Techniques Otto Arco was a Polish strongman and wrestling champion. Born in 1881 as Otto Nowosielsky, he didn’t have the …
Before and After Rehabbing a Wrist Injury
One of the chronic injuries I battled with for a long time was my right wrist. I hurt it back in high school playing football and it was never the same afterwards. This made a lot of what I do really hard. Try doing handstands when its painful to bend …
Practicing What I Preach
It’s a sad fact but many of those who would teach you to become stronger, healthier and more fit aren’t really so themselves. There’s fitness guru’s and weight loss experts that are fat. I mean come on! Though they may be great marketers that path is not for me. Instead …
Holding a Freestanding Handstand
A new article of mine about holding a freestanding handstand is published at Breaking Muscle. How to Hold a Freestanding Handstand In my previous article I showed you how to get up and hold a handstand against the wall. In this article you’ll learn to take a much more advanced …
Working Your Way Up To a Freestanding Handstand
Check out my newest post on Breaking Muscle on working your way up to a Freestanding Handstand. Find out exactly which lead-up stuns are needed in order to reach this goal. How to Work Up to a Freestanding Handstand In my previous article I showed you how to get up …
Podcast: Mike Fitch on Hand Balancing
I caught up with Mike Fitch from Global Bodyweight Training in this excellent interview focused on deepening your bodyweight training and specifically hand balancing. [display_podcast] Different Styles of Hand Balancing Training Starting with highest neurological training Regressive or accumulation training Be still. Be fluid. Be strong. Becoming a Master of …
Clevio Massimo
Antonio Clevio Massimo Sabatino was a strongman performer better known as Clevio Massimo on the stage. He was born in 1895 in Italy with good genes, since his father and two uncles were quite large men, known as “the three giants”. Antonio grew up in Buffalo, NY where his family …
Max Sick
Max Sick was a strongman and gymnast from Austria born in 1882, most famous for developing the Maxalding system with Monte Saldo. But he did much more than that. Early Life Born to Swiss parents, Maxick developed rickets and dropsy along with lung problems at a very young age. This …