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 …
William Pagel
William Pagel was a circus strongman born in 1878 in Germany. Like many men of his time, Pagel was a sailor in his young days and enjoyed traveling around the world. During one of those journeys Pagel decided to leave the ship and settle in Australia. When he turned 19, …
Old-Time Strongman Training Video
Just the other day I was interview by Josh Hewett of GymChats.com. Our topic was the oldtime strongmen and training like them. You’ll find out: What is oldtime strongman training? Some of the best books by the strongest people… Understanding progression intimately What it takes to become a performing strongman …
Elephant Wrestling and Deadlifting by Hermann Goerner
Another article in the Strongman Profile series has been put up on Breaking Muscle. Strongman Profile: Hermann Goerner Teaches Us the Deadlift (and Elephant Wrestling) Hermann Goerner is not a household name, but he could easily be considered once of the strongest people of all time. Even amongst old-time strongmen …
PR Report 9-14-13
No major new goals hit this week but good progress all around. I’ve made some changes to my routine after reviewing some of Goerner the Mighty, specifically on the addition of more varieties of deadlifts in my training. This includes many grip intensive ones like single finger deadlifts and more. …
Podcast: Adam Glass
Adam Glass is a good buddy of mine. So its about time I got him on the podcast. Had a lot of fun with this call as we discussed our training and how different it is from so many people out there. Warning: Explicit! [display_podcast] How you can train WITHOUT …
September’s Book Club Article
Wow what a read! It’s up. The newest article on September’s Physical Culture Book Club selection. This is for Goerner the Mighty.