A new article on using the bent press to become strongman strong has just been put up at Breaking Muscle. How To Get Strongman Strong With The Bent Press The bent press is a unique lift that was once quite famous due to the strongmen of the golden era. But …
An Old Lift for Improved Gains
A new guest article was put up at Breaking Muscle a couple of days ago. Old-time Strongman for New Strength: The Jefferson Deadlift I might like the Jefferson deadlift more than any other version of the deadlift. Yet this amazing exercise is seldom seen in most gyms. My goal with …
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. …
PR Report 8-17-13
I’m trying something new. Instead of having a random uploading of videos, posts and emails about my latest accomplishments in the gym I figured I’d showcase everything to you every Saturday. That means this will be a regular thing. And its not about showing you how great I am, I …
More Deadlift and Chinnup PR’s
As I mentioned earlier I feel like my progress is accelerating. Here are two more big PR’s for me that happened back to back. The first is a partial Jefferson deadlift. Working at about a 3/4 range of motion this is a fairly powerful position. I know I could have …
Freddy Ortiz
Freddy Ortiz had one of the best upper bodies of his time, without fancy cardio machines & “necessary” bodybuilding supplements which are widely used in the 21st century. He claims he always had the same workout plan and he never changed it throughout all those years, with training frequency of …
Podcast: Deadlift Training
In this weeks podcast I go deep on my own deadlift training and cover the keys that have led to my progress. [display_podcast] Four variations of the deadlift exercise Ideas on changing the range of motion More on the Flat vs. Round back debate Finding your deadspots, the weakness holding …
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 …
Jefferson Lift
The Jefferson lift, also known as the Jefferson deadlift, Jefferson squat or straddle deadlift, is not a commonly seen exercise. In fact, I would put it as something that is forgotten or unknown by 99% of the population. According to my research it was named after Strongman Charles Jefferson. But …