Log Clean & Press Variation (re-lap)
EliteFTS Log Clean & Press Combination: 1st Rep from floor, 2nd rep re-lapped
Kentucky Strong: Four Things I Have Been Doing Wrong
Your training journal is a very valuable tool in getting bigger, stronger, and better.
Kentucky Strong: The Circus Dumbbell: Technique & Programming
It's an event that can bring even the strongest of men to their knees. However, this program might be all you need to get the better of it.
Overcoming Genetics
Not everyone is born with the natural ability and physique to be a powerlifter. However, if your are not one of the blessed, it doesn't mean you can't be.
A Recovering Endurance Addict's First Lifting Injury
Working around the pain: the key is knowing when to pick your battles... or you won’t be in the fight at all.
Strongman Training for Noobs
Strongman and strong man. There's a difference. If you want to be a Strongman competitor, you might want to consider these useful tips.
Darden Diaries: Bicep Training for Strongman?
Do you need to focus on bicep work while training for Strongman?
A Recovering Endurance Addict
"I think you are f***ing up.” Quite a way to start a conversation, but that was how it went for me.
Lessons from Competing
The benefits of competition can be far greater than winning a title; however, you have to learn to commit.
What I Learned from Strongman
I decided to make a list of five things that I learned along the way and think are relevant to all sports, training structures, and goals in or outside the gym.
The Rough Patch
It seems that when most folk are going through a rough patch in life, lifting gets them through it.
Learn. Apply. Compete.
I’ve heard the saying, “The more I know, the more I realize that I don’t know much.” This saying couldn’t be truer for me.
Setting Up a Strongman Program
Setting up a strongman program is no different than any other type of program.
Five Man Maker Moves for Athletes
If you’re looking to go from pine shining bench warmer to Captain, starter, and all-district, take these for a spin in the coming weeks and watch your athleticism explode.
Second Annual Capitol Classic Strongman Challenge Writeup
I headed down to Crossfit South Arlington in Virginia to the new home of The Edge 2.0 on Saturday morning for Barry’s contest.
Brute Strength Gym's Strongest Man IV Write-up
My ears got bumblebees in them, legs went to jello, vision began to shrink down to a tiny dark tunnel and everything got tinted red.
Idaho Champion Series Snowman Invitational Write Up
The events were changed and lightened a bit, so I was bummed.
Strongman Training–The Iron Sport Method
A lot of internet trainers write a lot of articles about strength training, but really have no personal success in the strength world.
Amy Wattles' Recap: Frozen Stones Highland Games
Doing this competition is like going to the all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. At the time, it sounds like an excellent idea.
A Standard Template for the Strongman Competitor
The following is a program that I’ve put together over the last few years by doing research and trial and error (otherwise known as ‘under the bar’ research).
Sledgehammer Conditioning for Athletes and Weekend Warriors
The tool of demolition workers and superheroes.
America's Strongest Woman: The Great Bomb
The highlights of my trip were hanging out and catching up with The Sequim Crew.
An Inside Look at VIP Training and Strength Sport
The faults and failures of commercial gyms were holding him back.
Cardinal Strongman Challenge II Writeup & Video
In training I was repping 165 pounds for sets of four per arm, but I wasn’t able to do the whole series all in a row the one time I was able to set it up at Brute Strength Gym.
What is Strongman and Why Do You Do it?
I love competition and competing in strongman gives me a focus for my training, goals to strive for, and periodic tests of how I am progressing.
How to Run a Meet
It keeps me motivated with my training goals to see the competitors succeed with theirs.
Where Busting Your Ass Actually Pays Off
I know that when I bust my ass during training I will get stronger.
Incorporation of Strongman Training in Athlete Lifting Cycles
There exists a multitude of components to consider when incorporating Strongman training into a standard lifting cycle.
The Day of Deads: Proven Performance Strongman 1 Write Up
The only memory I have of that event is the pain from every rep, but I wasn’t about to quit.
Finding the Right Tire for You
There are two for sure ways to know what a tire weighs: get it weighed.
Strongman Andy Deck Competiting at the Arnold
Video compilation of the March 2011 Arnold Classic Strongman Competition.
Andy Deck at the Amateur Strongman World Championships
Andy Deck, representing lightweights worldwide at the Arnold Sports Expo.
Long-Winded Paxton Strongman 6 Write-Up
The only regret that I have about this contest is that it’s over!
Strong Grip Strength
Grip strength seems to be a big part of strongman training, what are some good ways to train one’s grip?
Love Nugget in my Swamp Shorts
Oct. 15th, my teammate, Lou Costa, and I headed down to Virginia Beach in his sexy little Mercury Cougar.
Box Squats
I drove all the way home and realized that I left my Holy Briefs hanging outside the gym door (to dry in the Sun) so I went back and got them.
Interview with Strongman Steve Pulcinella
Next thing I know I was in South Africa being tied back-to-back with a 340lb monster named Riku Kiri for a two-man tug of war.
Introducing Lightweight Strongman Andy Deck
Andy first got involved in the sport when he helped run a competition at Virginia Tech University as an undergrad.
Stepping Up and Under the Bar
Matt relays his experiences competing in his first ever powerlifting meet.
Stone Lifting without Stones
In the gym, you know that one bar where the end collar is always loose?
Rickshaw Deadlift
The Rickshaw deadlift is very similar to a rack deadlift in that it is a limited range of motion.
Rickshaw Box Dead Lift
The Rickshaw is a devise originally designed for strongman training for different lifts and walks.
Keg Shoveling
We call this keg shoveling b/c we explode the keg over our shoulder as if we were shoveling, those of you in the colder states know what this looks like 🙂