How To Simulate a Front Bar Car Deadlift
With United States Strongman Nationals having a front bar car deadlift you may be wondering how to simulate the event. This video will show you how.
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How To Make A Duck Walk / Power Stairs Implement
There is a lot of Strongman equipment you can make with minimal tools and a trip to your local hardware store here I show how to make a duck walk / power stairs implement with threaded pipe.
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Considerations for Improving your Super Yoke
By Tom Hibbert The Yoke is one of those disciplines that has a good carryover to other events. If your Yoke is going well, then you can bet your squat and deadlift are also seeing improvements. The main reasoning is that the improved hip and core stability that is so vital with the Yoke, will
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Predictor Lifts in Strongman
By Tom Hibbert Success leaves clues, and Charles Poliquin is one of the most well-known strength coaches alongside arguably being the most successful. With this in mind, I utilized his concept of predictor lifts to develop my own for the sport of Strongman. The concept is simple: Improve your predictor lifts and in turn, this
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Weekly Training Structure for a Strongman
By Tom Hibbert Principle 1: Never train more than 2 days in a row Why? Strongman is a neural sport therefore ensuring adequate recovery is of paramount importance. Remember, in Strongman/woman, what you do in the gym has a direct effect on competition performance. It’s not like a 100m sprinter, where they have to also
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Arm Training For Strongman
By Tom Hibbert I saw a question on the Starting Strongman Forum asking if there was any point in training arms directly, specifically talking about Biceps. Here are some further thoughts on the matter and a 8 week program
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2017 Top Moments In Strength
By Paul Mouser #1 Who: Steve Schmidt Where: America’s Strongest Viking What: All-time Block Press record In July of 2017, for the first time a Platinum Plus level competition was held on West Virginia soil. This meant Arnold invites, Nationals invites, and National deadlift records were all up for grabs. One of the most unique draws
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Inaugural U64kg World’s Strongest Woman – Christina Bangma
By Christina Bangma I can tell you how much time and effort went into getting there. I can tell you how hard or easy each event was. The truth is, you already know that I won. I will tell you something that maybe not every competitor will. Winning an event doesn’t always get you the
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The Reasons why everyone needs a Strongman coach
By Sam Brown Strongman is becoming more and more popular. You can find Strongman implements in most gyms that are worth their weight. You can also find a Strongman gym near you with ease using the Strongman gym locator. With that in mind, the world of competitive Strongman is getting, for a lack of a better
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The Science of Strongman: The Curious Case of the Bumper Plate PR
By Mark Jones There are a number of terrible reasons to love bumper plates. They are rubbery, bouncy and don’t smell like rust. They take up tons of room on the bar, creating the illusion of lifting lots of weight. You can even slam them down from overhead if you enjoy using a bent barbell.
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