By Max Pippa As a Strongman or Strongwoman competitor, it is common to do three or more contests a year. Most competitors will do a qualifier or two for nationals, compete in nationals, and possibly a follow up contest after nationals because it is within driving distance etc. While regularly competing in Strongman is by …
By Kalle Beck Recently, I Â made a video about how Strongman competitors and strength athletes should do more low intensity steady state cardio. I did this because I see the question asked frequently, and judging from the answers, most people either give suggestions which are not LISS cardio or they mock the idea of cardio …
By Chris Vachio Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide medical advice or guidance. Â Always seek out the advice of a trained medical professional with regards injury and rehabilitation. Â Every situation is different and what worked for me may not necessarily work for you. Â I am not a physician, nor do I play one …
By Andrew Wickham This weekend marks the culmination of the amateur strongman year for most competitors.  Whether you’ve been training for this for 2 months, 6 months, or a year for this event, your time is up.  There’s no more time to train hard, to make up for that workout you missed last week, to …
Article By Drew Spriggs Have you ever witnessed somebody who has never deadlifted before in their life walk into a gym and perform a perfect (and often quite strong) deadlift with absolutely minimal coaching? This is a phenomenon I witnessed a few times, and like most people I put this down to them coming from …
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By Dain Wallis Missed reps. Back problems. Digestive issues. What do these items have in common? They can all be avoided with proper use of breath. Breathing is the most underrated and ignored aspect of lifting weights. When I was introduced to the gym, nobody spoke to me about breath until I started …
By Terry Rady I’ve seen it one too many times, a young come up who’s on a mission to beat someone in particular. These people are full of energy, piss, vinegar, and a fight. It’s a special mental state everyone experiences in this sport, but learning to utilize it is key.
By Kalle Beck With Nationals fast approaching here are some tips we hope you find helpful on maximizing leverages and your own strength for the frame deadlift.
By Aaron Fondry Since I posted a video of my paused eccentric deadlifts about a year ago, (which have now been so awesomely named the “Fondry Deadlift” by Drew Spriggs himself) I receive a ton of questions about how to program them into an already existing deadlift program and also, just how to properly do …
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By Bryan Barrett The structures for controlling arousal are located in the brain and can be demonstrated in the following example. A competitor has warmed up for the next event, yoke walk. He begins going over the event in his head, this competition is one of the biggest of the year. These thoughts lead to …
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