If you want to succeed as a strongman athlete, you’ve got to do more than throw heavy weight around. Unless you get in some quality cardio, you’re gonna run out of puff before you get anywhere near your strength potential. A lot of strength athletes, though, wouldn’t be seen dead in the cardio area of […]
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This video was filmed as part of a Starting Strongman seminar in 2019 going over setup and technique in the overhead press.
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By Josh Thigpen Author Of The Cube Method For Strongman I have a strongman class that I coach here in the Houston area and I can tell you there are a few things that I have found to be a universal truth when it comes to the overhead. I find myself repeating these 3 principles more
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The Z Press is an effective assistance exercise for increasing your log press and general overhead strength, which is very important if you want to compete in Strongman. The lift is effective, as it can’t be completed unless you learn how to effectively brace or “get tight” from the bottom of the lift, or else
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By Josh Thigpen It’s crazy that no matter how long you do this sport you are always learning and always improving. I have been at this for almost 20 years and still new things click like it’s the first time I’ve ever done it. I will be the first to say that yoke has not
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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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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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