Have you heard of the saying ‘all good things come to an end’? It is true, especially of your strength athletics career. Right now, I am feeling the burden of this saying. I am seeing a glimpse of the end. Read More
Know the Risks
Lifting weights is risky business. If you lift them for long enough, it is almost inevitable that you will become injured to some degree. In extreme cases, athletes have herniated vertebrae, broken bones or torn muscle from bone. This should Read More
Barbell Strongman: Barbell Basics
In a previous article, I proposed the challenge that the principle of specificity poses for strongman athletes. To be the best strongman you can be, you must work very hard on as many skills as you can handle simultaneously. However, Read More
Preparing for your First Strongman Competition
Training for strength is one thing, but accepting that you are going to step up and do that first competition can be very stressful. I remember going to watch a local strongman competition for three summers before I had the Read More
Barbell Strongman: Get Strong
I know what you’re thinking: “Barbell Strongman? Like those old-time strongman lifting circus barbells?” As much as I admire those feats of strength, this article will not be touching on that fascinating topic. I use the term Barbell Strongman to Read More
Specificity for Strongman
One of my favorite things in the whole world is scientific inquiry. It’s how my mind is wired and it’s what I do as a career at the moment. As you may have guessed, strength training is another one of Read More