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If squatting with weight on your back or shoulders gives you issues… you’re not alone. Many people—especially those with long torsos—struggle to get the| Legendary Strength
If squatting with weight on your back or shoulders gives you issues… you’re not alone. Many people—especially those with long torsos—struggle to get the| Legendary Strength
Human lifting is one of the most visually impressive and functional feats of strength. While lifting 500 lbs. on a barbell is impressive, it often doesn't| Legendary Strength
Earlier on in this series on visualization, I talked about how when it comes to fitness, the visual and the kinesthetic (aka the feelings) dominate. This| Legendary Strength
Today I’m going to give you one of the visualizations from Visualizations Made Easy. I’ve taught this technique many times before. All you have to do is| Legendary Strength
A question I’m often asked is what kind of water filter do I recommend? I’ve recently found a new company that gets my seal of approval. Epic Water| Legendary Strength
Going from tearing one deck of cards to two is like going from a 250 lb. deadlift to 500 lbs…except that you’re also expanding from a normal barbell to a 3″ thick handle at the same time. 104 cards is a lot just to wrap the hands around. Thus, to ... From Card Tearing – Two Decks of Cards at Once - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
The rear neck lift and the rear neck roll are two exercises that I’ve never really seen covered elsewhere. The first is an isometric (either a hold or with added force) and the other is a moving neck exercise. Watch them here. Text neck is about forward flexion as well ... From Rear Neck Lift and Roll - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Can you tear a deck of cards? Check! Can you tear a deck of cards still in the box? Check! Can you tear a deck of cards still in the box and still wrapped in plastic? Now…check! Took a bit of a brace, and only my second time pulling this ... From Deck of Cards In Box In Plastic Torn in Half - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
The Mental Muscle Training Intensive is my deepest dive on the topic of all things mental training. From a live workshop that took place in Austin, Texas you’ll deep dive into visualization, state management, anchoring, hypnosis, language patterns, internal self-talk and more. Here’s just a few of the things I ... From Mental Muscle Training Intensive Sneak Peek - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
My wife, who is still battling Lyme, and I were on a call with her naturopath last month. (She’s doing far better than she was, though still not out of it. Thanks for asking.) The doc said something interesting that I hadn’t heard before. Joint pain can be a symptom ... From Joint Mobility as Detox - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
I’ve been attacked by a “Form Nazi” on YouTube…. Normally, I don’t engage but I was feeling playful that day. And since I think it was instructive (except to the troll of course) I’m sharing the debate with you below. The video in questions was “How to Snatch Heavier Kettlebells” ... From Attack of the Form Nazi - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
I’d never tried tearing multiple decks of cards for speed before until this attempt. That was fun! Now back to working towards my goal of tearing two decks of cards at one time. (My current best is 87 cards at the time of writing.) For more about learning how to ... From Tearing 10 Decks of Cards in Half in One Minute - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
A friend sent me this new and important study and asked my thoughts. Given that it delivers a somewhat controversial opinion about too much strength training being detrimental I thought this was worth diving into and sharing with you. The study is Training Strategies to Optimize Cardiovascular Durability and Life ... From Surprising Longevity Insights from a New Fitness Study - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Welcome to the captivating realm where the power of the mind meets the strength of the body. This article is your gateway to understanding the remarkable mind-muscle connection and how it can serve as a potent catalyst for achieving unparalleled physical strength. Before we embark on this exploration, it’s vital ... From Mind-Muscle Connection: Harnessing Psychological Strategies for Physical Strength - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Do you think that mankind’s physical health in general has declined over the years? Today, it is nearly impossible to believe that there was a time when the worst disease that you could develop was the flu. Let’s clarify that the flu we just mentioned has also evolved into a ... From Is Poor Mental Health Inhibiting Your Fitness Progress? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Imagine this: You were attempting to lift heavy weights at the gym without proper practice. This sudden physical stress, unfortunately, led you to develop a musculoskeletal injury. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that this condition can limit muscle dexterity and mobility as it hurts your bones, ligaments, muscles, or ... From Musculoskeletal Injuries: The Role of Nurses, Taking Care of Yourself, and More - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
I’ve been using this combination superman plank finisher as the finisher for my core workouts lately. (A finisher is an exercise meant to finish you off in essence, though I’m still not going to failure in it.) This is a combination of one arm, one leg superman planks on each ... From Superman Plank Finisher - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
I’ve been getting back into card tearing lately… Just pulled off a new feat that I hadn’t done before. Not just tearing a deck of cards, but doing it in the box, and then quartering one side as well. See more on card tearing in these posts: From Deck of Cards in Box Tearing and Quartering - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
In between sets and reps, we all need a moment to breathe and, more importantly, laugh a little! We often think of fitness as this serious, sweat-drenched pursuit. And it very often is. But there’s also room for a whole lot of joy, unexpected surprises, and yes – belly laughs. ... From Super Human Workshop Blooper Reel - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
April Fools! From The Secret Legendary Strength Workout - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
This video shows my first ever successful Beast kettlebell pullup. That’s an added 48kg or 106 lbs. It’s ugly but pretty much everything is the first time you do it. This is a big mark of progress towards my goal of the Beast Tamer Challenge. My system of How to ... From My First Beast Pullup - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Myth: Bodyweight Exercises are Endurance Way back when I was in my commercial gym and bodybuilding days (because that was the only thing I knew about how to train…and got next to zero results with) I heard people talk about bodyweight training with scorn. “Pushups and squats are only good ... From Myth: Bodyweight Exercises are Endurance - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
The following shows a recent PR of mine. Pressing a 32kg or 70lb kettlebell for 20 reps on my left, or weaker, side. These are not the strictest presses on purpose. They involve both some side action as well as what I like to call upper body push press. Again, ... From 32kg Kettlebell Press x 20 Reps - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
This is a variation of Downward Dog that I had never seen before that stretches the side of the torso, the hips and the hamstrings all at once. I picked it up at a yoga class I went to with my wife. And I always love to learn new things. ... From Downward Dog and Hindu Pushup Side Foot Variation - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
The other day I shared the story of when I first got into bodyweight training, how doing a handstand pushup was one of my first major goals. Just one, to lower down from a handstand, touch the head to the ground and press back up. It took me a couple ... From Headstand or Handstand Pushups? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
The common phrase “use it or lose it” is one of those principles that applies to all movement. Flexibility is definitely one area we can look at it. I’ve been known for my bridging skills over the years. Whether this was supporting half a ton on top of my wrestler’s ... From Re-use it and Regain it Faster - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Building muscle is not easy. In fact, it’s one of the most difficult things you can do. But, it is possible to build muscle without supplements. Here are seven steps that will help you do just that: 1. Eat a Nutritious Diet Eating a nutritious diet is essential for building ... From 7 Steps To Building Muscle Without Supplements - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
In a recent video where I showed a new PR of doing 7 reps of pullups with 28kg/62lbs. I received the following question: “Awesome strength. Why don’t you try to add pauses in the top position, though? It’d make the exercise even harder” I’ll start off by saying that yes ... From Harder or Easier Pullup Form - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Here’s a detailed question that has to do with imbalances, mindset and more… Hi Logan, My question is about mindset. I seem to have built up a lot of muscular imbalances, which seemed to become more prevalent since I had left big toe surgery. My history has only been doing ... From Body Imbalances - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
For many people, weight training is all about personal development. It’s about bulking up, looking and feeling good, and lifting to beat personal goals. Sure, there might be an element of competition in it, perhaps with others down the gym are over an arm wrestle, but it is mainly a lifestyle ... From Which Sports Require Most Strength and Power? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Yesterday, I talked about how anger bottled up is dangerous to your health and the many ineffectual patterns people use misdirecting it. I showed how any form of fitness can be used to “blow off some steam” that metaphor actually being close to reality. What’s another? Specifically utilizing or even ... From Aggression in the Gym Part 2 - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Get pissed off! Let’s talk about channeling aggression… You certainly don’t want to take this out on people for a wide variety of reasons. But to simply bottle it up inside is not good either. Very much culturally accepted…but not healthy. For some the bottling up process comes out in ... From Aggression in the Gym Part 1 - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Went on a date night with my wife the other day to go see the new movie, The Northman. Both my wife and I love viking stuff. And this movie didn’t disappoint. But let me warn, it’s quite brutal. We are soft today, you and I. For better and for ... From Are you a Dangerous Man? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Keith asks: “What are your thoughts on strength training twice a day?? I’ve only done it once a day but I may be in a situation where I need/want to do it twice a day?? What would the approach be (Same muscle group or different muscle group). Thank you in ... From Strength Training Twice Per Day? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Hamid asks: I want to know what are your thoughts on High Volume, High Frequency Basic Bodyweight training like Push-ups, Squats and Situps. Can these really make trainee strong just like Great Gama, Herschel Walker and Mike Tyson? Prisoners also do mostly Basic Bodyweight training and they get very impressive ... From High Volume Bodyweight Training? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Image from https://lindyhealth.com/ Should you be doing full range lifts exclusively? Or are partials useful? Rick sent in this response to a recent email on pullups… “I ,too , have had much experience with pullups. I found adding weight and getting super strong was the single best way to increase ... From Full range vs Partial range - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Yesterday, I shared Emil’s story of the long time it took him to achieve handstand pushups (HSPU). I echoed that my journey to my first ever HSPU took about the same amount of time. Emil also asked this question: “Do you think I should try to build to extended ROM ... From Extended HSPU or Freestanding? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
I wanted to share this from Emil as it describes the persistence, commitment to progress, and consistency to achieve real strength. I meant to reply to your fantastic email covering our communication on that Murder workout I once did I believe it would be about 1.5 years sincd then if ... From Consistency for 6 Months - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Being a bodyguard sounds like an incredible experience to some. Being the one who keeps important individuals out of harm’s way can be a rewarding experience. Sometimes it can be as simple as patrolling a living space. Other times it can be incredibly dangerous. It is a job that is ... From How Do Elite Bodyguards Train - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
A while back I purchased the breath ebook and loved it but have since fallen out of my routine due to external factors such as school, relationships, etc. I was wondering out of all the breathwork you teach, what is the most successful in neutralizing anger? I was looking in ... From Breathing Out Anger… - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Got a quick question and answer for you today. Outside the Box Breathing vs. Upgrade Your Breath? Should these be addressed in a certain order? Which one to start with, please? And which one is ‘better’ if you’re able to comment on that? Thanks!Paul Outside the Box Breathing is a ... From Box Breathing vs Upgrade Your Breath - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Logan, how do I get my upper back to bend when pushing up into the bridge? I can push up off the floor so my head fully clears the floor but I cant get my arms close to being straight locked-out not even close. My arms stay bent real bad. ... From How to Lockout Arms on a Bridge? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Scott asks: I enjoy the emails you send me about the old time strongmen and other topics. Every Sunday the folks at smokingpipes.com sends me a newsletter which often features a story about a well known pipe smoker.This is entirely anecdotal but it seems to me the pipe smokers outlive the strongmen ... From Strongman vs. Smoking (Death) - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Yesterday I discussed how you’re always mental training, whether you think you are or not. This is because, if you’re thinking at all, that is mental training that guides your actions. This doesn’t mean you’re doing EFFECTIVE mental training. Far from it. Most people are likely to be hurting their ... From Increasing Your Mental Baseline - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
I was interviewed on a podcast recently in which most of the discussion was around mental training. (Of course, I’ll share that with you once it is live.) But we happened on a concept I hadn’t quite thought about before. The fact is… You are ALWAYS mental training…whether you think ... From You’re ALWAYS Mental Training - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Per from Sweden asks… “I hope this e-mail finds you in good health. Recently, I bought your old strength course of the Saxon´s brothers. It´s a great course and I´m very grateful that you have recording the videos of the lifts they did. Since I have no one to ask ... From Saxon’s Training Plan? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
The bottoms up press is a unique exercise that can only be done with kettlebells. It works the grip significantly and requires some balance as well. It can be done with some variations, but typically it is done with just one arm at a time and in a strict military ... From The Bottoms Up Kettlebell Press - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
Got a great topic for today that there seems to be some debate around. Ville asks: I’ve read some of your work on deceptive strength, testosterone and muscle control but mainly I’ve read your articles and emails. It’s good stuff. I’d like your opinions on some things that been floating ... From On Inflammation and Recovery - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
There’s a new training tool I’ve been playing with. While it can be used for a variety of things I purchased it with one thing in mind, helping me to train for a one arm chin-up. I’m still early in the process, but I’m liking it so far. The one-arm ... From One Arm Chin-up Pulley Assisted - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
James asks: “I am 70 years old and have done very little exercise (mostly walking) since I retired a few years ago. I am thinking about getting one of two courses that you have to start. Would you recommend I get the flexibility course or the stand up course to ... From Where to start at 70 years old? - Legendary Strength| Legendary Strength
