Category Archives: Hand Strength

Sledgehammer Swinging Video

By admin | Published: April 12, 2010

There were a lot of comments on the previous posts about sledgehammer swinging. I’ll have more on that in the future, answering many of your great questions. But for now you can see me in action swinging around this heavy sledgehammer. If you don’t happen to have a sledgehammer as big as this (and I [...]

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3 Tips for Super High Rep Sledge Swinging

By admin | Published: April 5, 2010

In the last post I talked about my recent foray into super high reps with a heavy sledge. It’s bad to the bone stuff building super strength, endurance, power, ab and grip strength. If you decide to jump into the deep end of the pool here you should build up to it slowly or already [...]

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Strongerman Teleseminar Series comes to an end

By admin | Published: February 26, 2010

We had a great call with Jedd Johnson from the Diesel Crew the other night. A few of our topics for the call included: The Biggest Mistake Jedd made in his grip training and what to do about it. The Four Grip Movements and how to train them Grip Athletics and Grip for Athletes – [...]

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Grip Conditioning Workout

By admin | Published: February 24, 2010

Here’s a cool one that’s a version of grip training mixed with conditioning that I’ve been experimenting with. 100 plate/stair rows 150 bottoms up kettlebell cleans 200 pushups 150 one arm D-handle deadlifts 100 pinch grip deadlifts You can do this by finishing each of the exercises individually or by going in a circuit or [...]

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Bending a 11/16 Craftsmen Wrench

By admin | Published: January 18, 2010

This one is from the archives – bending a 11/16 Craftsmen Wrench. It wasn’t easy, but no one ever said effective training was. (Except the TV informercials, and we both know that‘s not effective training.) Bending a Craftsmen Wrench By watching this video you can learn something about effort, determination and adapting. God bless, Bud [...]

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Tommy Heslep

By admin | Published: December 18, 2009

Next week we have another strongman joining our Strongerman Teleseminar Series, Tommy Heslep. This guy has some of the strongest hands in the world and if you want to know how to close tough grippers he is one you ought to listen to. For a small look at what he can do check out the [...]