Category Archives: Hand Strength

Amazing gains with two new PRs and a Great Sale!

So – most of you who are reading this know that I’ve been on the road going into the 10th week now. Touring the US speaking to schools doing a strongman show and anti-bullying program. Along the way I’ve been able to hook up with many cool people and do a ton of cool things [...]
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1,000 Details and a Super Muscle Workout!!

Today’s blog is going to be a shotgun approach.  One big shot – lots of different areas.  I’m in the middle of about a million details that have to be taken care of before leaving for the tour which starts Monday where I will be speaking to schools across the nation.  It’s amazing how many [...]
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Sledgehammer Swinging Video

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

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

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

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

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

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 [...]
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