Tag Archives: Real World

My review of Iron Tamer Dave Whitley’s: Lessons of the Old-Time Strongmen

I remember back in the day hanging out with Dave and showing him some of the bar bending and old time strongmen stuff I was doing at the time. Who knew the incredible progress Dave was going to make as a strongman? I don’t know if you’ve seen him up close lately, but he evidently [...]
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My review of Viking Warrior Conditioning by Kenneth Jay

It isn’t very often you get a scientist who studies the physical realm, but can actually back it up by real-world results on himself. Kenneth is one of those rare guys, not an armchair theorist. With Viking Warrior Conditioning I think Kenneth has created one of the first programs to scientifically quantify weighted conditioning with [...]
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My review of Perfecting the Press by Kenneth Jay

Trainers usually come in two types: In the trenches or in the lab. They also usually talk either like a muscle head or like an academic. Only a few guys are both and even fewer can distill those high-level academic concepts down to real world usable drills. Kenneth does great with both in Perfecting the [...]
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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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Health and Weight Loss 5

The fifth video in the series on health and weight loss. Hi, Bud Jeffries, now pay attention. The website’s are strongerman.com and superhumantraining.com. Want to learn about fat loss, strength help, everything there is to know about conditioning in the real world? Go to those sites, now pay attention to this. We talked to you [...]
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Could You Survive?

If you mention the word, “survival” in fitness training you often run the risk of coming off like a nut. Yet the reality is that your physical training, whatever your goals or sport, ought to be building a body capable of use in a real world emergency. Now depending on your goals it might not [...]
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