Thursday, January 24, 2013
Is this the next evolution of mobility training?
Mobility training has been popular now for many years. There are lots of teachers.
I personally like to use it for loosening up the joints and ligaments to keep my body flexible and supple.
But the truth is, besides maybe a few adaptations and maybe some new exercises, there hasn’t really been anything new in the field for years...
Until now!
I’m certainly intrigued by this idea. Go watch this video to find out all about it.
Ben Bergman
P.S. Is it a way to get better in tune with your body and better correct or prevent injuries?
You be the judge.
Monday, January 21, 2013
RARE Bodyweight Exercises
Bodyweight training is all the rage these days.
Some people teaching it are great. Other not so much.
Logan Christopher fits into that first category. In this new video from him you’ll get to see him do advanced back lever exercises and more.
But more importantly he teaches you have to use different variations of the lever (including one dynamic movement that can be done by people of all levels).
Plus there’s a handstand pushup variation that I’ve never seen anyone do before!
Check out this new video here.
Ben Bergman
P.S. Seriously go watch this video and then try out the moves yourself. You may be surprised at what you feel...
Ridiculous Bodyweight Training
Add 100 lbs. to your Deadlift with One “Common” Isometric
Actually that’s a lie...
Doing this one exercise Noah found his deadlift go from 350 to 550 lbs.
Badass Isometric Training
It’s covered at the end of this great video on isometric training.
And it’s just one of the several isometric training ideas you’ll find here.
There’s another great one for the deadlift, and other moves, using a burst style of isometric.
Isometrics aren’t used all that often, and when they are, unfortunately they’re not being using to the beneficial effects they can be.
Bud Jeffries has probably experimented with isometrics more than anyone and you’ll catch a glimpse of his knowledge in this brand new video.
Check It Out
Ben Bergman
P.S. This stuff works for beginners and advanced trainees so be sure to check it out.
The Strongest Man You Never Knew...Till Now
150 lb. dumbbell side raises...WOW!
25 modified handstand pushups at a bodyweight of 320...CRAZY!
5 time IPL Raw Bench Press World Champion...
Do you know who this is?
Meet Dru Patrick.
In this video you’ll find all about this man and the training cycle he created which has led to massive size and strength while easily avoiding (and sometimes even rehabbing) injuries.
No sign up required (but if you want even more you can grab more at the bottom of the page).
Ben Bergman
P.S. I don’t know about you but watching this makes me want to lift more and get ridiculously strong!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Let’s Go Clubbing
And you thought I was going to tell you to hit the bars, go
dancing and have a night on the town. Wrong again. Having fun can be one thing
and there’s nothing wrong with going out and having a good time but for right
now, health is the focus point here and I’m going to share with you some
history, training, ideas and things to try on to get you up to a higher level
of strength, flexibility and super power in the joints and muscles.
The club wasn't originally known as a group of people or a fitness place to go to or
even the name of some pampas ass rich people’s venue. This club or series of
clubs was the training tool for wrestlers in the middle east for their sport
called Kushti, similar in style to our Greco-Roman but still can use the legs
for take-downs and such. Each morning a typical coach or Guru would have his
athletes get up before dawn, run a couple miles, come back and do warm up
drills, wrestle, eat/drink and get back to training until the day was over. In
the middle of these sessions, the wrestlers would often swing what’s called the
Jori or the Gada/Mace in various weights and proportions. These tools would
help the wrestlers learn to move weight in various movements mostly circular.
When the
British colonized in various Middle Eastern countries such as India learned the
skills of club swinging and other exercises and took them back to the English
colonies in Europe and eventually to the Americas most notably in Northern
America and trained with these very same tools for battle during the American
Revolution and other wars soon after. It became a hit in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries as you had Physical Culturists from one
side of the earth to the next teaching the various movements of the Clubs.
Unless you were an advanced athlete, you had to get a weight heavy enough to
work but the majority of Clubs used were very light in weight no more than
10-20 pounds and even less than that. The less weighted clubs were used to aid
and strengthen flexibility in the arms, shoulders and elbow joints of the upper
body giving you that awkward but effective range of motion if you were an
athlete or just an average guy looking to be in shape.
The most
famous Wrestler of that era in India
was The Great Gama, if you ever read my articles you would know who he is by
now. He is considered by many to be the most feared wrestler of his generation,
not even the legendary grapplers Frank Gotch & George Hackenshmidt wanted
to face this beast of a man. At 5’7 and no more than 270, Gama was at his peak
the best conditioned athlete, although his numbers are exaggerated by any
stretch he like many other students at that time wrestled, swam, did hundreds
of calisthenics such as squats and push-ups and being on a diet that the
majority was vegetarian. At times during his 5000 undefeated winning streak,
Gama would receive a basket of tropical fruits and vegetables as a championship
trophy in his honor as a vegetarian. One of the most famous pictures of the
legendary grappler is of him standing with a massive club on his shoulders.
This club wasn’t used for training but was considered a Trophy for a big time
championship. The club is said to have weighed at 80 lb.
Club
swinging when done properly takes strength training to a whole new level. You
can lift as many weights as you want but if you tried to swing a 30 or 40 lb.
club you’d getting your ass kicked in the first minute. With lighter clubs
however these can help strengthen the joints in your upper body to peak
condition. Clubs have been used by top MMA athletes, Football players, baseball
players, strongmen, gymnasts, wrestlers, war vets as far back as the Civil War.
Some Clubs are made out of natural wood but you can also get them steel made or
with very hard rubber. Two guys I can think of that have really cool versions
of the Club are Ryan Pitts at Strongergrip.com and Scott Sonnon at
Clubbells.tv. Each of them have their own style of swinging and one of them
believe it or is used in Yoga to get that extra edge from doing free-handed postures.
Like with
everything else, it takes skill and practice different movements in precise dynamic
fashion but they’re a lot of fun to do. I can’t wait to get my own set of clubs
that I can play with but for now I’m settling with what is just as fun and even
cooler than the clubs and that’s a couple Thor Hammers that I have. The Thor
Hammer is just as effective as a regular club for swinging but the extra
benefits of hitting it with a tire and the fact that the handle is much thicker
than a regular hammer or club makes it that much more effective for grip
strength, hand/eye coordination, tendon and joint building and the ability to
just hold it for a period makes it a hell of an isometric exercise. Get your
hands on your own sets of clubs or hammers and jack up your strength and
conditioning faster than ever before. Keep it interesting and have fun, that
what it’s all about.
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