What is a dying art? It is a system of something that once
thrived long ago and in the modern day has started fading away into a memory or
became a joke even to the point where it’s not taken serious anymore. In the
fitness world, lost arts from 100+ years ago have begun to fade into the
memories of those who done them in the past and/or very few still do them for
example: Muscle Control was an old-time art of the bodybuilders from the 1890’s
to about 1950’s/60’s. This art thrived as it was a way to learn how to control
your body from within to create muscular definition and/or mass naturally with
the body’s structural alignment. This is one of many but only one had many
exciting qualities that are now coming out of the ashes slowly and with power.
One of
these dying arts that are slowly rising like a phoenix is the Art Of Scrolling.
What is scrolling you might ask; it is a style from the old-time strongmen that
used long pieces of steel from thin to relatively thick that were bent into
shapes or designs using only the hands and body. In the old books from the
early 20th century called this coiling or shaping steel. This was a
mighty task to take because it works the body in ways that you have never felt
before. To shape steel with your hands can be taxing but if you do it right it
builds the tendons and muscles with strength that is unbelievable.
I have
personally have done some scrolling with tough steel and I’m going to tell you,
it’s tough, it’s hard but it’s way more fun than most feats in the world of
strongmen. You don’t need to be a strongman to get the best benefit. This can
be used by athletes from all walks of life from martial artists to arm
wrestlers to baseball and more. If you’re not interested in sports and just
want a great workout, this will get the job one. The way your body has to shift
to move the steel is uncanny and a lot of it has an isometric component to it.
It will make you sweat and once you start to move the steel you have to keep
going until it’s too difficult to move a single portion of the bend. You can
create many designs that your mind can come up with and they may not always be
the same.
Today, very
few people practice this art and some are incredible with various designs and
shapes that boggle the mind. Imagine creating a wine holder with your own
hands; a bow-tie, a couple loops, a swan and more with the power of your
imagination and physical strength. Two guys that are keeping this art alive and
giving you an opportunity to shine are Bud Jeffries & Jedd Johnson, two
extremely strong and intelligent men that will show how to safely and with
precise coordination how to turn a steel bar into a thriving piece of art that
even Picasso would be impressed by. It is an art that has been fading for decades
but with your help, we can bring this art of strength back into what it once
was or what it could be with the modern strongmen of today. Build tendons of
Iron Cords, build strength within every inch of your body and utilize your mind
to create something that is beautiful and strong with character and
imagination.
