A Brief History of Strongman
Strength sports, as an endeavour, are simultaneously a modern, and pre-modern, sport. Accounts of men engaging in contests date back to the Chinese practice of lifting heavy stones and cauldrons
Dr. Terry Todd and Angel Spassov,’Bulgarian Leg Training Secrets,’ Muscle and Fitness (1989).
Almost a decade ago, a retired Soviet hammer thrower came to the conclusion that traditional forms of squatting were not the best way to strengthen the muscles of the thighs
The History of the Assault Bike
Assault bikes are, for want of a better phrase, awful. Just awful. I remember how excited I was when my gym first got an old air bike. I hopped on,
Dinnie Stones at the 1982 Britain’s Strongest Man Contest
Named after Scottish strongman and athlete extraordinaire, Donald Dinnie, the Dinnie Stones are seen by many in the strength world as one of the toughest challenges around. Rediscovered in 1953
Sandow as a Strongman in Holland (1894)
In 1894 Eugen Sandow, alongside G. Mercer Adam published Sandow on Physical Training. This was the first training manual/biography which Sandow published but it was not his last. Over the
The History of the Glute Ham Raise
Owing to the inquisitive nature of a PCS reader, I’ve finally gotten my act together, or at least come close enough to some semblance of normality, to go down the
How Much Could Louis Cyr Eat?
I have spoken so much of Louis‘ great strength that now I must tell you of his great weakness – eating. His excuse for eating so much was that his
Robert FitzSimmons, Advice to Parents for the Health and Rearing of Their Children (1901)
“How can I train my child so he will grow up to be an athlete?” This is a question which I am asked constantly. At the outset I want to
Louie Simmons, ‘Deadlift Training,’ Powerlifting USA, 33 no. 8 (2010), 24 & 94
Paul Childress said that a big squatter is not always a big deadlifter, but a big deadlifter is al- most always a big squatter. How do you build a big
Ben Tatar, ‘7 Awesome Train Insane Mass Tactics’, Ironman Australia, 20., no. 11(2013), 65-68.
Before you can go more hardcore, you have to open your mind and psych up to push yourself to new limits. Here are seven ways to get into hardcore hypertrophy