Dips are said to be a great exercise for building chest, triceps, shoulder and lats. At least in some cycles I should have given serious attention to the parallel bar dip. As it was, I had a bench press fixation. The dip, done in good form, is a terrific exercise that is much underused. It... »
When I received my first CoC “Guide”, Ironmind shipped their catalogue with it, although I unchecked the box “Do you want to receive our catalogue?”. I’m glad they did it. Besides cool grip tools I never saw before, there was this picture of this huge man lifting a weight with one hand. I checked what... »
This is part II of the interview. You can find part I here. Marc: Do you use kettlebells? Jim: Yes, I use kettlebells for a variety of exercises. Thanks to my old college buddy, Jeff Steinberg, who first turned me onto them. They’re a fun and useful training tool. Marc: Do you practise feats of strength like... »
One of the guys who can for sure tell you what bodyweight excersises, acrobatics and gymnastics can do for you and how to combine them with some serious lifting is our guest today. His Name is Jim Bathurst, and he’s the founder of beastskills.com. Jim works as a personal trainer in Washington DC. Check... »
When I started Blogging in April 2009, I had no idea what it’s like to call yourself a Blogger. I just knew I like other Blogs about strength training and I liked writing some years ago. Now, after three months of learning from others and from my own experiences I’d like to share my... »
Today my #1 Captains of Crush gripper arrived. Some weeks ago, I ordered the “Guide” gripper because I like starting things from scratch and I had no idea how 60 lb resistance feel like. I would not have been a little bit disappointed had I read the product infos first. There it says: Guide: Similar in... »
