by Pavel Macek | Aug 11, 2017 | Old-Time Strongmen, SIMPLEX Dumbbell STRONG, SIMPLEX Old School STRONG, Strength Training |
The dumbbell seems to have played a part in Inch’s career from a very early age, and not necessarily the challenge dumbbell. At the age of 15 he accepted an invitation to visit Professor Josef Szalay in London. Szalay was an Austrian, a barber, who had surrounded...
by Pavel Macek | Jul 18, 2017 | Old-Time Strongmen, SIMPLEX Antifragile STRONG, SIMPLEX Dumbbell STRONG, SIMPLEX Old School STRONG, Strength Training |
How to improve the King of the Lifts by the King of Bent Press, Arthur Saxon! Actually, his younger brother, Kurt. Following short paragraph comes from a very hard to find book Anvils, Horseshoes and Cannons: The History of Strongmen, Volume II, by Leo Gaudreau. I...
by Pavel Macek | Jul 10, 2017 | Philosophy, Strength Training, StrongFirst |
Does your sport demands high levels of absolute strength? Do you want to gain more muscle? Do you love the adrenaline rush of heavy lifting? Then you must train with barbell, says Pavel Tsatsouline, StrongFirst chairman – and the best way to learn how to lift...
by Pavel Macek | Apr 17, 2017 | Old-Time Strongmen, SIMPLEX Dumbbell STRONG, SIMPLEX Old School STRONG, Strength Training |
In this lift the athlete is privileged to stand in any position he chooses, but generally he takes a position with the feet about 15 inches apart. He is not allowed to bend the legs at the knees while making the lift. Some men will simply push the bell aloft...
by Pavel Macek | Jan 31, 2016 | Old-Time Strongmen, SIMPLEX Dumbbell STRONG, Strength Training |
Lying down and rising with dumb-bell. Hold the bell overhead, right hand. Bend both knees, place left hand on the floor a little to the rear, extend the left leg forward and sit down. Now extend right leg, bending left arm until you are resting on the elbow. Lean...
by Pavel Macek | Jan 31, 2016 | Philosophy, Strength Training |
It is said that the key to the success in practice is a good method, a good teacher, and a good student. I am very lucky to have the best teachers and a great method. I am patiently working on being a better student, a better teacher, a better person. StrongFirst –...
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