Some all new Feats of Strength have been added to the index. While there is more to be added every single one listed on that page has been filled out to some degree.
Weight Supports
In strength,
Logan Christopher
Filed under Feats of Strength by on Apr 5th, 2010. Comment. 
Adam Glass has just released the DVD’s of his Grip and Rip Workshop. This includes:
Part 1 – Bio Feedback Programming (54 Minutes)
Part 2 – Fat Loss & Physique Transformation (29 Minutes)
Part 3 – Secrets of The Deadlift (31 Minutes)
Part 4 – The Secrets Of Pressing (34 Minutes)
Part 5 – The Truth About Grip Training (13 Minutes)
If you’ve been reading my blog then you know I’ve been applying these teachings to my own workouts. In fact, if you look on the site you’ll see a little twitter feed showing you everyone’s recent PR’s. If you watch long enough you’ll see me come up.
Unfortunately they only printed up 100 copies. I’m confident that these will sell out FAST which I think is unfortunate. And he’s saying that he has no plans to make more copies (which I think is stupid.)
But it is what it is, so if you want to get access to this information which promises to literally and completely transform your training you’re going to have to act quickly.
He’s even offering a 200% money back guarantee.
Now, this material may not be for everyone. But if you feel like its right for you then go for it. (You can even test the idea out.)
Click here for more information and to get your set now.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
Filed under Bio Feedback by on Apr 5th, 2010. Comment.
I’ve reorganized the articles section on this website to make it easier to navigate with categories rather than just in chronological order of me writing them. I’ve also added two new ones that go along with the Training Tools page.
So today you can check out:
Why the Barbell is an Absolute Must for Strength Training
Why do I love the Trap Bar?
There’ll be many more articles coming soon. I’ve been challenged (or at least I took it that way) to add at least two per week. There’ll be more on the different training tools I use and why, different exercises, training concepts and much more.
Most of all I’d love to hear what you want me to write about. Comment below…
In strength,
Logan Christopher
Filed under Barbells and Dumbbells by on Apr 8th, 2010. 2 Comments.
Got a great question from Felipe the other day that I wanted to tackle, concerning progressions in nail bending.
First of all congratulations Logan for having such a great website your one of the strong men I follow because you have such great information and knowledge. I will be buying the advanced bridging course some time with in a month from now, your lock out was crazy bro, good stuff. I wanted to ask you a question on bending, I bought the ironmind nails level one and two, white and green and I love them. They got to easy and I ordered the yellow nails, I can’t even bend them at all there to strong. what other nails do you recommend that is harder than the green nail and easier than the yellow nail so I can bridge the gap. How should I address the situation?
Thanks Logan hope to hear from you.
The white, green, yellow, blue and red nails
However, I don’t know what they were thinking with the Bag of Nails. The jump from a white nail to a green nail is small. The same goes for the yellow to the blue. But the jump from the green to the yellow or the blue to red is HUGE.
And to be honest, I don’t think any amount of working on the green nails is really going to help you get to a yellow. You need to look outside of Ironmind to make these jumps.
There is a lot of detail that goes into this and different ways you can approach it. You can buy lengths of steel and cut them to size. Get 1/4” cold rolled steel and cut it to lengths with a pair of bolt cutters. This way you can make your own progression cutting off 1/2” at a time.
Or for where you’re at Felipe, it may be easiest to pickup 40D nails at the hardware store and work with those. But again with these, the jump from a 40D to a 60D (about the equivalent of a blue nail) is big.
For complete details on progressions with bending check out Diesel’s Nail Bending eBook. It is the definitive resource on this subject.
Actually one of my friends is looking at making a brain dead simple progression for bending, where the jumps are tiny all the way through. Going from one nail to the next is easy but there are many progressions to go from the easiest nails to past the Red nail.
Its still in development, but this is something I’d love to see made available, as I too have been stopped in making these big jumps. I know that the more progressive you can make something the easier it is.
Is this something you’d be interested in? (I’m asking everyone, including Felipe) Comment below.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
Filed under Feats of Strength, Hand Strength by on Apr 8th, 2010. 17 Comments.
The kettlebell snatch is one of my favorite exercises. And the kettlebell snatch test is one of my favorite tests of endurance and mental toughness.
Several minutes into a kettlebell snatch test
I didn’t stop there.
My next goal was 250. I hit that a couple months back (actually got 251).
Now my goal is 200 with the 32 kg. Its tough work. My best so far is 160 and I’m making my way up step by smooth step.
Of course, I’m not trying to brag. If I was I wouldn’t tell you just how hard snatching was for me in the first place. But I’ve come a long way. I no longer tear my hands up doing this and I make progress each and every time I set out to do it.
I know there are many others out there who want to add numbers to their snatches. And believe me there is a lot that goes into that, from techniques to pacing, programming and more.
I’m thinking about putting a DVD together that shows you everything I know about the kettlebell snatch test in its many forms. And I mean everything.
So here’s what I want you to do. I have a two question survey.
Kettlebell Snatch Test Survey (survey is closed).
Even though its tiny I still want to give you something for completing it. I shot a video showing you two tips that you can start using right away to increase your snatch numbers.
If you want it all you have to do is answer my easy questions and you‘ll get access to it.
Sound fair?
Kettlebell Snatch Test Survey (survey is closed).
In strength,
Logan Christopher
Filed under Conditioning, Kettlebells, Mental Training by on Apr 12th, 2010. 2 Comments.
Wow!!!
I got over two hundred responses to my kettlebell snatch test survey in under 24 overs. As that is plenty of data to work with the survey is now closed. Those of you that filled it out should have received an email from me linking you to the video I promised. (If you didn’t get that email let me know and I’ll send the link again.)
It seems like I hit a nerve. Of those 200+ people 39 said they’d give there firstborn for it. I don’t know if I should be excited that people really want this information or disturbed. 
And the responses were great. I’ve expanded my outline to about twice the original size. I may have to do a two DVD set rather than just the single DVD I was planning in order to fit it all in. My goal is to give you everything there is to rocket up you kettlebell snatch test numbers.
Just an update. Now I’m back off to the lab (read gym) to find out more on what works and what doesn’t.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
P.S. One person wrote in asking about my snatch test numbers. I guess I wasn’t completely clear in my last post so here they are in again. My current bests include:
251 snatches with the 24 kg bell in 10 minutes with multiple hand switches.
160 snatches with the 32 kg bell in 10 minutes with multiple hand switches.
And for those interested in girevoy sport (although this was over a year back and I’m sure I could easily beat it now).
150 snatches with the 24 kg bell in 10 minutes with a single hand switch.
Filed under Uncategorized by on Apr 13th, 2010. Comment.
Almost done, just two updates left to go. There are plenty of videos on these new and updated feats.
All new:
Anvil Lifting
Updated:
Muscle Out or Crucifix
Odd Object Lifting
Teeth and Jaw Feats
In strength,
Logan Christopher
Filed under Feats of Strength by on Apr 13th, 2010. Comment.
I wanted to let you know about a workshop I’ll be attending in just a couple weeks. Its put on by some of the top trainers in the RKC and is well worth the cheap price of admission.
There’s Mark Reifkind presenting on the lat muscles and all the goes into building a powerful back.
The Iron Tamer, Dave Whitley will be teaching the lessons of the old-time strongman and how to apply these to your training whether you do feats of strength or not.
He’ll also be drilling deep into pressing movements with many variations and how to balance out your left and right sides.
And lastly, the Queen of Kettlebell Swings, Tracy Reifkind will show all she knows on the kettlebell swing. And if you haven’t seen the numbers she’s done you’d be impressed.
I won’t be presenting, but I’ll be there taking notes. Plus I’ll be an open book to any questions you have for me, whether its kettlebell juggling, my latest techniques on the kettlebell snatch or anything else.
Plus I’d like to meet you.
Its on Sunday, May 2nd in Sunnyvale, California
For those who are around the area, or if you want to make the trip, I’d highly recommend you check this out.
Full details can be found here.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
P.S. I am not compensated if you sign up. There’s just so much value here I had to tell you about it. So if you can make it you need to be there. They’re even giving you DVD’s of the event to review afterwards.
P.S.S And if you do sign up, or if you already have, let me know and I’ll see you there.
Filed under Kettlebells by on Apr 15th, 2010. Comment.
I got back from a revolutionary weekend. Here are some of my notes. Now, you can skim these and go about your day. Or you can take some time and try to ’get’ what they are saying. If you do this you will reap the rewards for doing so.
1. Think in terms of association not causation.
2. More associations allow you to get to the right questions faster. Questions inform your experimentation.
3. Testing does not replace out intuition. It informs our intuition.
4. Its ALL movement.
5. You always get better at exactly what you do, including how you do it.
6. Adaptation does not need to be forced or coaxed. In fact, it cannot be stopped.
7. Everything you do is always making you better or worse.
8. Never miss a lift, never learn to fail.
9. Training within your limits is learning you’re limitless.
10. Internally governed, externally guided.
11. Quantity is a function of quality.
12. Superfluous movement is wasted energy.
13. We learn from gross to fine.
14. There are not different parameters for performance or recovery.
15. Integrate as soon as possible. Isolate only if necessary.
16. Asymmetry is evident all over the body.
17. All movements are correctional exercises.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
P.S. Agree, disagree or just want to discuss these points? Comment below.
Filed under Bio Feedback by on Apr 21st, 2010. Comment.
What have I gotten myself into?
This Firetruck vs. My Hair. Who will win?
If you’ve been around my site for awhile then you may have seen the Mighty Atom tribute article and videos on doing this feat. So you know its not something new.
But this fire truck is a bit bigger than anything I’ve ever pulled before. (Its larger than anything I’ve pulled before not just with my hair but period.)
At 8800 lbs. it’ll be no small task. But then if it was, it wouldn’t be worth performing at a strongman show.
So if you’re in the Ohio area you’ll want to check out the Atomic Athletic Great Black Swamp Olde Time Strongman Picnic.
I’ve been wanting to attend these picnic’s since they first got started. I mean, how often do you get to see a bunch of strongmen get together to perform?
Instead of just attending I’ll be lending my hand (or my hair in this case) and performing along with them.
More details can be found on the Atomic Athletic site. It’ll be a full day of amazing feats including strongman Andrew Durniat tossing around barbells with ease. Be there on Saturday, May 15th.
Wish me luck and a strong head of hair.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
Filed under Feats of Strength by on Apr 23rd, 2010. 3 Comments.
