Many
people ask me
how to get started doing feats of strength. They see me or someone else
performing a phonebook tear or nail bend and they decide that it would
be
something they’d like to do. In this article I want to lay out a plan
for how to get started.
Before we begin its wise to have a base of some hand strength. Now most
feats of strength are whole body moves but the weak point tends to be
in the hands. By spending a little time with a basic hand and wrist
training program you’ll be much better off when you start the feats of
strength.
Closing grippers, using thick handled weights, any sort of pinching,
and wrist curls would be a few options to get started with. Most can be
done without any specilized equipment. Just focus
on these for a month or two before the strength feats begin.
When you feel you are ready to begin, my advice is to pick one feat and
work on that solely until you have some level of proficiency. Of all
the different feats of strength, what most people want to do is one of
the top three. That is phonebook tearing, tearing decks of cards in
half, and bending nails.
Pick the one that interests you most and focus on it. By working on one
at a
time you’ll not only build the strength specific to that feat, but get
enough practice on the move itself. If you went after several different
feats you would be lacking the necessary focus. After you can do the
one feat to a level you
are happy with you can add in the next feat.
Another common question is what is the trick to the feat. Well, unless
you are cheating there is no trick. But there is technique involved.
And you need to practice this technique in order to be able to pull off
the feat.
In my opinion, phonebook tearing is the easiest feat to get started
with. You can read
my page on
phonebook tearing here to get you started.
For
tearing decks of cards start
on this page. It’ll point out resources including where to buy
fairly cheap but high-quality cards.
For
bending nails, check out this article
for more information.
Each of these pages also features a video showing a demonstration of
the move. Of course it will also point to outside resources where you
can get more information and instruction.
If you want to do these moves right you need the proper instruction.
And then all it takes is starting from your current level and building
from there. Depending on your prior training you may even surprise
yourself in how fast you progress.
You get these three feats of strength down and you’re well on your way
to being able to pull on a performance. And then there are many others
you can choose to work on.
If you've been wondering how you should get started you now have yoru
answer.
