If you want to be strong then there is nothing quite like feats of strength.
To your average person, they don’t understand the strength required lift a heavy weight. But you tear a phonebook in half in front of them and they go WOW!
(Even though tearing a phonebook is not that tough. With proper training, and some time devoted to practice, anyone can do it.)
Back in April Bud Jeffries and I taught a segment at the Super Human Workshop on how to do Feats of Strength. According to all the attendees it was the most popular part of that whole workshop.
We even had 100 lb. Melody bending steel so yes, you absolutely can do it too.
If you just want the phenomenal strength that comes from doing feats of strength during your workouts that’s great. There is no other way to build the kind of power it takes to bend steel (and the other feats).
But you can also leverage your feats into much more. Like getting press coverage for your gym, or going on a nation wide tour.
We want to give you details on how to do all of the above.
In a week or so we’ll be releasing a new course that shares everything. But I would be remiss if we didn’t give you enough info before hand to get you started.
So that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
On the following page you’ll get to watch a video I had lots of fun putting together. It pumps me up every time I watch it.
And once you sign up there you’ll get the first of several more videos that give you information on how to get started.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
P.S. You might be asking why you have to enter your email again. This is just to get the people that are most interested in this topic on one list so I can email them separately. Seriously go watch the video on this page and if you aren’t inspired to start destroying cards, phonebooks and nails, then this isn’t right for you.
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No I’m not talking about spending 4 hours in the gym that wear you down instead of building you up. That kind of stuff will be talked about some other time.
What I am talking about is a certain kind of strength training. The kind that leaves behind a pile of destroyed, mangled, ripped and shredded stuff.
In my last post I talked about the satisfaction that I and many others get from bending steel. One of the main causes of this is that you have something tangible and material afterwards. If you break a PR in the press or squat it is great, but unless you snapped some pictures or video then it is just in your mind and your sense of accomplishment.
Bend a new piece of iron or tear a deck of cards in half and you have the results left over. Not knocking any other lifts but these few give you something to look at, after the feat is done
I don’t hang on to everything but as a habit I keep my firsts and my records. I also have a few souvenirs from other people.
One of my favorites is a phonebook torn by John Wood at a seminar I attended. If you haven’t seen his sites then be sure to check them out. A good starting place is http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/blog/
The phonebook itself isn’t so impressive, but the manner in which he did it was. While in a wrestler’s bridge with someone standing on top of him he tore three phonebooks in succession. In this position he had to tear the books above his head, meaning without bracing. Truly a extraordinary stunt.
The first time I ever ‘performed’ I gave the remains of my feats to some young girls near the front of the stage. Twas a great feeling seeing them carry around the objects all night long.
My collection has just begun but you gotta start somewhere. If you haven’t, then what are you waiting for?
In case you’re wondering I do recycle the phonebook remains. Whether they actually can use them or not I do not know for sure.
In strength,
Logan Christopher
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