by Steve Slater Atlas Stones are a fundamental test of strength in many strongman competitions, and they have also become a staple among strength training enthusiasts who are looking for the ultimate strength workout. Stones literally tax everything from head to toe. In fact, try not contracting any major muscle group like your legs, glutes,
The DIesel Injection: Plate Pinching for Massive Thumb Strength This is a guest post by "Napalm" Jedd Johnson of the Diesel Crew. He is obsessed with Grip Strength and wants to spread his sickness to everyone else in the world of strength training. Join his Legion of Grip at The Grip Authority, today! If you want to
Gastric bypass/lap band surgeries are all the rage right now. It seems that more and more people are coming into the gym after having these surgeries so I thought that I would share a few concerns that I have about them. I have been training people that have had these surgeries for over 10 years
We are down to our final installment in this series! This month we are talking about "I'll do cardio before I start lifting weights". If I had a nickel for every time I heard this I'd be a millionaire. I have heard this at cookouts, from friends, from potential clients and a hundred other people
It's time for our fourth installment of "5 Things That Don't Work for Your Fitness Plan." This month, we'll talk about infomercial gimmicks. The television is a powerful tool in the marketer’s arsenal, especially at 2:30 in the morning when you are sleep-deprived. Infomercials boast of unreal physique transformations in only 30 days using the
Grip Strength for Cheap Bastards So, it's been about a year since I started writing for Murph and I have put out a ton of information related to Grip Training. I hope that by now you understand that Grip Strength, that is the collective strength in the lower arms from the elbows down to the
This is a guest post by Jedd Johnson, from the Diesel Crew. Jedd’s passion is Grip training, he readily competes in grip strength contests, and has produced multiple resources on buildingworld class hand strength. He is THE Grip Authority. Squat, Bench, Deadlift, Muscle-ups, Snatch, Clean, Jerk, Curls, Ropes, Pull-ups, Push-downs, Climbing. What is the common thread between all
It's time for Part 3 in our 5 Things that don't work for your fitness program series . Up this month is " I just want to tone so I'll use light weights because I don't want to get too bulky". This really applies to the ladies, but sometimes to the less than manly men. When I
Train Your Grip and Get Conditioned Too This is a guest post by Jedd Johnson, from the Diesel Crew. Jedd’s passion is Grip training, he readily competes in grip strength contests, and has produced multiple resources on building world class hand strength. He is THE Grip Authority. When most people think of Grip Training, they do not associate it
This is the first in a five part series on common misconceptions about fitness and achieving goals. I'll name the five biggest mistakes you can make in your quest for fitness and tell you how to avoid them. I'll do one fix each month. First up is the list, here are the 5 Things That
