Posts Tagged ‘sledge hammer training’

This Week’s Challenge – Sledge Hammer Deadlift

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Congratulations to the One Man Wrecking Crew, himself, Josh McIntyre.

Josh did more in the One Hand Deadlift than David Arquette and Charlie Sheen could probably do in the Two Man Deadlift last week, pulling 405-lbs to a legal height over the knee.

Freakin’ awesome, bro, and another win in the books. (more…)

New Way to Swing a Mace?

Sunday, March 20th, 2011


Stronger Grip Mace / Core Club

You guys know how much I like Mace Swinging.

I’ve written about it here a few times…

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Grip Strength Challenge Week 9

Friday, March 4th, 2011

I hope you got the chance to try this week’s challenge, Finger Walking an 8-lb Sledge Hammer, because it is actually a fantastic way to train the hands for balance and hand health. In fact a few of the people who tried it commented on how good it made their hands feel.

Now it is time to vote. Please vote for who you think should win the Grip Strength Challenge. Who dominated it? Who tried the hardest? Who did the coolest version of the feat? Make your decision and leave a comment with your vote.

REMEMBER – This week’s winner gets a free copy of Home Made Strength II – Grip Strength Edition!

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Diesel Crew Feat of the Week Challenge – Week 4

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Week 4 – Hammer Levering

Hello Diesels!

The time has come to vote for Week 4′s Submissions, but before you get to the videos, read what one of the participants sent me this week.
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Hammering Strength into the Wrists – Part Three

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

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Scott Bird Loves the Deadlift

I have been working with Scott Bird from the Straight To The Bar site for years. Scott and I have been teaming up ever since I put out the Nail Bending eBook.

He’s been giving me a hand since the beginning and has helped me improve my blog and the Diesel site, and has really helped raise awareness of the sport of grip and feats of strength like nail bending and card tearing.
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