Strongman Equipment (DIY)

Strongman training can get you jacked, like Mariusz Pudzianowski and Rob Orlando. Strongman is awesome. This is an indisputable fact. Anyone can do strongman training. Everyone should do strongman training.

1. You don't have to be strong - Strongman training will MAKE you strong
2. You don't have to be rich - You can make the equipment yourself, and most of it is super cheap
3. You don't even have to be a man - Women will benefit from strongman (strongperson?) training

This post will give a real quick overview of strongman equipment, how it is used, and a sketch of how you could make it yourself. As I write more in-depth articles about each topic, I'll link to them here.

2011 BBA Club Competition - Week 4 Workout - "The Sweet Chipper"

2011 BBA Club Competition - Week 4 Workout ("The Sweet Chipper"):

• 100 single-unders (jump rope)
• 50 double-unders (jump rope)
• 45 seconds handstand hold (against a wall)
• 40 yards walking lunges with 45 pound plate overhead
• 35 burpees
• 30 dips
• 25 push-ups (lift hands at bottom)
• 20 overhead squats (OHS) (95 pounds)
• 15 clean and jerks (115 pounds)
• 10 snatches (135 pounds)
• 5 man-makers (25 pound dumbbells)

Old-School Strength

Here's a  list of amazing old-school strength lifts and more:

1. Hack Squat - Deadlift with bar behind the legs
2. Sott's Press - press from bottom of squat
3. Single Leg Deadlift
4. Anderson Squat - Bottom-to-bottom squat