Don’t try this at home.

    As strongmen, there is a reason we tell everyone not to attempt the feats we do without proper instruction. Sometimes, even for those of us who are trained, bad things happened. I was bending a piece of steel that was labeled HOT rolled ( meaning it will bend then...

Way of Iron Workshop in Nashville

December 8th Dustin Rippetoe and I willl be doing the Way of Iron Workshop at my gym Nashville Kettlebell. Topics to be covered: Breath-  The most important thing any of us do is breath. Learn methods and techniques to align your breath with your other training goals....

The Mighty Atom

Joe Greenstein the Mighty Atom left this plane of existence 35 years ago today. His spirit is with us...

Essential Reading

The Three books in this photo have been so important and influential in many aspects of my life that I cannot imagine who or what I would have become if I had not read them. I do know that my life would have taken a very different course without each of them and that...

Iron Runner

As a runner, you have a certain mindset, a way of thinking about things. You are not afraid of a little discomfort if it means making yourself better. You are willing to put in the miles and do the work. You will not easily back down from a challenge. In other words...