The Deadlift is a very demanding exercise, one that puts extreme tension on the lower back, legs, arms, traps, forearms and the hands. With this in mind in order to pull a maximum lift our deadlift grip must be strong enough to handle the load while under tension. There are various forms of deadlifting: sumo [...]
I can remember as far back as my early teens when my buddies would be more interested in playing with their GI-Joes and Transformers toys than joining me for a training session of push-ups, pull-ups, and various abdominal exercises. Girl-friends would say to me that they had never met someone with so many pictures [...]
by admin on April 29, 2012
I’m still in half my performing attire because this was filmed after a show. When The Grandmaster says lets film I do as I’m told.
by admin on April 26, 2012
We are half way through the week and I hope you have made it a productive one thus far. Today I want to share with you what drives me to continue to do what I do. I’m asked all the time: Machine, where do you get your motivation from? It is simple really, I think [...]
by admin on April 22, 2012
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In the previous Human Jack article I talked about the template that I used to pull my personal best deadlift of 660 at 198lb bodyweight. Now I’m going to teach you about some other deadlift technique that I use to assist in building my deadlift to an even higher strength level. The following exercises show [...]
by admin on April 13, 2012
by admin on March 20, 2012
After many years and countless shows I have to retire one of my signature feats of strength. I have been informed by my doctor that I have lots of scar tissue neer my coartid artery. This scar tissue could cause plaque to flake off and shoot [...]