Saturday, February 20, 2010
Hermann Goerner: The Human LinkHermann Goerner was one of the many strongmen who performed The Human Link. Even eight men on each side was child's play for the Mighty German strongman.
Labels: Classic Strongman Feats, Hermann Goerner, Human Link
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
The Amazing Samson!Many strongmen performed The Human Link Feat but around 1920, The Amazing Samson upped the ante by a bunch. He not only held back a pair of draught horses, he also bent a steel bar over his leg at the same time! Amazing indeed. It should also probably be mentioned that he accomplished this feat as a result of a bet.
Labels: Alexander Zass, Amazing Samson, Bar Bending, Classic Strongman Feats, Human Link
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Monday, December 07, 2009
Warren Lincoln Travis ~ The Human Link!Here's a classic shot of Warren Lincoln Travis performing the classic strength feat "The Human Link". Although out of the frame, travis actually has a pair of horses looped over each elbow, and it's all he can do to stop from being torn limb from limb!
Labels: Classic Strongman Feats, Coney Island Strongman, Horses, Human Link, Warren Lincoln Travis
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Milo BarusThe great German Strongman Milo Barus, is shown here performing the Human Link feat with a pair of automobiles. Barus performed a tremendous variety of incredible strength feats in his act: Nail Driving, Steel Bending, Harness Lifting, The "Leg Press", Horse Lifting etc etc.
In 1983 a Movie was made about his life and today, a strength competition in his honor takes place in front of his old house at Mühltal Eisenberger. -- The winner receives the "Milo Barus Cup".
Labels: Classic Strongman Feats, German Strongman, Human Link, Leg Press, Milo Barus, Nail Driving, Steel Bending
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Don Athaldo: The Human LinkThe Australian Strongman Don Athaldo is yet another example of the many strongmen who have performed "The Human Link". Athaldo was at his best in the early 1930's.
Labels: Australian Strongman, Classic Strongman Feats, Don Athaldo, Human Link, Tendon Strength
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Chain BreakingLook familiar? Slim The Hammer Man learned this classic strongman feat from The Mighty Atom. You can see Slim perform this feat live here.
Labels: Chain Breaking, Chest Expansion, Classic Strongman Feats, Slim The Hammerman, The MIghty Atom
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Rolled Frying PansRolling up a frying pan is one of the classic feats of strength and one that always knocks 'em dead during a live performance. Dennis Rogers makes it look easy but the feat requires tremendous fingertip strength to accomplish. You can always tell the frying pans that Dennis has rolled because they are rolled so tight that they can easily fit through the straps of a wrist watch.
Labels: Bending Feat, Classic Strongman Feats, Dennis Rogers, Feats of Strength, Fingertip Strength, Frying Pan Rolling, Grip Strength
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Horse LiftingOne of the more unusual (and quite impressive) oldtime strongman feats was to lift a horse through the use of a climbing ladder. The German strongman William Pagel (left) pioneered this feat in the circus in the early 1900's. Many other strongmen followed in his footsteps including the Australian strongman Don Athaldo (right), Paul Baillargeon and Alexander Zass.
Labels: Classic Strongman Feats, Don Athaldo, Harness Lifting, Horse Lifting, Odd Object Lifting, Paul Baillargeon, William Pagel
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The Tomb of HerculesPakistani strongman Professor A. N. Shaikh shows how it's done in the Tomb of Hercules feat. The combined weight of this motorcycle and two men were estimated to weight around 700 pounds or more. This feat is a lot more difficult than you might think.
Labels: Classic Strongman Feats, Feat, Professor A. N. Shaikh, Supporting Feat, The Tomb of Hercules
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Tearing a Mini-Deck of CardsPlenty of people can tear a regulation deck of cards but it's a whole new ball game with a mini-deck. Dennis Rogers can do this feat with ease, as well he should since his fingers are about as strong as a set of pliers.
Labels: Card Tearing, Classic Strongman Feats, Dennis Rogers, Feat
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Classic Strongman Feats: The Human LinkCertain strongman feats are just classics and one of those is the The Human Link. Louis Cyr performed it all the way back in the late 1800s with a couple draught horses... Dennis Rogers does the same feat today with motor cycles or jet planes -- and you can find pretty much every major strongman in between having performed the same feat as well.
Here's Johan Dykhorst of South Africa performing the human link with an automobile on each arm. At the time this picture was taken he was the director of a large physical culture gym in Johannesburg, South Africa. Aside from the Human Link, Dykhorst was also great at some of the more conventional lifts, among them a straight arm pullover with 215 pounds which was equal to his bodyweight - a phenomenal achievement.
Labels: Car Lift, Classic Strongman Feats, Human Link, Oldtime Strongman Feat, Pullover, South African, South African Strongman, Straight Arm Pullover
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