Wednesday, February 03, 2010
The Mighty Atom: The Human BridgeYes, that's "The Mighty Atom supporting that bridge on his chest (while lying on a bed of nails). I think Slim the Hammer Man has The Atom's bed of nails in his Dungeon Gym.
Labels: Bed of Nails, Dungeon Gym, Feats of Strength, Human Bridge, Slim The Hammerman, Supporting Feat, The MIghty Atom
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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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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Chain Breaking Through Chest ExpansionThe Mighty Atom demonstrates one of the classic oldtime strongman feats: breaking chains through chest expansion. The Atom taught the secrets of this feat to Slim The Hammerman. Slim also performed this feat in his act for years thus carrying on the Atom's legacy. In case you're interested in learning too, Slim covers this feat in detail in his strength DVD.
Labels: Chain Breaking, Chest Expansion, Feats of Strength, Slim The Hammerman, The MIghty Atom
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
The One and Only Hammer ManThe Legendary Slim The Hammer Man doing his thing. Why do I say "The One and Only?" - Just take a look at the picture.
Labels: Hammer Training, Oldtime Strongman, Sledge Hammer Leverage, Sledge Hammer Strength, Sledgehammer, Slim The Hammerman, Train with Sledge Hammers
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Thursday, April 09, 2009
The Mighty Atom's Shoes... Speaking of shoes, here's a pair which used to belong to The Mighty Atom. These currently reside in Slim the Hammerman's Dungeon Gym. -- If you're lucky and know a few people who know a few people you may actually get to see them in person someday... Otherwise, if you show up uninvited at the Hammerman's place you can expect a size-16 boot print on your forehead.
Labels: Dungeon Gym, Slim The Hammerman, Strongman Memorabilia, The MIghty Atom, The Mighty Atom's Shoes
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Friday, December 12, 2008
The Mighty Atom - Nail DrivingThe Mighty Atom was a master of many unusual strength feats, one of which was driving a nail through thick wooden boards with his bare hand. He performed this feat for decades, even into his 70s. In fact, in his Dungeon Gym Slim The Hammer Man still has the last nail the Might Atom ever drove.
Labels: Nail Driving, Slim The Hammerman, Strength Feat, The Dungeon, The MIghty Atom
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Monday, November 17, 2008
| Slim the Hammer Man is primarily known for his hammers but he has much more in his repertoire of strength feats. Slim is an excellent Nail Driver and Horse Shoe Bender. Here he scrolls a long piece of steel into an artistic shape. Needless to say Slim must depend on the strength of his mind as well as his muscles to perform this feat. |  Slim The Hammer Man: Steel Scrolling |
Labels: Grip Feat, Slim The Hammerman, Steel Scrolling
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
Horseshoes at Slim's PlaceIn Slim's Dungeon Gym you'll find every brand of horseshoe known to man. What would you expect from a man who bent horseshoes for a living? Nothing impresses an audience more than bending steel by hand.
Labels: Bent Horseshoes, Classic Strongman Gyms, Horseshoes, Slim The Hammerman, The Dungeon
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Slim The Hammer Man's GymA unique look into part of Slim the Hammer Man's "dungeon" gym. Slim has been performing for over 50 years and there's a lot of history on those walls - event posters, pictures of The Mighty Atom, memorabilia, famous strongmen and friends, bent horseshoes and nails, chains, and, of course, his famous sledge hammers.
...That's the Mighty Atom's coat on the chair in the foreground.
Yes, it's even more amazing to see it in real life but if you can't make it to Pottstown, PA, you can still check it out for yourself here.
And, like I said, this is only part of Slim's place.
Labels: Bent Horseshoes, Classic Strongman Gyms, Sledgehammers, Slim The Hammerman, Strongman Memorabilia, The Dungeon, The MIghty Atom
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
Slim The Hammer ManIn 1975, Slim the Hammer Man got his chance...
With his mentor The Mighty Atom and the crowd of 21,000 screaming fans watching, he went to establish a record that will never be broken: to lever a pair of twenty eight pound hammers, 56 pounds on 31 inch handles, with 1736-inch pounds of pressure on his wrists.
-- The torch had been passed!
Shown above, The Hammer Man levers a weighted Ax, DO NOT try that feat at home.
Labels: Ax Lever, Forearm Strength, Leverage Feat, Sledge Hammer Exercise, Sledge Hammer Training, Sledgehammer, Slim The Hammerman, The MIghty Atom, Wrist Strength
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
 The Hammerman's Hammers | Took this shot a few years back at a special dinner honoring Slim the Hammerman. That's Slim's Challenge Ax on the left followed by his two sledge hammers with their distinctive markings on the handles and chromed weights. They are sitting on a special oak carrying case. If those hammers could talk I bet they could tell some stories... |
Labels: Challenge Weight, Equipment, Oldtime Strongman Feat, Sledge Hammer Leverage, Sledgehammers, Slim The Hammerman
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Slim The HammermanLevering a Sledge Hammer is a simple exercise, performed with a simple tool that will build incredible wrist strength. Keep practicing and maybe you'll do 28 pounds like Slim The Hammerman (Yeah Right!)
Labels: Grip Feat, Hammer Training, Sledge Hammer Exercise, Sledge Hammer Leverage, Sledge Hammer Training, Sledgehammer, Slim The Hammerman, Wrist Strength
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
| Sometimes you will need unusual training equipment if you want to build unusual strength -- Here's a look at a few of my favorite pieces: You'll see a few unique sledge hammers and various tools along with some vintage Indian Clubs. Most of the time I'll use this equipment for leverage training like Slim The Hammer Man. |  Hammers, Maces and Clubs |
Labels: Hammer Training, Indian Clubs, Sledge Hammer Leverage, Sledgehammer, Slim The Hammerman, Training Equipment
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
A Classic Oldtime Strength Feat: Steel ScrollingSteel Scrolling, also called "coiling," is a classic Oldtime Stength Feat that involves bending long steel bars by hand into artistic shapes.
The list of great oldtime steel scrollers is actually quite extensive: Siegmund "Iron King" Breitbart, Alexander "The Amazing Samson" Zass, Indian Strongman Monotosh Roy, and, of course, Joe "The Mighty Atom" Greenstein.
This lost art is still kept alive by several modern strongmen such as Slim The Hammerman, Dennis Rogers and Erik Vining.
Labels: Alexander Zass, Dennis Rogers, Erik Vining, Monotosh Roy, Siegmund Breitbart, Slim The Hammerman, Steel Bending, Steel Coiling, Steel Scrolling, Strongman Feat, The MIghty Atom
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Sunday, November 04, 2007
Slim "The Hammerman" FarmanIn the year 1975, Slim "The Hammerman" Farman stood alone before the crowd of 21,000 screaming fans at Madison Square Garden.
Just a few moments later he would attempt a world record: to lever a pair of twenty eight pound hammers -- 56 pounds on 31 inch handles, with 1736-inch pounds of pressure on his wrists.
For a second, Slim's mind flashed back to his job for the previous three decades -- swinging a 16 pound sledge hammer for 9 hours a day, breaking tons of stone.
He thought of the day back in 1955 when he met his mentor The Mighty Atom, who taught him how to break chains, and bend steel as well as how to focus all his energy for one intense moment.
Slim Farman took a step toward his hammers, a hush fell over the crowd... to find out what happened next click here.
Labels: Oldtime Strongman, Sledge Hammer Leverage, Slim The Hammerman, Strongman Feat, The MIghty Atom
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Friday, October 26, 2007
 Sledge Hammer Training | Sledge hammer training has always been a very popular way of building forearm and wrist strength among many oldtime strongmen. Based on the leverage principle the sledge hammer makes a very efficient workout tool as it can provide a great deal of resistance without the need for a lot of weight. Here Murl Mitchell from Los Angeles tests his wrist strength with a pair of very interesting looking sledge hammers. Of course, the undisputed King of Sledge Hammer lifting is Slim The Hammer Man. |
Labels: Forearm Strength, Sledge Hammer Leverage, Slim The Hammerman, Strongman Feat, Wrist Strength
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
 The Mighty Atom | His real name was Joseph Greenstein but he was better known as "The Mighty Atom" -- and he became one of the most well known "Strongmen" of all time despite the fact that he stood only 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed in at 140 pounds. As a young boy in Poland young Joseph Greenstein was befreinded by a Russian Strongman named "Champion Volanko" who taught him the Secrets of Strength. The Mighty Atom could bend horseshoes, break chains by expanding his chest, bite nails in two, hold back airplanes and even once stopped a bullet... |
Labels: Bent Horseshoes, Chain Breaking, Champion Volanko, Joseph Greenstein, Polish Strongman, Slim The Hammerman, The MIghty Atom
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