Monday, January 25, 2010
Stefan Siatkowski - The Man of IronStefan Siatkowski a.k.a " The Man of Iron" was a Polish Strongman who excelled in bar bending, nail bending, scrolling and anything else that involved bending metal. He was active as late as the 1960's.
Labels: Bar Bending, Performing Strongman, Polish Strongman, Steel Bending, Steel Bending Strongman, Steel Scrolling, Stefan Siatkowski
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
Breitbart: The Iron KingSiegmund Breitbart "The Iron King" shows how he got his nickname. Here, the famous strongman makes short work of a 10-foot long, 1-inch wide piece of flat iron. Note the arm and shoulder development that comes with this type of steel bending.
Labels: Shoulder Development, Siegmund Breitbart, Steel Bending, Steel Bending Strongman, Steel Scrolling
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Dennis Rogers' Steel ScrollingA few years back Dennis Rogers performed in Detroit and gave me the piece of steel he bent during the show. If you look closely you can see that it is dated 11/06/2005 and signed by Dennis.
Labels: Bar Bending, Bending Feat, Dennis Rogers, Steel Bending, Steel Scrolling, Strength Feat
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Siegmund BreitbartSiegmund Breitbart was a master of many traditional strongman feats (horseshoe bending, Nail driving, steel scrolling etc) but he also came up with a number of his own unique feats. Here's a shot of Breitbart supporting a full-blown motorcycle race on his chest!
Labels: Feats of Strength, Horseshoe Bending, Nail Driving, Siegmund Breitbart, Steel Scrolling, Supporting Feat
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Friday, April 03, 2009
Breitbart's Muscle BuilderIn addition to his training courses and strength performances, Siegmund Breitbart also created some of his own training equipment. To work on his steel scrolling he devised this "muscle builder" apparatus, a series of flexible pieces of steel with a handle on either end. This setup allowed for a number of unique training movements similar to traditional steel bending as well as the ability to adjust resistance by adding or subtracting bands.
Labels: Bending Strength, Breitbart's Muscle Builder, Oldtime Strength Equipment, Oldtime Strongman Exercise, Siegmund Breitbart, Steel Bending, Steel Scrolling
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Infinity ScrollAll of the great steel-bending strongmen all had their signature scroll. Master scroller Erik Vining calls his "The Infinity Scroll" and is featured above. If you want to find out how to create this unique piece, Erik shows you step by step in Basic Scrolling -- and it aint easy.
Labels: Bending, Bending Feat, Erik Vining, Infinity Scroll, Steel Bending, Steel Scrolling
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Monday, February 16, 2009
| You've probably never heard of Arthur Santell -- in fact likely nobody has, he was just a kid from Los Angeles with an interest in physical training who was featured in an old newspaper clipping. What we do know of Arthur Santell is that he could drive a 20 penny nail through two 1-inch boards with his fist and scroll a 1-1/2" x 1/4" steel band around his arm. This picture was taken on May 6th, 1930. Santell was 18 at the time. |  Arthur Santell |
Labels: Arthur Santell, Nail Driving, Steel Bending, Steel Scrolling, Strongman Feat
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Siegmund BreitbartHere's an interesting picture of famous oldtime strongman Siegmund Breitbart. It highlights his steel scrolls and hand-bent horseshoes. The structure behind him, however, is the real star, it was created with woodens boards Breitbart nailed together by hand.
Labels: Bending, Nail Driving, Siegmund Breitbart, Steel Bending, Steel Scrolling
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Saxon BrownAs a boy athlete, Saxon Brown was Britain's strongest youth. As a professional, he performed many traditional feats of strength such as Nail Driving, Nail Bending, Card Tearing, The Human Chain and Steel Scrolling. He could also lift a car from the side and would let a motorcycle drive over his neck as a part of his act. Saxon Brown was the first man to pull a bus with his teeth.
Labels: Card Tearing, Chest Expanders, Nail Driving, Saxon Brown, Steel Bending, Steel Scrolling, Teeth Lifting
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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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Monday, August 18, 2008
Alexander Zass - The Amazing SamsonThe great Russian strongman Alexander Zass a.k.a The Amazing Sampson bending a steel rod in his teeth. Many of the oldtime strongmen bent steel as a part of their act since it was a feat many members of the audience could more easily relate to.
Labels: Alexander Zass, Amazing Samson, Samson, Steel Bending, Steel Scrolling
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Friday, November 16, 2007
The Mighty Atom - Steel ScrollingThough he was only 5'4" and barely 150 pounds, Joseph "The Mighty Atom" Greenstein one of the greatest steel scrolling strongmen whoever lived.
More than anyone, "The Mighty Atom" understood that you must first bend the steel with your mind before you can bend it with your hands...
Go here to find out more about other great steel benders and scrollers.
Labels: Joseph Greenstein, Mind Strength, Steel Bending, Steel Scrolling, Strongman Feat, The MIghty Atom
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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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