Thursday, September 17, 2009
John Holtum, The Cannonball KingJohn Holtum was aptly known as "The Cannonball King" from his act where he actually did catch a cannon ball fired from a real cannon. This took a bit of practice though, he had a few fingers blown off the first few times he tried it. In addition to his cannonball catching feat, his performance also consisted of various strength feats which involved either lifting or juggling cannon balls.
Labels: Cannon, Cannonball, Cannonball King, Feats of Strength, John Holtum, Performing Strongman, Unusual Strength
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Archie VanderpoolIf you want to practice heavy partial deadlifts or hand-and-thigh lifts, you'll want a setup like Archie Vanderpool here. The strongman (and proud member of the York Barbell Club) from Woodbine, Iowa, specialized on a number of unusual -- and very heavy -- lifts. For example, his record in the lift shown was 1840 pounds. He also liked to do things like shouldering a 1100 pound railroad rail and then going for a walk.
He also reported carrying a barbell loaded to 400 pounds for a distance of 80 feet. If this looks and sounds familiar, it's because Archie was good friends with Steve Justa's father.
Labels: Archie Vanderpool, Heavy Partial Movements, Odd Object Lifting, Steve Justa, Unusual Strength, Unusual Training Equipment
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Saturday, June 06, 2009
Basque Stone LiftingYou can find Stone Lifting in many different cultures but none are more famous -- or stronger - than the Basque people of Northern Spain where stone lifting is their ethnic sport known as Harrijasotzaileak.
The Basques compete in stone lifting in several ways, either the heaviest possible stone for a single repetition or a lighter stone lifted for maximum repetitions in a short amount of time. In either case, a completed 'lift' is from the ground to the shoulder or upper chest. They also lift several different standardized shapes of stones, each with their own unique challenge. I will cover those at a later date.
By the way, the current record for shouldering the heaviest possible stone is 329 kg by Mikeltxo Saralegui. - That's 724 pounds!
Labels: Basque Stone Lifting, Basque Stones, Harrijasotzaileak, Mikeltxo Saralegui, Odd Object Lifting, Stone Lifting, Traditional Exercise, Unusual Strength, Unusual Training Equipment
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
The Mighty Atom - A Different Kind of Horseshoe BendingMany of the Oldtime Strongmen bent horseshoes but nobody could do it like The Mighty Atom - Yow! The cool thing is, Slim The Hammer Man still has the Mighty Atom's bending post in his Dungeon Gym.
Labels: Feat, Horseshoe Bending, Steel Bending, The MIghty Atom, Unusual Strength
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Matysek was much more than a master of muscle control, for many years he was one of the premier strength performers in the entire world and excelled at a variety of feats. This Roman Chair feat is especially difficult. It requires a great deal of abdominal power but also depends very heavily on the strength of the frontal thigh muscles.
Antone Matysek and the Roman ChairLabels: Abdominal Strength, Anton Matysek, Oldtime Strength Equipment, Roman Chair, Unusual Strength
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
 Joe Ponder | Of all the recorded oldtime strongmen feats, Joe Ponder may very well have accomplished the most unusual (and maybe the most impressive, all things considered.) Ponder was particularly skilled at feats of teeth and jaw lifting -- here he lifts a 343 pound pumpkin in that manner. Yow! |
Labels: Bending Feat, Jaw Lifting, Joe Ponder, Oldtime Strongman, Teeth Lifting, Unusual Strength
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
| How's this for an "odd" object lift? Stan Rothwell, the British All-Arounder trains with a wheelbarrow in the late 1940's. I think Steve Justa would be proud. |  Wheelbarrow Lifting |
Labels: British Champion, Odd Object, Odd Object Lifting, Stan Rothwell, Strongman Equipment, Unusual Strength, Unusual Training Equipment, Wheelbarrow Lift
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