Old Time Strongman Training Techniques

[@EnduranceRoom]

Old school is where its at. When you consider what these guys were doing, drug free, its hard not to be totally inspired.

[@alitahir3319]

Shows that the human body is kind of limitless

[@indrajitsarnaik2706]

No cliche there bro.. Your uploaded video is full of researched and practised techniques. There is logic about practices of strengthening human body. Moreover, your narration style is also very friendly. Watching such videos is a treat... Thanks a lot... Wish you good health and good luck

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks a lot :-D Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@d4nm4n91]

Lmao imagine being born just to be lifted by strongman

[@Noel-sp7uc]

Golden Kakashka tbh I wouldn't mind

[@bansyiemlieh3213]

😂

[@billymaguire1860]

Noice

[@bansyiemlieh3213]

@Mik 😂

[@evangraham]

Calf probably served it's purpose later As steak or providing milk lmao

[@MrGlostuber]

"Nights by playing COD in stuffy rooms" makes brain properly register what he said, "cards"

[@TheBioneer]

Lol! Dude was ahead of his time!

[@PermanentHigh]

Aizen Kazama Close enough considering its the modern past time

[@pablodiaz9652]

Playing cod in ''stuffy'' (weed smoke) filled rooms

[@hugo98765]

possibly a dumb question, but does anyone know his name?

[@ozdavemcgee2079]

Awesome Possum The mighty atom was his stage name. Real name Joseph S Greenstein. A book called The Mighty Atom by Ed Speilman 1979 pub Secker & Walburg SBN 436 48200 2

[@jamievschannel]

Ive started training isometrics for days and it felt different... my muscles have gone harder than beforem

[@ChrisLeRose]

This is sort of related to the goal of being more like Batman. I can't imagine super-heroes existing without these old-timey dudes paving the way.

[@AdamSinicki]

+Chris LeRose You are not wrong, in fact this inspiration is the reason that Superman was drawn wearing his pants over his trousers :-) That and it worked to break up the colour palette I imagine!

[@johnmontoya2398]

I love your video...I train with stones, logs, chains, dynamic tension, isometrics, home made dumbells and body weight....I do like taking a trip to a gym occasionally, as I started with weights. Thanks for your vid mate. I own the Maxick book. It has helped me a lot,,,much improvement...

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks man, and your training sounds awesome!

[@KomicMaster42]

Hey I am trying to train similar to you. I believe that the knowledge passed on throughout thousands of years of men building their bodies has more knowledge than something performed in a controlled environment for an 8 month study. If there are any resources like books, videos, knowledge, etc that you could reference to me it’d be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@AJ_percent]

it was the great gamma (the indian wrestler) who push and pull trees

[@AdamSinicki]

Yeees! That's it! I did look and couldn't find the reference. Thanks a lot! :-D

[@eduardovazquez9532]

Joseph Greenstein''The mighty Atom on his autobiography mention he met the Great Gama.He saw him pushing and pulling trees.He knew he never can uproot a tree but told him made to lift another wrestler easy.

[@eduardovazquez9532]

Sorry,Ed Spielman wrote the biography of Joseph Greenstein''The mighty atom''you can purchase from Amazon.

[@SiimLand]

Wrap around the towel around the bar was the best tip for me. I also like to do finger push ups or pullups. Awesome vid, man! Interested in collab?

[@AdamSinicki]

Thanks! And absolutely, I was planning on suggesting the same thing! I shall drop you a message or feel free to hit me up on here/Facebook/Twitter/email (it's on my site) if you get there first! This will be awesome :-)

[@williamdavidimpacfittraini7787]

If you really want a strong grip do your pull ups on vertical hanging metal chain links

[@michaelolivares6914]

WilliamDavid ImpacFit Training Would a chain swing set at a park work fine?

[@arcadioflores8982]

ear wiggling is actually hereditary so is folding and fliping your toung

[@jacobkeary6740]

Siim Land still haven't seen your physique

[@davidbarrozo6621]

I've actually done a bit of research myself on strong men, and watched a few different conpetitions on tv about them. It is where i first learned about cholesterol being a necessary element of testosterone. I also seen they too had wider hips, not so much worried about having that thin V shaped stomach but generally having a wider base from which to lift from, like them stocky Italians we see in movies. I realized too they have bigger hands, which i thouh was impossible to develop until i loked further into shaolin martial arts. I was before using my palms to strike things (my chief thing to slap was a brick wall here by my apartment), but for now have started using a tree for that purpose. I was also trying to push it as well, which idk why by Ut my body understood the mechanics behind it (i don't question it anymore...). I usually follow what it feels like doing and it always turns out to be a great workout for it. I knkw various different things TO DO, but my body is the best teacher and so i go with what it feels is next.

[@angelrxn5944]

Very interesting. I myself wanted to gain pure strength, not just muscles. I'm recollecting information but I think I get the point.

[@davidbarrozo6621]

@@angelrxn5944 feel free to message me on messenger as well (under the same name and picture), I was actually in the process of recollecting information as well, and using what I feel and seen were the best products. From energy drinks, to pre-workout packets and tubs, to the more natural and medicinal plants, And also delving quite a bit into nootropics, i am going to begin writing a manual of sorts, similar to people of old, which will hold what I have learned from many different cultures, and methods executed to bring people to their peak operation.

[@jonjoe138]

Oh wow... This video was actually very helpful. I would never of thought to read books of the Eugene sandow days. This is what the body is missing now adays in terms of strength. Great video

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks, I'm glad! Yeah, there's a lot to learn from those guys :-)

[@jimbo113]

0:59 Words to live by... still applies nearly a century later

[@sjci25]

I️ love this topic, I️ did a 45 min PowerPoint presentation with around 50 slides as my graduation project in high school last year!

[@faizamin2013]

⛔Strong-man characteristics:- 1. Strong grip 2. Mind and muscle control 3. Progressive overload/increase weight gradually 4. Overcoming isometric contraction/pushing or pulling immovable objects 5. One arm lifts

[@yezzzsir]

Good video! Nice to see others (especially younger people) looking into the old styles of training rather than the modern status quo. I'm looking into the great Paul Anderson & Louis Cyrs for training reference right now myself. Very inspirational strength athletes!

[@jahsidmatias3625]

Great video! a deadlift is extremely functional at teaching you to use your posterior chain properly and with coordination(also another use of functionality is that it recruits lots and lots of muscles, neck-traps-core-shoulders-lats-hams-forearms-calves-lowerback-etc), you need to bend over and pick stuff all the time, every day, any age, young or elderly why not get better at it by training your deadlift which is still around today so that must mean something, it is worth incorporating.

[@jahsidmatias3625]

Also according to most sports performance enhancement textbooks the starting position of the deadlift is referred to as the power stance or universal athletic stance and you see it in many sports football, baseball, track AND THE WILD so even if you're not constantly picking stuff up you might be using this position for a while, hunting, cooking, starting fire, spear fishing etc

[@CBBMachineGun1988]

The Side Press and Back Lift were two other popular lifts. Odd object lifting, keg, barrel, and sandbag lifting, and stone lifting. I'm getting into Scottish Highland games, so that might be an interesting indeavor of strength to for you to pursue.

[@Doppelganger444]

otto arco. maxick. alan calvert,matysek a lot of old strenght exponents use muscle control is pretty cool. Im not a fitness guy but I do a lot of muscle control. dynamic tension and calisthenics. my inspiration is bobby pandour. that guy know what he do

[@GreasyWop]

I love this channel so much..I started a channel a few months ago and one of my goals is to collaborate in the future as I grow bigger. See you at the top!

[@darrene6741]

4:08 when the head game is UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE

[@markdouglas8605]

Adam, the Bent Press and Side Press are best put into starting position by a 2-Hand Clean using an alternating hands grip. The pressing hand with is grasping underhand, while the non-pressing hand grasps overhand. Once you clean the bar to shoulder-height, turn your body 90-degrees from the cleaning direction. Rest the bar on your shoulder while resting the elbow of your pressing arm on your oblique. Adjust your pressing hand so the heel of your palm is under the center of gravity of the bar. It may take 3 or more attempts to find the center of gravity if your bar is not symmetrical. Now, your non-pressing hand can release the bar. Further turn your body so that you are almost 180-degrees from the direction you cleaned the bar. The bar should be behind your head. Keep your eyes on the bar in your hand as you press. Commence pressing.

[@AdamSinicki]

Cool thanks for the pointers :-D I've been working on this a bit since posting this video, and I think I've improved slightly :-) I hadn't tried the alternating grip, but that makes sense. Will give it a shot!

[@SkullandSwors_art]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXe0YoGwoM9jhck The shouldering method used here was more commonly used by old Time strongmen. It allows you to get your grip set before adding the load and also is less risky when you get more weight on the bar. Plus a mix grip clean would take a lot longer to get used to.

[@jmacren92]

Great content, really! I think we all appreciate the effort and research behind your videos. I'm specially interested in mind-muscle control, there are not so many good videos about in on youtube. Hopefully you can make a video to go into detail about it soon, and you have some cool mind-muscle control yourself, can't wait to see more of it haha

[@AdamSinicki]

Thank you for the kind words :-) Yes a lot of work went into this one! Mind muscle connection is definitely an area I'm particularly interested in too, so I will be covering it more and from different angles in coming videos for sure.

[@LeonYuL]

versatility is my core principle in training, you just widened my view on this, subbed

[@DexterVex7]

The technique to carry a baby calf continuously as it grows actually originated from an old Irish legend named Cù Chulainn. According to the story he would carry a bull or cow up a stone tower as a party trick to demonstrate his strength. When asked how he did it he revealed that he did the same with a calf as it was growing.

[@DylanBegazo]

Bioneer, then you would appreciate a man who did all the research and has great honour and respect for those same old time warriors, an Author by the name Paul Wade. He wrote a two-book Convict Conditioning series on those old-school techniques. I have both books myself and I'm in the process of learning the Dragon Flag, One-handed Handstand pushup and the fingertip pushup. I am a student of the old ways. Get a copy and learn even more and deeper on the old school. I have little to no respect for the new school and science and anatomy and biology are all in favor of the old school which is also explored in Paul Wade's book.

[@TheBioneer]

I have not read it and it sounds great, thanks a lot for the tip. I'll definitely look into that one :-D

[@DylanBegazo]

The Bioneer You’re Welcome. A lot of the strong men you mentioned I already knew about because they were in Paul Wade’s books as he explained their superiority. I’m progressing toward the feats I mentioned too. Calisthenics are amazing and free just as you said. Also, If you have any questions on diet and recovery I can happily share my own experience too. Happy learning~ 🙂

[@antonioflores425]

I Just love your content, ever tought on trying some judo or wrestling? for what I have searched, they share roots with strongman workouts.

[@popra432]

I do more let say practical feats, I bend nails, scrues, old wrenches, lift small cars with backside, and lift different weights with one finger. I think ghis is good for stamina and health.

[@keegan6298]

Your vids are fantastic mate. I believe it in fully 100% lifting weights in awkward positions is true functional ability. I noticed when I was working that even though I regularly lifted weights and gained a decent amount of muscle that I was so weak in certain positions and In fact I thought at one point that the weights may be weakening me maybe I was not recovering well enough. Somebody asked in a forum once “how on Earth was Bruce lee so damn strong?” And my opinion on that is simple “because he was so damn skilled” I firmly believe that strength is skill all the other attributes come together when you have developed skill. I found this video to be extremely interesting and would really like to meet you one day I live in England and would most certainly be willing to pay for an hour of your time along with driving to you.

[@FringeWizard2]

I do squat presses with dumbbells all the time. I have absurdly strong legs and walk around all day and night or bike. I have such a hard time to tire out my legs so I don't kick around in bed so I find these ways to challenge my legs more.

[@marioocampo9670]

Good video man! Will be trying some of these lifts.

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks! Good luck :-D

[@CristiVladZ]

Great video bro!

[@rubensantino9078]

I'm 53 yrs old..and I've been training the sholin way aswell as Concrete training..please try this for massive girth to ligaments and tendons..I work out by arm wrestling a 500lbs steel beam and lift pure concrete bricks with my palms and fingers..aswell as farmers walk with 80lbs bricks used as pavers so wide only can be held with four fingers..incredible for grip and overall performance

[@andykalin6526]

Cool vid bro

[@Confessions2Change]

Strongmen knew that With powerful hands hands they they new the key of irridation the tendons and ligaments of the hands activate the power of the arms it’s like flipping a switch and all of the wires spark to bring light 💡

[@prabhuannadurai3385]

I came across your content just a few weeks ago and watched two of them today. It's very useful n u do it without any hype or other unnecessary. I thought u can make several videos with your content so that you can stay in touch with us the subscribers more after watching untapped strength series

[@JackClayton123]

Phone book?! If you can find one. Haven’t seen one since the 1900s.

[@2862Gunny]

I’m in the ear wiggles club, it freaks people out and has won me a few beers.

[@adept00]

Alexander zass needs to be in the list.

[@rajadey4072]

wow!! very impressive....your videos are always at the best point... and also teaches good things.....can you please make more videos on isometric training and calisthenics...plzz??

[@AdamSinicki]

Thank you! And yes, I have a couple of videos on isometrics in the pipeline. I like to rotate my topics a bit but 'best isometric exercises' is definitely on the way :-)

[@johnmontoya2398]

The guy that trained with trees was a Hindi wrestler named the Great Gamma..en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gama

[@ontharamansa9741]

nice re - searching...!! more people need to know about this..!! good work bro..!! 👍

[@popra007]

What about one finger feats? For example you can find on my channel a few video in where I perform feats for finger strength. Also there are a few with lifting and holding for the more time that I can do it easy without exhausting myself.

[@TheBioneer]

I'm very interested in finger strength, I'll be coming back to that in a future video for sure :-D Dude those videos on your channel are super impressive. How do you train for that?

[@popra007]

Thanks a lot for appreciations and I be glad to see a video of yours about that specially if I contribute to it. The training is pretty complex and there are a few aspects that occur in this matter such as will, food, previous working feats, I am mechanic engineer and I fix cars, and I am doing martial arts for over 15 years, and the will to accomplish something big. I guess must be a combination of those, but will find out if I will progress to an over normal human limit cause this I intend, and gladly more and more peoples are already say that about me! :D I also was inspired by some strongman and martial artists like Paul Andersen, Dennis Rogers, Hafthor Bjornsson, Pudzianowski, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Bruce Lee, C Norris..

[@popra007]

And if you want more answers and tips we can debate here if you reply, to learn from each other.

[@mutsuhanma7807]

MAXICK! I just need motivation to do this....i feel so inspired to work out like this but no motivation i hate it lol

[@TheBioneer]

Build energy! Often a lack of motivation comes from low energy. If you work a tough job, or if you generally feel down, then it can be hard to find the will to do something active in the evenings.

[@jimivibes609]

Mutsu Hanma watch for your nutrition and work out, works wonders for ,high energy and motivation

[@bishopaz]

Still looking good Adam,I was impressed by the muscle up. Nice job.

[@younglonny2220]

you've gotten much better at making videos this felt a like clunky then i checked the date

[@absolutelyunreal3613]

Really nice video 👍🏻👍🏻

[@XaviLicera]

There is a russian named Victor Blud who practices all the exercises that were performed in the past and today he promotes the movement called strong men of the old school

[@briand5047]

You should sell Bioneer "piece from the back of a chair". I'm surprised nobody sells something like that piece of metal (that I know of anyway).

[@heavymetal1962]

Well done! A nice informative video, you have done your homework.~

[@Kivari811]

Intresting video and your speech inspired me. Thanks for the video dude. :) Must try those old timers lifts sometimes.

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks for commenting and watching sir!

[@Kivari811]

The Bioneer Go check my channel if you are intrested about powerlifting stuff. 😁

[@daringfawn6958]

Less talky more actual footage of the old wisdom

[@jonnycage3065]

*goes to work* Boss: uhm what are you doing? Me: I found this baby cow and I thought I’d carry it around with me

[@sebleonard8273]

Can you make a vid about the same ye olden days fitness but about calisthenics?? and obviously continue thr series the more you find info about these old strongmen/athletes training i found this vid very informative and interesting; even though i hate lifting weight, calisthenics all day every day man :) but i heard about these ye old skool stuff from my dad's youth. he often tells me stories about the strongmen he saw ay fairs, circuses and gyms back when he was young and inspired him. He's now 70yo and still fit af and still tells me these stories when we talk about fitness stuff haha

[@AdamSinicki]

Thanks! Yeah I'll certainly be covering calisthenics more in the future. I do a lot of bodyweight stuff myself :-) I'll see what I can find about the old time strongman approach! That's cool those guys inspired your Dad - I was inspired to get started partly by the Pirates show in Mallorca. These guys were all doing handstands on each other's heads and I was just blown away! That night I went home and started practicing handstands!

[@ghassanalsalhi4160]

F Zee Could you do muscle up?handstand?front lever?back lever?planch?one leg squat? Or are you one of these guys who arent geniune and take steridos?

[@fabzee7952]

Ghassan Alsalhi dont need to i lift heavy shit all day

[@jasonvoorhees8899]

SgtFitnessOnline that was awesome. Did you make a video about the topic of strongmen ?

[@tamb66616]

Could you give advice on maintaining joints, ligaments and tendons while training please? Thanks in advance. Love your content!

[@danrowley896]

3-3 1/2" width bars are the recommended thickness for Olympic style bars.

[@wallygrandpa]

this was really an interesting video, thx for sharing

[@samuraisubzero3384]

I'm glad I saw this, thanks for making it

[@vajraman2067]

Great content. Isometrics: When an Irresistible Force comes up against an Immovable Object.👍

[@pscully1969]

I guess Charles Atlas had the right idea. 😀

[@robinatkinson6275]

Very informative gives me a new prspective for my trainig Old Rob . Thanks

[@IFARMINSURANCE]

Fascinating! I agree.

[@000Krim]

Love your content

[@Ahayu-lindo]

I love old school, its the true strenght build up. Look in to Bruce Lee's training. He could had such a crazy strenght because he studied this guys and the worlds athlete exercise routines. He was the pioneer in the fitness and applying anatomy, discipline, diet. He build his own weights and machines and believed if you have good grip strenght then you build stronger body muscles. Arnold, Ronnie, Chuck Norris, Silvester, Jackie Chan were old school and what they did is hard to achieve. And this was before all commercial fitness protein, shakes, etc. Even many if many used steroid they knew grip was the key to alo. One tip doing pull ups on the bar in soccer or fotball fields is just awsome and great for gripstrenght.

[@invictus5958]

Incredible Video Adam! What are your thoughts on the new legal steroids that are being put in the markets?

[@AdamSinicki]

+Invictus Thank you kindly! Do you have a brand name? Chances are it's a form of SARM or a testosterone booster/prohormone (unless I've missed something). Both are essentially ineffective while still carrying risk, so not a fan! If you check out my old video on testosterone boosting I go into them in detail there :-) Thanks for always watching!

[@igorstein5616]

nd Maxist they were natural and strong . Never use Drugs and Eat right and Train Right and you will stay strong for life . These so called Legal Steroids do mess up your own testosterone for life

[@lycangypsypriest3190]

Great video.a school of thought close to my own.arms only has strong has grips hands.i do lots of dynamic tensions.4 one i push against walls in my home wth fingertips to.you have put together great photos information.old ild schools best.refreshing to see.!!! You have an old wise head on young shoulders.im now a new subscriber love luck blessings.respect frm i the wolf.

[@dmonvisigoth1651]

Thank you, I found this extraordinarily helpful.

[@mrbilly6274]

Excellent content and sharing your research. God bless.

[@noahsibahi-jackson8757]

Why is the bionier always happy

[@cliveturner4980]

hard work makes you strong try it

[@dagreatyekutielazor-el2621]

Thanks for this information! Peace & B Great!!!

[@sergiolandrizlopez6610]

Great video! Keep up the good work

[@dylanposthuma3542]

Do you have any new information to do an updated version of this video? The old time strong man body is what I'm going for. I want to look like i fight bears in the mountains and win.

[@dylanposthuma3542]

@@pscully1969 I'll have to check that out thank you.

[@markcasey5552]

Hi Old school strongman are very interesting I got in to grip strength after buy set Kettlebells from chap called Stan pike in Scotland check him out on you tube , also check out ISOLKINATOR a Modern bit kit came across after looking into bullworker . Keep the video coming .

[@BrainDamageComedy]

God bless brother. very good video

[@yermanoh]

oh that squatting press looks good...thanks

[@SwampYankeeProjects]

Check out the sanchin jar for grip strength

[@TheBioneer]

That is really awesome, thanks :-D

[@costcotheballer8171]

You sir, earned my sub

[@steveurkel9440]

Weight training Hand stands and push ups Long bar weight lifting Pull ups Grip strength Muscle control Bicep and tricep training

[@IGeorge94]

What about the strong men who use the light dumbbell system to help creat their physique?

[@rodrigocamacho7929]

Know any place that can tell me about old time strongman exercises ?, I keep looking but can't really find anything

[@jumpropestairs6129]

Matt, Sick

[@Jason-cv4yl]

Great video! Have you tried a Turkish giddup?

[@cosmicdoggo9296]

well i work at factory that makes furniture as packer basically doing dead lifting for 8 hours every day for a last 3 years and i build pretty decent beak

[@sajjanbeniwal1629]

Quite interesting. Thnx for sharing.

[@justinriley8651]

Immovable object and unstoppable force. What happens when they meet?

[@ohmatokita8935]

Can I ask what is the "U" shaped metal you're using called?

[@moistmayonese1205]

10:47 That is not obliques, that is serratus anterior

[@frankmilo4805]

Excellent training for picking up weekly shopping bags.

[@Robdahelpa]

ultimate diva calf 😂 funniest video and ive seen a few of yours. im very confused about how regular grip training could possibly give you the strength the might atom has

[@walkingtalkingmonkey4103]

What is your workout plan

[@vasipro]

Thank you!

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks for watching!

[@johndavis8724]

Wasn't patience a trait of the old time strongman?

[@gr33n3ggs4]

Very informative 👏 Thank you

[@CloudJack]

3:33 what was the name he said I couldn’t understand it.

[@tr3thaiii]

Bruce Lee would do that imovable strength technique, load the bar and try and lift what you can't lift.

[@TheBioneer]

Yes! He was a big advocate of overcoming isometrics :-)

[@willkey7372]

This guy rules

[@ghassanalsalhi4160]

Brucle he could control his scapula how?

[@johnkevlarborn905]

I love the content bro

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks :-D

[@jacobdavis5518]

No smoking? No alcohol? Oh boy.

[@keepiticy]

i noticed the batman idea i told you about got ALOT of views man. im happy for you....however your tags are still kinda sorry to say "weak"....take advantage of key words or phrases that might bring more people to your page...Think like this...."batman" is a key word that brought many to your page...."body building" or other words might bring more to this one......just food for thought...good luck again

[@AdamSinicki]

Yes! I was looking for your comment so I could respond :-) You know before you suggested it I thought I'd done with Batman after the workout video. You got me thinking a) there was definite potential for it to get lots of views and b) I did have a lot more to say on the topic. Anyway, it's turned out well as you can see so thank you for the inspiration! And yes I'm trying with the keywords, but is a work in progress! Thanks :-D

[@РафСайдиев]

Ничего не понял, но очень интересно)