Single-Arm Med Ball Pushup
Start in a pushup position with one hand on a med ball and one hand on the ground
Med Ball Front Raise
Backwards hat is worn for style, not because he is trying to hide his wrap-around.
Zercher Keg Lunges
Take a zercher hold on your keg and keep the keg right under the chin, upper body stays upright
Stone Lifting without Stones
In the gym, you know that one bar where the end collar is always loose?
Sandbag Front Squat
This is an excellent movement for the legs AND upper body. The weight sits on your hands as if you were about to perform a military press with palms up.
Rickshaw Deadlift
The Rickshaw deadlift is very similar to a rack deadlift in that it is a limited range of motion.
Rickshaw Box Dead Lift
The Rickshaw is a devise originally designed for strongman training for different lifts and walks.
Prowler Tricep Extensions
To set this up, we attached a sled strap to the Prowler and then attached the blast straps (see picture).
Prowler Forward Drag
This is pretty standard and similar to sled dragging only you are using the Prowler.
Prowler Bucket Push
We call this the bucket push because we always feel like heaving after doing this.
Keg Shoveling
We call this keg shoveling b/c we explode the keg over our shoulder as if we were shoveling, those of you in the colder states know what this looks like :)
Keg Shoulder Squat
The water in the keg will be pushing you all around making your body work extra to stabilize in one spot.
Keg Bearhug Squat
I prefer the athlete to grab the keg slightly below the mid line to extend the range of motion slightly.
Front Raise With Sandbag
This is certainly not a standby in my workouts, but my one buddy always finds a way to turn an odd object tool into a bodybuilding tool.
Beyond the Range (BTR) - Stone Lifting
Application of Powerlifting technique to a Strongman implement.
Team Training Grip Exercise - The Support Game
Two athletes/teammates stand facing each other on one side of the collar of an olympic bar loaded with an appropriate weight
Plate Pinch with Curl
Building Grip strength in open hand position while creating stabilization in the wrist
Blockweight vs. BLOB
Building Grip strength in open hand position while creating stabilization in the wrist
Blockweight Training 101
Building Grip strength in open hand position while creating stabilization in the wrist
Barbell Row With Wrap
If you don't have a thick barbell, try wrapping a towel around the barbell to increase the bar size.
Supra Cable Curl - Lat Bar Pull Down
You ever get tired of trying to come up with snappy exercise descriptions?
Standing One-Arm Cable and Band Extensions
This is cut and dry. Grab the cable handle and walk away from the machine.
Standing Cable Chest Fly
Here is another great pec movement for those trying to avoid or come back from pec tears.
Spud Strap Pushdowns
Dave has always been a big proponent of pushdowns; not because it helped his bench but because he loves having big arms.