Zen and the Art of Tire Flippin' by Cap: April 2015

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Wanna Try This Tomorrow? Strongman 2:30 PM Thursday

http://www.stack.com/video/1312369962/isometric-deadlift-with-the-university-of-minnesota-hockey-team/

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Put down that controller and come to Strongman at Sunday 9 am

Sunday 9 am. Lets try the gut out.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Sunday Strong @ 9 am

Log and Keg Day @ Strongman Come get some! 9 am Sunday.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Meditation in Motion at Strongman

It is called 'Zen and the Art of Tire Flippin' for a reason.

One of my greatest joys at Strongman is to watch someone struggling to flip our 650 tire - they are grunting and groaning, holding their breath, teeth clenched to breaking point, shaking, all psyched up and there it is... the tire slowly passes perpendicular and heads for sunset. 'Thump!'

Such fulfillment in their faces, maybe a fist-pump... awesome - a great day in the yard - dramatic, self empowering, gains made, ego boosted... so cool - BUT...

What's an even better moment, for me anyways, is when the 'Zen' in the Art of Tire Flippin' is revealed to them. When after much struggle a different technique blows in on a wind. They discover that by relaxing and breathing out slowly, using their dan tien (lower abdomen), focusing so the entire body moves smoothly at once - how the same accomplishment could have been done while calmly talking about the weather. No Drama. And this peaceful power allows them to do much more. No energy is wasted on clenching and huffing and screaming and tension - the 650 lb tire goes over like it was flowing out to sea, carried by waves.

I am the first person to tell you to "YAWLP" when hammering, maxing a dead lift, etc. it is so much barbarian fun!

But when all is said and done, the slow beat of water and wind can topple mountains just as well as dynamite, and uses much less energy - but it requires a lot more patience.

At Strongman we try to have Yin and Yang flow together so that one can be -
The Thunderous Storm and It's Calm Eye...at the same time.

It all starts and ends with breathing.

Good luck on your journey.

Rainy Week Stay Tuned for dates.

Deadlift/Squat/Strongman Sunday with Coaches Big D & Katcher

Great Day in the Yard with Big D & Katcher. After loosening up Big D & I Straight Leg Deadlifts, Katch did Front Squats. Then Dillon & I Back Squats, Katch Front Squatted. Then we moved to the 650 lb. Tire for 20's. Getting back in fighting shape - Dillon is trying for a 500 lb PR Deadlift soon, and Katcher competes in Olympic lifts. I've known these guys since they were in high school like 15 years ago and the gains they both have made are awesome. Perseverance and technique their mantra. Stone should come out in May again. Get ready.