BOOKS

My Oldtime Strongman Training: How to Build Old School Strength and Muscle, Master Classic Feats of Strength, and Perform Them
(c. 240 pages)

A century after their time, the strongmen of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries still impress us with their incredible strength, high versatility, and natural muscularity. In this appealing book, circus strongman Robert "Eisenhans" Spindler demonstrates how the bread-and-butter training methods of the oldtime strongmen can be put to use in modern times. The advice in this book helps to reach goals of supreme strength, muscularity, and health in a straightforward, no-nonsense, and traditional way.

Available here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4SJWK3

Grip Strength: How to Close Heavy Duty Hand Grippers, Lift Thick Bar Weights, and Pinch Grip Just about Anything
(c. 170 pages)

Whether rock climber, strongman, martial artist, traceur, powerlifter... or simply grip strength enthusiast -- this volume is for anyone who needs or wants extra strong hands and fingers. With a special focus on hand gripper training, it delivers all the necessary training information to build and maintain iron claws that can pick up anything, squeeze everything, and won't open unless you want them to. Co-authored by world-record holder Tommy Heslep, certified for closing the Captains of Crush #4 Gripper.

Available here:
https://www.amazon.com/Grip-Strength-Grippers-Weights-Anything/dp/1492734004

Articles

Visit my blog for a variety of articles on oldtime strongman training:
http://eisen-hans.blogspot.com/

External article on GripStrength.com:
gripstrength.com/blogs/grip-strength-training/grip-strength-competitions

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Impressum und Medieninhaber: Dr. Robert Spindler, Selbständiger Künstler; Kaiser-Josef-Straße 1, 6020 Innsbruck, Österreich; +43 (0) 681 1041 24 drei eins; robert.spindler[at]gmail.com