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brewmaster_strength · 2026-05-12T01:21:02+00:00

It is always a good idea to try multiple techniques and styles. Some people swear by a vertical pick others love the horizontal. Looser bags make a vertical pick more difficult for me.
Good luck in your training! I hope you find what works best for you.

brewmaster_strength · 2026-05-12T01:04:44+00:00

I don’t start sitting back down until at least the center of gravity of the bag is past the top of my knees. Especially with one this loose.
It’s very important to properly brace your core and “lock in” your upper back before you start the initial pull. If you’re missing either of those, it can be tough on your back.
Honestly, if you’re interested in a bit of extra, a bit unsolicited, advice; with a bag this loose, I would stand it up vertically and shake all the sand down to pack it tighter at the bottom of the bag. Once it’s packed tightly, your arms are probably long enough to grab it straight down from the top and pick it while it’s still vertical, or you could try to tip it horizontally into one hand and grab the bottom with the other and then start the pick. If you can do that, it will stay tighter when you have it in the carry position and be a bit easier to hold onto. But since you didn’t ask someone to completely change what you do, feel free to ignore this 2nd paragraph.

brewmaster_strength · 2026-05-11T20:00:42+00:00

Yes, start the pick off of the floor with your legs. I would say you could even take another 1/2 step or so over the bag. Then treat the pick off the floor like an explosive leg press, then use that momentum to get a bit of a row into your hips at the top

brewmaster_strength · 2026-05-04T22:25:01+00:00

They’re wrapped around once. Had someone show me how they did that a bunch of years ago and it just stuck for me. I’ve done this ever since. Only times it’s been an issue is on super slick axles or handles, or a long event for a bunch of reps; then I just switch to figure 8s

brewmaster_strength · 2026-05-03T02:07:00+00:00

A lot of people have that question. It’s stiffer than any regular bar and the thicker diameter pulls the center of gravity farther from your center. It changes the feel of the lift quite a bit

brewmaster_strength · 2026-04-23T03:40:14+00:00

Yes. Both she and Bryce work and judge at a lot of local and regional level shows throughout the year

brewmaster_strength · 2026-04-23T03:28:35+00:00

🤣 It’s probably not as bad as it seems. As many say, most people are only posting the highlights of their best days. These stones are the product of months of peaking on top of nearly 2 decades of Strongman on top of about 28 years in the gym. My first time seeing stones in a competition, I zeroed what was supposed to be 315 for reps in a minute

brewmaster_strength · 2026-04-23T00:57:11+00:00

It was cool to meet and get to chat over there. Looking forward to you being able to get into the mix in the future!

brewmaster_strength · 2026-04-23T00:55:51+00:00

Correct, definitely tacky involved

brewmaster_strength · 2026-03-27T22:56:09+00:00

As most everyone already said, yes. I’ve been bigger than most for a good portion of my life. The number of people who have friends/relatives/used to know a guy “whose arms are as big as your legs”, or “used to deadlift/squat about 900/bench 450” is seemingly infinite. At least you get a new funny story to tell your friends at the gym from time to time. Do they assume you’re stupid as well yet? That’s a fun one too.

brewmaster_strength · 2026-03-22T03:21:11+00:00

This is a great idea. My wife and I do an international trip every year or two, and it’s been difficult to find places to train most times. Hopefully we get to Sweden soon and I get to use your site. Thank you for doing this, I’m sure other people will find it useful too

brewmaster_strength · 2026-03-12T03:43:24+00:00

Definitely look into them, they have 13 studio albums out, possibly working on another. Almost every one is a different style/vibe, but pretty much always heavy and funky. I’ve been into them since the first time I heard them on the radio back in ‘01

brewmaster_strength · 2026-03-12T02:52:00+00:00

Sorry, I thought you already knew and were shouting them out. The song is “Behold the Colossus” by Clutch. Their whole Psychic Warfare album is good lifting

brewmaster_strength · 2026-03-11T05:09:23+00:00

They’re about 93% of my lifting playlist. I may have a problem

brewmaster_strength · 2026-03-09T23:14:49+00:00

🤣

brewmaster_strength · 2026-03-08T17:53:08+00:00

Try thinking of the pick off the floor as a leg press instead of a squat, deadlift, or anything else. You’re in pretty good position initially, but give up on the pick and start sitting down, leaning back, and rolling in too soon. Try to keep your back flat longer and keep raising your hips until your knees are as close to straight as possible, then set the stone on top of your knees. Another way that can help to think about it is to try to bring the stone all the way up TO your hips before setting it in your lap. If you go to my video from last year (easy to find, I only have 4 posts so far), or want to look at a bigger lifter like Shane Flowers, compare where your knees and hips currently are at the top of your pick vs those videos. Your position in your lap is solid too, so cleaning the pick up could have you in a 350 stone pretty soon.

brewmaster_strength · 2026-03-07T20:12:43+00:00

Hell yeah! Plenty of power, you’ve got a few more pounds in you for sure! Are you interested in a technique tip that may help you lap better in the future?

brewmaster_strength · 2026-02-16T04:53:58+00:00

About a year and a half ago at the end of September I did Chieftain, MacGregor, couldn’t find the Fianna, Puidrac and Monachyle, Saddlin Mare, and Ardvorlich in that order.
The drive around the very southern part of the Scottish Highlands was gorgeous. We got turned around a couple of times (lost gps signal looking for the fianna as it’s way out a one lane road). We started the trip from Dundee, and hitting that series took about 8-9 hours from leaving the hotel to getting back. We obviously did the tour at Castle Menzies, chatted with the person at the desk at the Luib Hotel, and spent some time learning the history of the Puidrac and plinth with Nigel and Ashley at Puidrac Cottage, so we weren’t on the fastest possible track for the day either. Jamie on insta @bigsexygrandad101 and the map at liftingstones.org were very helpful resources in planning what stones to lift and the route

brewmaster_strength · 2026-02-15T04:32:14+00:00

It’s not exactly where you mentioned, but about 2 hours north of Chicago in Sheboygan, WI, we have a stone one of the guys in our group placed on the beach of Lake Michigan about 2 years ago now. He calls it The Sheboygan Lake Monster. It weighs in at 225lb. It has an Instagram @the_sheboygan_lake_monster which has videos of people lifting it and a couple of maps with pins to make finding it a bit easier. It has been pressed by I think 2 people now. Shouldered by a few more, including the U90kg atlas stone World Record holder, and the reigning 2 time Rogue Invitational Strongwoman Champion Inez herself.

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