Strength Lost in 2011

Bulldog Strength Sports Remembering Those Who Passed in 2011

Vasily Alekseyev – Weightlifting Champ
Cleve Dean – Armwrestling W Champion
Rick Hussey – Powerlifting Coach (12/30/2010)
Art Atwood – NPC Bodybuilder
Shawn Thompkins – MMA Coach
Randy "Macho Man" Savage – WWF Champ
Jack LaLanne – Fitness Guru
Joe Fraizer – Boxing Champ
Otto Ziegler - USAWA Ledgend

Members of the Law Enforment Agencies, Fire Departments and Military that gave their lives for our freedom and protection in 2011.

The Brute Force Story

On September 14, 2008 Merrill Lynch imploded, I know that because I was there and my world was tuned upside down. Like many people I kept fighting and survived, even though times have been tough and our lives and my career has changed. I keep fighting and we keep surviving. Over the last 3 years, many people have have been through the same and many have been through much worse. That's why I thought you would like to hear about the creation of the Brute Force Company and there fight and warrior spirit! Enjoy!

Like Clint Eastwood said in Heartbreak Ridge -"Improvise, Overcome and Adapt" BruteForce did just that!

Here is there Story

Recession, Foreclosure, and an Inability to Sew

"Brute Force Sandbags began in February 2010 by Keith Burns and Rhonda Baxter. With a house in foreclosure, one of them jobless, and the other in school, the two set out to make their own sandbag training equipment for the garage. The sandbags got the job done, except they were not the ideal sizes for training, and always they made a huge mess on the floor. With Rhonda’s sewing experience in making belly-dancing costumes, the modifications began. Little by little the first line of Brute Force Sandbags began to gain interest, and they had already rivaled what was on the market. Some few months later, Rhonda graduated and began working as a Physical Therapist Assistant, right at the time the demand for the high-quality Brute Force Sandbags grew. This was a new problem- who was going to sew? Keith picked up the reigns and forced himself to learn. This led to a direct hand in the improvements of the sandbags, and a collection of 4 industrial sewing machines. The take-no-prisoners attitude assisted in keeping the company alive and the house out of the hands of the bank. Keith can also now out-sew the most seasoned grandma, although the sandbags are now made in a factory in Denver, Colorado"

www.bruteforcesandbags.com

Heavy Handles and Heavy Grips

I have some recently added some new toys to my gym. I have added a full set of Heavy Grips hand gripper and 2 pair of Heavy Handles 1" and 2". I origanlly got these got these for grip training but have found a ton of great uses for these, well beyond grip! By the way, when you order the whole set you will get a cool duffle bag. Yeah I got the whole damn thing. Over the years I collected kind of a grab bag of odd grippers but never had a full set, and I really think getting a complete set will improve my training. I have also had my eye on the Heavy Handles for a couple years now and I will say I was not dissappointed.

I have incorporated Heavy Grips and Heavy Handles in to several of my workouts. My favorite use for the Heavy Handles is in my tricep workout. Now I use the Heavy Handles a little different than most, as you will see in my next article on tricep training. If you would like to see a complete set of exersices as designed by the creator of Heavy Handles check out http://www.heavyhandle.com/exercises/index.html .

"The Heavy Grips™ hand gripper series was developed for athletes who want to take the training of their grip strength to the next level. These high quality aluminum-handled hand-grippers are crafted with 50 inch-force-lb torque increments from 100lbs to 350lbs so that you can train your grip similar to training any other bodypart-- by increasing resistance. This will finally allow you to build the huge forearms and crushing grip you have been unable to achieve by doing endless reps with plastic-handled hand-grippers.If you want to develop serious hand strength for a sport, or just want to impress your friends, than the Heavy Grips™ hand grippers are the perfect choice for you! If you're worried about working hard, getting sore hands and possibly some calluses on your fingers, than this product is not for you!"

"The Heavy Handles™ are available in either 1" ergo handles or 2" knurled handles(2" handle shown at right) and for reference purposes, we will call the weight shaft with the cable attachment ring at the end 'Shaft A' and the weight shaft in-line with the handle "Shaft B"."

If you would like to get more information on Heavy Grips and Heavy Handles go to http://www.heavyhandle.com/