Training Resources
ARTICLES
How To Get Started In Strongman: A Basic Primer
From OntarioStrongman - UPDATED 14 May 2006
Making Fibreglass Atlas Stone Molds
From OntarioStrongman -- includes stone mass-to-diameter and diameter-to-mass calculators.
added 6 Feb 2005
Strongman Training
From Total Performance Sports
Atlas Stone Training
By Clint Darden - added 26 June 2004
Goodyear, Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Weights
From OntarioStrongman -- includes all suitable tires from 750 - 1100 lbs (right-click, save as).
added 14 May 2006
Tire Flipping for GPP
From Total Performance Sports
Strongman as Sports Specific Conditioning
From Total Performance Sports - added 25 Sep 2003
Westside Principles applied to the Log Press
From Total Performance Sports
Westside Principles applied to GPP
From T-Mag
Westside and Stone Lifting
From Total Performance Sports
Smolov Squat Cycle
by Pavel Tsatsouline
Westside Training
The Periodization Bible - Part 2
From T-Mag
Westside Training Notes
Notes from Louie Simmons' Powerlifting Training Seminar
From Sean Anderson
Training on the Road - The MacGyver Workout
From T-Mag - added 30 Oct 2003
Deadlift Article by Gerrit Badenhorst
from the old World Power and Strength site - added 23 May 2005
Spreadsheets
Magnusson/Ortmayer Deadlift Program Spreadsheet
From Ken Nowicki. Right-click, select "Save As" - added 5 Sep 2010
Frozenkilt's Complete 8-Week Pressing Program Spreadsheet
From OntarioStrongman. Right-click, select "Save As" - added 16 Oct 2005
Periodized 6 Week Compound Movement Spreadsheet
From OntarioStrongman. Right-click, select "Save As" - added 19 Apr 2005
Periodized 8 Week Press / Squat Spreadsheets
From OntarioStrongman. Right-click, select "Save As" - added 30 Jan 2004
Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Program and Spreadsheet
Twelve Week Deadlift Spreadsheet
Right-click, select "Save As"
8/16 Week 5x5 Workout Generator
From OntarioStrongman. Right click, select "Save As"
Wave Loading Spreadsheet
From Dan88z. Right click, select "Save As"
Stone Mass Spreadsheet
From Jason Keen. Right-click, select "Save As"
Please note that many of these documents are not written by myself, and are copyrighted by their original authors. They have been placed on this site simply because I hate to track them down when I want to refer to them. Pages continually go down or are removed...and I hate to lose good reference materials. If you hold the copyright to any of these articles and wish them removed, please contact me.
Thanks to Bob Jodoin from Total Performance Sports and to Clint Darden for granting permission to host their articles.
Some of these spreadsheets have been written by me, but are based upon formulae or calculators found elsewhere.