Bar-barians

Aussie Bar-Barian Daniel Vadnal - tutorial + CroWorkout Interview

2011-09-07T11:06:00.004-04:00

Muscle up Tutorial

CroWorkout: CLICK HERE FOR INTERVIEW

Fitstream Weighted Vests - Bar-barians UK

2011-07-05T14:07:00.002-04:00

Fitstream are functional fitness specialists, supplying top quality fitness equipment such as: Gymnastic Rings, Kettlebells, Weighted Clubs, Resistance Bands & Weighted Vests.

On the web-site, (www.fitstream.com) you will also find fitness applications and an article/exercise knowledge base.
The guys from Fitstream recently sent over a couple of their 30kg/66lbs weighted vests for the UK based Bar-barians, Jay & Lee Wade to test out during their workouts down at Primrose Hill workout park, London ... Here's what the guys had to say:

We've both trained with weighted vests/jackets before - some had been good, others a waste of time - when we got our hands on the Fitstream vest you could see straight away that it was very well made with 30 velcro fastening pockets (15 at the front and 15 at the back) each able to hold a 1kg weighted block so you can load it up with as much or as little weight as you require up to 30kg.

We started out with a little stretch off before the workout then slipped in 10kg into each of the vests and went for a little jog.
The vest's velcro and ring fastening design was easy to use and the vest fitted snugly around the torso and there was no unfastening of the velcro during the run.

We also tried out some squat thrusts, burpees and a couple of sprint bursts with the vest on, again the vest held tight during the exercises and you could really feel the intensity increase with the extra 10kg strapped to the body.

After the warm up we got into a hard weighted dip and pull up session. We loaded up one vest with 20kg and the other we maxed it out with 30kg. We started out doing supersets, 10 x pull ups with the 20kg vest then take that vest off and put on the 30 kg vest for 15 x dips - taking it in turns.

With the extra weight added the intensity of the workout went up dramatically - the vest was perfect for doing both exercises, the vest doesn't flap around like some of the jacket style ones and there was no awkwardness in the shoulder straps when performing the pull ups.

The Fitstream weighted vest is as good a vest as any we have tried out, including the Mur and BOX vests which are probably the best known brands on the market.

The vest is easy to use, the blocks easily slide in and out of the pockets but sit snugly inside. It can be taken off quickly and easily for when you want to do a drop set of pull ups, dips, press ups etc.

It's a good heavy duty, durable bit of equipment and we now train with it to build body weight/lean muscle two or three times a week as part of our routines - If you train in a gym or park, keep the vest in the boot of your car or if you train at home store it under your bed for when you need it.

We definitely recommend using a vest over a dipping belt for exercises as it distributes the weight better and has much more uses (ever tried doing a muscle up with a dipping belt and plate?)

The Fitstream weighted vest is the perfect training partner ***** (The vest can be purchased for £55/$88 from the web-site store and comes with 10 x 1kg blocks, additional blocks are also available in the store at a cost of £2/$3.20 per block)

Bar-Barians in Ukraine!

2011-06-01T15:56:00.001-04:00

In 2004 it was just Zef and Jude in a park in Brooklyn by themselves, filming with only a razor cell phone camera.

Now it's 2011. Денис Минин of Dnepropetrovsk Street Workout flew us out as special guests for his huge calisthenics event in Ukraine this past weekend. We had the pleasure of meeting hundreds and hundreds of our overseas fans. It was the most incredible time for all, unlike anything we would've ever imagined back in '04!

Day 1 was the individual competitions and Day 2 was team events and training. Zef was the judge. Everyone involved was very inspiring and giving. The hundreds of dedicated people showed so much love, and we're very glad for this opportunity to have met them all. Our family is getting bigger and bigger. We'll be sharing lots of photos and videos from the event with you all throughout the week!

Special thanx to Denis (organizer and owner), Edward (sponsor who brought us out), Eli (our translator and guide), Ether (for being so dang awesome!), and every single person we met over the past 4 days; and really past 4 years.

"As Bar-Barians get bigger, the world gets smaller." Inspiration passed from one side of the globe to the other, and back again! Everyday we are creating a world that we are happy and proud to be living in and bringing life into. Many more big things to come. This is only just the beginning!

Bar-barian Interviews

2011-05-04T22:13:00.008-04:00

A GREAT INTERVIEW with Bar-barians Elite, Lee Wade Turner, of the UK. Lee speaks on his background, training and Bar-barians.

And here's the everything you need to know on Bar-barians Elite, Metin Dabak, of the Netherlands, in his interview.

SEAL Grinder PT Pull-up Competition

2011-04-10T19:49:00.002-04:00

Our very own Bar-barian, Lee Wade Turner, entered the SEAL Grinder PT Pull-up Competition and won it in the end with 41 reps! Cheers to Lee.

2nd Bar-barians Seminar at Valley CrossFIT

2011-01-31T17:01:00.004-05:00

Valley CrossFIT in Los Angeles, CA has invited back the Bar-barians Seminar for a second time around. This one is going to be even bigger and better than the first! We are very excited to be working with them again and have a lot in store for these workshops!

So come and join us for a creative, unique and Bar-baric workshop experience in Bar-barian Style Bodyweight Training on March 5th (for starters) and 6th (for veterans) at Valley CrossFIT in Van Nuys, CA!

Spread the word to anyone in the area that is interested in learning or improving in Bar-barian Style Bodyweight Training.

Flyer is below:

International Bar-barians Metin and Daniel's New Youtube Channel

2011-01-21T17:25:00.009-05:00

The youngest of the Elite Bar-barians LBM from The Netherlands and DV from Australia have teamed up and will be doing tutorials on training, nutrition, injury prevention and much much more.

To go to their channel and subscribe CLICK HERE Here's a sample of what's to come:

Bar-barians '11 Teasers - Zef

2011-01-21T17:22:00.001-05:00

Bar-barians Dutch Team - Metin aka LBM

2011-01-21T17:13:00.003-05:00

Metin Sharpening His Sword

Bar-barians '11 Teasers - Nirose

2011-01-21T17:04:00.001-05:00

a BAR-BARIC new year!

2010-12-31T16:49:00.005-05:00

2010 was a memorable year. From Jaz and Marcus' World Records, to International Bar-barians Training Day with our members from Russia, Australia and the UK; to all the successful Forum Challenges and training progress, this year was our most incredible yet!

Goal setting is extremely important. Share with us your goals for the 2011 in the comment section!

Anyone who is serious about making 2011 their best year yet, CLICK HERE and reserve your spot in the Bar-barian Style Group Training Class! The first 20 participants to sign up before January 31st receive the first class FREE.

Also, Look forward to all the new challenges, events and projects this 2011!

-Bar-barians EBWT

Bar-barians Forum Challenge: Nov/Dec 2K10 "Six Way Shoot Out"

2010-11-01T15:36:00.002-04:00

BAR-BARIANS FORUM

The rules for the Nov/Dec Bar-barians forum challenge known as "Six Way Shoot Out" are as follows:

*You are required to do 6 different exercises to your max rep total with a pyramid style recovery time after completing each exercise.

*(exercise 1) You must first perform HSPU's up against a wall. Full lock out on the way up and your head must touch the floor on the way down.
You are then allowed 30 seconds recovery time before starting the next exercise.

*(exercise 2) You must perform parallel bar dips. Full ROM as if doing the Bar-barian Requirements.
You are then allowed 45 seconds recovery time before starting the next exercise.

*(exercise 3) You must perform pull ups. Full ROM as if doing the Bar-barian Requirements.
You are then allowed 1 minute recovery time before starting the next exercise.

*(exercise 4) You must perform press ups. Full ROM as if doing the Bar-barian Requirements.
You are then allowed 45 seconds recovery time before starting the next exercise.

*(exercise 5) You must perform chin ups. Arms must lock out on the way down and chin must clear the bar on the way up.
You are then allowed 30 seconds recovery time before starting the final exercise.

*(exercise 6) You must perform tricep dips or bench dips. Using a bench or a settee or something of a similar size you must do the exercise with straight legs and your butt must touch the ground on the downward movement and arms must lock out on the upward movement.

*You must keep strict time keeping, either by having someone there with you to time the workout or by quickly pressing the stopwatch yourself after each exercise - but it must be STRICT!

*All exercises are to be performed in a continuous motion - There can't be any pause on any rep - none what-so-ever.

*You can submit as many videos as you like ... So long as your rep count goes UP and not DOWN.

*The winner of the challenge is the person who performs the most reps by December 31st 2K10 (2 month forum challenge)

Good luck to all participating, below is a clip of forum member Michael Christian who between myself and him came up with this challenge and he will help to judge the contest:

Beginner's Advice

2010-10-16T20:16:00.008-04:00

Start by building a foundation. These are the basics: pull-ups, dips, push ups. Follow the 3 steps below for each exercise.

Step #1 Master these basics. When perfecting the form, always remember quality over everything else. (i.e. straight form, controlled, full ROM)

Step #2 Find out how many you can do of each exercise with proper form. This will give you a baseline to work off of and grow from.

Step #3 Set goals, both short-term and long-term (i.e. # of reps, improving form etc.) If you are unable to perform a single rep, your goal may be to perform a static hold at the top of the rep for 10 seconds.

Be relentless, determined, passionate and patient (aka Bar-baric!)

Train with Bar-barians Mark and Rick

2010-09-14T14:41:00.003-04:00

Bar-barians Mark and Rick bring you "Bar-barian Style Group Training" every Saturday morning. The focus of this class will be to teach you how to strengthen and condition your body through bodyweight training, consisting of creative exercises, games, circuits, and progressions the Bar-barian way.

Classes are every Saturday at 11am. $15 per person.

Contact rickseedman@mac.com to join the group!

http://www.rickseedman.com/Bar-barian-Classes.html

July's Events

2010-08-18T22:36:00.007-04:00

1st Annual International Bar-barians Training Day

July 3rd was the 1st Annual International Bar-barians Training Day. The day was filled with amazing people, great energy and hard training! We hit up multiple parks and made it a full day event. Special thanks to Jaz and Marcusbondi from Australia, Ironloo from Glen Clove, John Matko from Pennsylvania and everyone else that came through that day!

2nd Annual Bar-Commission Bar-B-Que

The following day, July 4th, was the 2nd Annual Bar-Commission Bar-B-Que. Another great day full of food, drinks, laughter and fun. And you simply cannot have a BAR-B-Que without the BAR! lol Yes, there was plenty of working out! Special thanx to Andy (aka Tuface) for hosting.

Reps 4 Recovery - Pledge Sheets

2010-05-29T17:03:00.002-04:00

Bar-barians/Career Gear's Reps 4 Recovery Charity Event is around the corner. June 19, 2010! Below are the sheets to gather your pledges with. Have the people that are pledging for you fill out the sheet. Get as many pledges as possible and lets make this a special event!! The info will be collected afterward by Career Gear.

PLEDGE SHEETS

(You can use the target reps to estimate about how much you might raise just to give the people pledging an idea of how much money you may be raising.)

Bar-barians Worldwide Community

2010-05-29T16:46:00.003-04:00

This summer the are many Bar-barian forum members, friends and family that are planning to come overseas to meet and train with us. An incredible community has developed, and we are very excited to see its continued growth. Last month Henrik and Elin came to visit us all the way from Sweden, doing journalistic work as well as training. This month, forum member Alexander, from Russia came in town to train and meet us. We are also prepared for Jaz, Jay, LBM, Daniel, LoganLion and Christian next month. Big summer!!! Below is some footage of Alexander @ TSP hanging and training with Rick and Al. Video by Al.

Reps 4 Recovery - Info.

2010-05-11T11:17:00.008-04:00

IN PERSON: To participate in the event on June 19, 2010 you will need to get at least 5 pledges.

ONLINE: If you live out of state or country and would still like to participate, you will need at least one person to pledge for you. We will post the exercise guidelines and you'll post a video of your results on Youtube.

This is how it works:
Date:
June 19, 2010

Location:
TSP (Tompkins Square Park)
10th St. and Ave. B

Charity:
Contact CAREER GEAR about pledges

Framework:
-Choose anywhere from 1-4 exercises to perform
-One set per exercise
-All Reps full ROM
-Straight form

Exercises:
Events - Pledges
1. Sit ups - 10¢ a rep
2. Squats - 25¢ a rep
3. Push ups - 25¢ a rep
4. Dips - 50¢ a rep
5. Chin ups - 50¢ a rep
6. Pull-ups - $1 a rep
7. One leg squats - $2 a rep
8. Muscle ups - $2 a rep
9. “Bang the Brick” - $4 a rep
10. One arm pull/chin ups - $10 a rep

Reps 4 Recovery - Bar-barians/Career Gear Charity Event

2010-05-10T19:35:00.006-04:00

On June 19, 2010 Bar-barians will be teaming up with Career Gear for a one of a kind incredible event. Join us and push your max reps in your choice of ten different events including push ups, muscle ups, one leg squats, one arm pull-ups and "banging the brick" all while raising money for this incredible charity. Pledges are made by how many repetitions the participants can perform in one set for each exercise.

Career Gear is an organization who's mission is to reintroduce men into the workplace. For more info CLICK HERE

For information about the event and pledging contact Career Gear at info@careergear.org
If you are interested in participting in the event contact the Bar-barians at barr_up@bar-barians.com

Special thanks to Bar-barians Candidate Vito Pandolfo making this event possible!

Bar-barians Forum Challenge: May 2K10 "Bar-baric Pull Ups"

2010-05-04T13:02:00.004-04:00

BAR-BARIC PULL UPS **starts May 1st - ends May 31st**

THE RULES FOR CHALLENGE:
*As many pull ups as you can manage in 5 sets.

*Each set you are allowed 1 min on the bar to do your pull ups but if you come off the bar that is it for that set.

*You are only allowed 1 min to rest in between sets - You must be back on the bar ready to go before the min has passed.

*Your pull ups must be palms facing outwards, your chin must touch the bar, you must lock out (or near as damn it on each rep) and there can only be slight leg movement or none what-so-ever on pull ups (*see video below*)

*You will have to have a time keeper with you to keep your time using a stopwatch (time starts as soon as bar is grasped and ends when feet touch the floor x 5 sets)

*You can enter the challenge as many times as you want within the month (you'll probably get better as the month goes on)

*The winner will be the person who performs the most pull ups after completing all 5 sets!

*There will also be a 'Hardest trier' award for the person who appers to have put in the most effort in their pull up video!

I think Ze is going to judge all entries and decide the two winners - He will let you know. Let's make this a worldwide comp - tell everone - Marcus Bondi and his Beach crew, Highlanderz, Bar-barians, everyone on the forum - we should all be up for this one! Tomorrow, i'll post a first attempt video to get the ball rolling - (like the pace maker in a running race)

Good luck to everyone who enters. Even if you know you can't beat someone's score - still enter as you may win the 'hardest trier' award!

Any questions, please message me: http://bar-barians.forumotions.com/profile.forum?mode=viewprofile&u=321

Lee Wade Turner of the UK

2010-05-04T12:45:00.002-04:00

Bar-barians Requirements 2k10

Bar-baric Initiative

Jarryd Rubenstein of Bondi Beach, Australia

2010-05-03T11:49:00.001-04:00

Bar-barians Requirements 2K10

Zef - Boston Pull-ups 2k10!

2010-04-15T10:56:00.002-04:00

THANX 4 WATCHING!

'a reflection of feelings' from a winters workout (What does it mean to be a Bar-barian?) to Summer '09 - Rick

2010-04-03T01:17:00.001-04:00

This video was made with love. I'm usually behind the camera, so thank u to tech, jude, zef, anthony, doc and tripod for camera work. Thanks to LBM for these extraordinary beats.

2k10, real interesting and incredible times to be living in right now. The past few months complete, incredible transformation. The most special of thanks to taimak, fio, tech, megan, rachel, gabriela, big bro, pops, my mother, my sister, my aunt for you know what.

kNYC's Free Spring Trial Program!

2010-03-24T14:25:00.003-04:00

Bar-barians Rick, Mark and Tech host kNYC Fitness' Free Spring Trial Program!!! Join in on the fun. Invite your family and friends. All of the info is on the site. Contact us to be put on the list! Enjoy!

Click here for website

Click here for Facebook Page

Al Kavadlo

2010-03-17T20:10:00.007-04:00

Al is a very engaging bodyweight trainer and athlete here in NYC. Always up for a challenge, his passionate and energetic yet zen-like approach continuously keeps him moving forward. Keep an eye out for this guy as he's got some things brewing in 2010.

AL's WEBSITE

Return of the Zakaveli

2010-03-07T12:58:00.003-05:00

A clip of Z trying to get back into shape having took off a couple months. Congrats on the graduation Friday, now a free Bar-barian! We got something real special for ya'll this year! thanx 4 watching. keep watching.

Zef's Park & March 5th The Return...

2010-02-27T18:00:00.005-05:00

Here's some pics of the park they made for Zef at school in Boston. and while we're on the subject, get ready for March 5th - The Return of the Zakaveli!!

1000 Miles Parkour/Paris

2010-02-21T21:04:00.004-05:00

My incredible family/friend Johnny Budden (aka Sticky) is going on an incredible journey. He'll be traveling 1,000 miles, starting at the most northern part of Scotland and finishing in Paris, the birth place of Parkour. Sticky's unique journey will involve him running over a marathon a day for about a month, using Parkour to overcome any obstacle in his path. One part of the adventure seems to be a pretty long swim if I'm not mistaken! Sticky's been training physically and mentally like a BEAST for some time now and has inspired many along his way, including me.

His cause is noble. Sticky defines Parkour as the movement of movement. MND is a disease that causes you to lose your movement. He has really been able to connect with this disease and is putting his heart into this event. Donate to this cause. All proceeds go to the Motor Neuron Disease Association.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE

FitnessFAQs Bodyweight Tutorials

2010-02-20T00:54:00.004-05:00

Our Bar-barian brother Daniel, from down under, has been posting his bodyweight tutorials for about a month now. Here's a sample:

For more go to Daniel's Youtube Channel at FitnessFAQs

For more training routines, stories, contests, meet ups, videos and inspiration, with active users from all areas on the globe, go to the Bar-barians Forum

Bought a new piece of equipment

2010-02-08T18:22:00.002-05:00

So for the past 6 months or so I basically stopped doing glute ham raises. I just was sick of trying to rig up some makeshift apparatus everytime I wanted to do them. Yesterday though I started to get a hankering to do them again. I think it was a combination of an especially lackluster couple of sets on the hamstring curl machine and watching the lightining quick cornerbacks in the superbowl. Whatever it was though caused me to act so I bought this piece of equipment:

Poor Man's Glute Har Raise

I'm not going to endorse it one way or another because I haven't tried it yet. but here's a clip of somebody using it:

His form is pretty good, my only critique would be that he is cheating himself a little bit by bending at the waist.

R.I.P. New York Strong Man Joe Rollino going strong at 104 years young

2010-02-05T11:52:00.006-05:00

Joe Rollino once lifted 475 pounds. He used neither his arms nor his legs but, reportedly, his teeth. With just one finger he raised up 635 pounds; with his back he moved 3,200. He bit down on quarters to bend them with his thumb.

People called him the Great Joe Rollino, the Mighty Joe Rollino and even the World’s Strongest Man, and what did it matter if at least one of those people was Mr. Rollino himself.

On Monday morning, Mr. Rollino went for a walk in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a daily routine. It was part of the Great Joe Rollino’s greatest feat, a display of physical dexterity and stamina so subtle that it revealed itself only if you happened to ask him his date of birth: March 19, 1905. He was 104 years old and counting.

A few minutes before 7 a.m., as Mr. Rollino was crossing Bay Ridge Parkway at 13th Avenue, a 1999 Ford Windstar minivan struck him. The police said he suffered fractures to his pelvis, chest, ribs and face, as well as head trauma. Unconscious, he was taken to Lutheran Medical Center, where he later died. full article here

Guinness World Records - most consecutive muscle ups (video)

2010-01-05T07:03:00.005-05:00

Jaz got to 23 consecutively on the first try. Then did 26 afterward but it was unofficial. They gave him a another go the next day and he performed 25. Very good pace and form by Jaz!

Here's the official video: CLICK HERE

and article: CLICK HERE

Top 10 Strongest Moves of 2009 (DOC's top picks part 2)

2010-01-04T00:15:00.001-05:00

There were so many memorable moments of 2009. We figured one Top 10 list just wasn't enough. This is the final installment of the 09' tribute - The Top 10 Strongest Moves

No offense intended for anyone not mentioned on this list. This list does not reflect everyone's opinion.

That being said
...YouGottaCThis

-DOC

Happy New Years from the Bar-barians!

2009-12-31T19:55:00.009-05:00

We'd like to hear some of your goals and dreams for the coming year! 2010!! Post in the comments. One arms, new personal records, eat better or even just workout more often. What shall we look out for from you in 2010?!

The Technician Strikes Back - Trailer

2009-12-31T01:22:00.000-05:00

Don't let people, circumstances or incidents in your life weigh you down. Push Through, Rise Above and Lift the Weight Up Off of You!

Top 10 Moves of 2009 (DOC's top picks)

2009-12-25T12:12:00.001-05:00

2009 has been a very good year in terms of fitness accomplishments. So now we are at the end of the year and I'm sure everyone would love to see a video culminating all the hard work & memorable moments of 2009....So here it is. The top 10 moves of 09 presented by production teams for Evolution of Exercise Series, Barbarians, Strictly Bar talk to the whole "Get Familiar" extended family. Now not being on this list does NOT mean you don't put work in, this list reflects the people we were fortunate enough to catch up with & events we were around for. If you feel as though you can do better than something you saw, I invite all to challenge any move. You can have you clip replace any clip on this list. Log on to http://bar-barians.com/ for more details. Enough Talk.... You Gotta C This - DOC

Guinness World Records™ - most consecutive muscle-ups

2009-12-18T21:58:00.003-05:00

Alright so we're sponsoring and supporting our Elite Bar-barian brother Jaz from the world famous Bondi Beach, AU in putting down the world record for muscle ups. He's going for 35, crushing his previous record of 25! Hell of a way to kick off the new year! We ask you to wish him the best! CLICK HERE

1st Annual Bar-Commission Thanksgiving Bowling Night!

2009-12-01T18:36:00.009-05:00

Great night! Plenty of food, fun, strikes and gutter balls!

Stay Tuned. Plenty more events to come! More photos posted on the BAR-BARIANS FAN PAGE.

Zakaveli - 100 Push Ups Straight

2009-11-09T23:04:00.002-05:00

getting ready for this weekend.

Zakaveli - Requirements Demonstration

2009-11-09T23:01:00.002-05:00

Reqs in 2:41

BeastMode Commercial

2009-11-08T23:22:00.003-05:00

Extra footage from St. Mary's Park. Did an edit for Beast. The intro and outro are his though. Really like the way it came out! Enjoy

The Manual Final Teaser/Trailer

2009-11-01T23:40:00.002-05:00

A teaser showing some footage from '08 that we recently came across and added to "The Manual"

We thank you for all the support with your pre-orders! DVD will be available to order very soon!

Official Barbarians2k Twitter

2009-10-19T11:26:00.004-04:00

Want the play by play on Bar-barians? We'll be posting there regularly: BARBARIANS2k TWITTER

Pre-order "The Manual!!!"

2009-10-15T09:45:00.007-04:00

The Technician "The Manual" Official Website Pre-order a copy of his DVD today!

Thanx 4 watching

Bare Foot Fitness Article

2009-10-10T14:41:00.002-04:00

Bare Foot Fitness' Craig Weller, did an article on bodyweight training and Bar-barians. Check it out HERE.

The Official Teaser - The Technician "The Manual"

2009-10-07T22:27:00.002-04:00

The Official Teaser for The Technician's first DVD "The Manual." We're pushing for the end of the month release.

Young Beast of Beastmode

2009-10-06T08:00:00.003-04:00

A great video of Young Beast showing us an incredible display of strength!

Requirement Video 2 - Dawalli

2009-09-27T12:53:00.001-04:00

A hard go by Dawalli.

Old Videos - New Photos

2009-09-25T15:57:00.009-04:00

Every Friday I'll be uploading new old Bar-barians clips plus new pictures to Facebook. Just uploaded two clip and a bunch of photos. Enjoy!
BAR-BARIANS FACEBOOK

Ether from Ukraine

2009-09-22T00:13:00.003-04:00

Ether posted his sets inspired by Zakaveli and Beastmode on the Bar-forum. Check out the one arms and control he displays. Very strong individual.

Thanks to Ether

StrictlyBarTalkZEF-aka-ZakaveliEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW...Pt.1

2009-09-16T10:14:00.003-04:00

StrictlyBarTalk interviews "ZEF" Co-Founder of THE BAR-BARIANS...(one of the top teams in the Bar-Movement).and a very laid back individual ...until he hits the Bar...to show and prove...why he is a..."BAR-BARIAN...actions are best received when words underline their reality..."My last rep..is like the first...if I can't get the last like the first...I won't try to do it"..(to quote)

Bar-barians on Facebook

2009-09-11T14:29:00.011-04:00

-New Photos
-Old Never Before Seen Video Clips
-and the Latest Bar-barians News!

It's an open group so feel free to invite others, post on the discussion board, and write on the walls. Already 177 members and growing fast!

CLICK HERE to go to the group.

Indian man inspired by monkeys and...

2009-09-04T15:34:00.004-04:00

Spiderman movies! Never seen a climber put his arm between his legs. lol Can't believe it worked out so well! Also that risky dyno, man!

Learn the Human Flag...

2009-09-03T21:27:00.003-04:00

but not from this guy! lol Funny video

Latest Requirement Videos

2009-08-28T14:53:00.005-04:00

in no particular order.

PullinGravity

LMTGJ

PumpingRipper

Antokindess

and Milutinke - in training

Rejoining a Gym

2009-08-26T14:56:00.003-04:00

So i stopped working out at commercial gyms (except for free passes ;) ) in spring 2007. Since then I've been using scaffolds, pull-up bars, and my minimally equipped home gym. Now I'm probably going to rejoin a gym. I benefitted a lot from limited access to machines, it forced me to be creative. Now though there are a lot of reasons for me to go back to the gym. Here are a few of them:

-assisted pull-up machine: I really like using these for one-arm pulling / chinning practice

-wife is too prissy for outdoor workouts, hopefully she will be able to stick with a routine better with a gym membership (I'll let you know how this works out LOL)

-dumbell pressing: I have adjustible dumbells at home but they are cumbersome, and don't get very heavy. I like to do Arnold Presses, and various dumbell cross pulls. Obviously I'm too weak to do Inverted cross pulls on the rings, but I'm trying to work that motion with dumbells. I'll do the same for maltese to planche pulls.

-Heavier single leg deadlifts: most of the time I use my home barbell for these (which goes up to about 145) and I make them harder by increasing the torque and doing them straight leg style. Now I will also progress torwards heavier weights in a more conventional ROM. I'm still going to avoid very heavy deadlifting on two legs because I feel that it puts one at too much risk of back injury.

-Unfortunately this chain of gyms does NOT have a good place to do glute ham raises. One of my favorite exercises. Maybe I will be able to rig something up.

In the comments let me know how you guys take advantage of all of the equipment at your gyms. I'm always looking for new ideas.

Metin's Requirements

2009-08-25T00:13:00.003-04:00

3 Xs in 1 hour.

Strictly Bar Talk

2009-08-24T11:09:00.004-04:00

Phorm's Youtube Channel where you'll be hearing from many top players in the bar-movement. Plenty of interviews coming.

Beastmode

D300 speaking on the BIGUN competition

Muscle Up Advice

2009-08-22T18:23:00.008-04:00

We've received many emails that go something like this, "I think I'm strong enough to do muscle ups but I'm missing the technique!" Muscle ups can be achieved through momentum but immediately work towards cleaning up the form! The best thing for this type of strong individual, is full on explosive pull-ups. Forget about the chin. If you can pull yourself up to your chest or better yet the stomach, then technique/transition will not be an issue and you will make easy work out of muscle ups.

If you can already do muscle ups and are trying to correct your form, Hold a brick between your feet. The extra weight will keep your legs down and if you kick too much you'll drop the brick.

Just keep on pullin...

Despereately seeking

2009-08-22T12:05:00.004-04:00

a video clip of a top quality one legged squat. What I mean by that is a pistol executed without momentum, forward lean, counterweight or back rounding to full depth. If you have such a link please post it in the comments. Also barefoot is preferred as heel elevation makes the movement significantly less challenging.

I would like to post the vids here so we can start establishing a standard for lower body bodyweight strength excellence.

Slow Muscle-ups -> Close to impossible

2009-08-21T15:20:00.003-04:00

Here is a photo of legendary bodyweight strength specialist Jasper Benincasa performing what is called the Close To Impossible (CTI for short):

Supposedly this photo was not taken midswing or with Jasper standing on a block, it is a STATIC hold! Now let's put aside for a second whether or not this is true, instead lets take it as a goal (even if it is possibly unattainable). We can try to progress from a slow muscle-up on the bar torwards the CTI first by performing a slow bar muscle-up with a wider and wider grip until we are doing it with the arms almost straight and then once this becomes easy if ever we can start doing it with the arms straight and a narrower grip. Or we can try to progress from a victorian on the bar torwards this goal by gradually lowering the body whilst maintaining distance from the bar.

These progressions are too advanced to be attempted by most anyone I know anytime soon but they illustrate in a general sense another way that torque can be used to make any bodyweight exercise almost impossiblly difficult. For more on torque and bodyweight sttrength check these past posts: Generally, with regard to pistols

Livewire and friends in NYC

2009-08-20T18:59:00.003-04:00

These guys are nuts, it was very scary and exciting to watch them do their thing in TSP:

after the jump see more from their trip and some of the Barbairians with a dedication to P

Unreal Power

2009-08-20T18:33:00.001-04:00

see if you can figure out the "secret" to Yuri's strength here.

True Ninja Warrior

2009-08-20T18:11:00.002-04:00

watch UnlimitedClifferno4 demolish the Sasuke replica course:

This guy is very strong:

if you watch his other videos you will see that he also does some specific training for the obstacle course especially the cliffhanger and salmon ladder.

The Technician '09 - "The Manual" - Official Trailer

2009-08-20T17:34:00.000-04:00

Bar-barians on Fitness Black Book

2009-08-20T09:59:00.005-04:00

Fitness Black Book is a site that knows the real deal on fitness. They really did their research on us and wrote up an awesome article! Thank you for taking your time to do this. We very much appreciate it. This inspires us to work harder and harder and take it to the next level! Article below:

FITNESS BLACK BOOK

Competition Updates

2009-08-16T19:43:00.002-04:00

Zakaveli showed up on Zef-time late.

Tech and Hit tied for first place.

B-Rock threw down hard and should be up there as well!

Summer Tournaments

2009-08-11T22:25:00.001-04:00

B-Xtreme comp was held over the weekend on Sun. The Technician took home first place for the Bar-Commission.

Next week is the BigUn tournament. Rumors been spreading that Zakaveli might enter and that all hell could break loose on the bar!!

We'll keep you posted!

Beast and Zef - Weighted Muscle Ups

2009-08-07T22:03:00.003-04:00

Don't let people, circumstances or incidents in your life weigh you down. Push Through, Rise Above and Lift the Weight Up Off of You!

Special Thanks to:

-Beast for coming through
-Zakaveli for the video concept
-Metin Dabak for making the beats
-Rick Seedman for filming, directing and editing
-and DOC for helping film

Advanced Ring Elements

2009-08-04T02:46:00.001-04:00

Thanks to Coach Sommer at gymnasticbodies.com for this one. Some incredible strength elements here.

2009-08-02T03:52:00.002-04:00

now this is a true push-up at 7 seconds in. Anything less is girlie style....more posts to come from mad money.

Type rest of the post here

The Summer of George!

2009-07-31T11:42:00.002-04:00

New 4 Week Training Program, "The Summer of George!", starts Sept 12, 2009. For more information CLICK HERE!

For P

2009-07-21T12:23:00.003-04:00

The newspapers didn't pay their respects to him correctly: Daily News

After reading what they wrote, I felt sick. It's unnecessary! Was the person that wrote that trying to justify why he was killed?! P started to work out with us last year, better himself and leave his past behind. He was only a year older than me. Everyone has their issues and problems but he did not deserve this. He is a human being first and foremost. P was nothing but nice to me. I stayed up till 5am, missed college and work to make this for him. I never really cry but I shed tears making this for him. This is how we will pay respects to him:

I'm sorry to be writing bad news.

6 Week Summer Training Program!

2009-07-16T12:37:00.001-04:00

A one of a kind lifestyle fitness experience.

My friend Mark and I are doing a 6 week training program starting this Sat @ 9am. It costs $150 for the whole program.

All the info is HERE

Livewire, Ilabaca, Phil Doyle and King in NYC!!!

2009-07-14T23:44:00.006-04:00

Met up with these parkour and freerunning kings at TSP.

I met Livewire last time he was in New York, but it was more casual. We hung out, trained and explored the city. This time was full out pandemonium. They were filming for a new MTV show and appears that they held nothing back! I must say these guys are way more impressive to see in action in person than on video. INCREDIBLE!!!!

Footage to come!

Japanese Senior's Bodybuilding Champion

2009-07-13T17:56:00.006-04:00

Tsutomu Tosaka at 74 years of age

Dreams

2009-07-10T23:08:00.009-04:00

First off, what is a dream? It's bigger than just a goal. Dreams are not as specific, measurable or even as realistic as goals. You can consider goals to be the steps along the way. Achieving a DREAM is the FINAL FULFILLMENT of your DESIRE.

I’ve been competing in athletics since I was a little boy. I had many dreams back then. One was to become an expert martial artist. At 17 years of age I reached expert level, started teaching and became a member of an elite martial arts demonstration team. Most recently my dream was to compete in Sasuke in Japan, which is the world’s toughest obstacle course. That is a dream that I did not accomplish, though I was still selected as a finalist.

I want to talk not just about achieving your dreams, but being GREAT while achieving your dreams. Three important things to keep in mind are the PASSION, the STEPS along the way and finally being PREPARED for the UNEXPECTED.

Now I said to be passionate, although it is not necessary, lets look at it this way. You’ve got two football teams that make it to the Super Bowl. One team has a monster for a coach that just screams at the team every practice for the entire season. Then you have the other team that has a great coach that praises and rewards everyone for all the hard work they put in. Both teams made it to the same place right, but which team would you rather be on? I know which one I would. The reason I said it’s not necessary to be passionate is because there are people out there that achieve their dreams but make it more about the end product and less about enjoying the actual journey. I personally would rather be loving the journey and reaching the dream. So don't forget to be passionate in order to be great while trying to achieve your dreams.

So hopefully you see how important it is to have a passion for what you are doing. Lets now talk about the steps along the way.

The very first thing to do is give yourself dates that you want to succeed by. This will help you stay on target. Be very specific; make sure it is measurable and attainable, as well as realistic and relevant with these steps. The journey can be exhausting at times and most people will wait till the end to celebrate, but if you don’t celebrate along the way you can burn out and never even get there. So what you want to do is reward yourself at the end of every milestone.

Finally, be prepared for the unexpected. This is a very crucial aspect of achieving your dreams. Sometimes along the way, it could even be right before you're about to achieve your dream or it could be the first day of the journey, something can happen that occurs as a crisis. It is important to hold onto the vision of your dream because you must see it to achieve it. Things don't always go as planned and many people fail at first. For example Thomas Hearns, the Welterweight Champ of the World with 5 titles all in different divisions, lost his first 10 amateur fights. They were his first fights too, so he had never even had the taste of victory, yet he still had the vision to become the Welterweight Champion of the World.

So remember to be passionate about what you are doing, celebrate your steps along the way and be prepared for the unexpected.

Work hard, but always find ways to make it fun.

-Rick Seedman

First Annual Bar-Commission Bar-B-Q weekend

2009-07-06T00:22:00.005-04:00

was a success! So many people came out and we thank each and everyone of you for making this weekend so special!

It was a beautiful event. Zef, Jude, Rick and Sheriff arrived at 430am Saturday morning, on no sleep, to hold down the tables and didn't leave until 10pm. The next day we hit up TSP. Zef got the FULL PLANCHE HOLD! and then went over to Wingate to finish off the day. Long weekend full of no sleep, plenty of food, tons-o-fun and a whole lot of working out.

This vid is a thank you to all who were there, in person and in spirit.

Special thanks to Andy, Zef, Ana, Jude, Rick, Sheriff, Keith, Anthony, Jeffery, Rob, The Tech family, The Phorm family, The Lois family, The Grevenitis family, Redd, Allison, B-Rock, DOC and many more...

First Day of Summer '09

2009-06-30T18:41:00.003-04:00

Its been raining in New York for the past month, so the first day of summer wasn't to hot. We made the best of it though. Played in the rain like a bunch of kids. Good sessions!

Hanging out at the dip bar with Guils from France, Anthony aka Nirose9, Zef, Jude and Rick of Bar-barians and Wingate's finest, Brian + the mayor of Wingate, DOC.

a little thank you video from Zakaveli

The First Annual Bar-Commission Bar-B-Q

2009-06-29T18:02:00.002-04:00

Video explains it all.

Any further questions contact: barr_up@bar-barians.com

Bar-barians '09 - Jude

2009-06-26T20:55:00.000-04:00

This is the long overdue video of Bar-barians co-founder, Jude. He is an incredible individual and a huge part of our bar-family.

Approved by the Bar-Commission

Highland Park

2009-06-21T20:51:00.000-04:00

Highland Park's Morning Session and some freestyle. Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Harrision, Guils, Rick and the Highland Park crew.

Fan made video

2009-06-19T19:13:00.002-04:00

for the one and only Zakaveli. Beat and video made by Metin.

Endless thanks to Metin.

Bar-barians '09

2009-06-19T00:19:00.008-04:00

Some action footage from the documentary. Most of the footage was from the May, 25 2009 session at TSP. The rest was from Feb at Wingate. Biggie is 16 years of age. He's Zef's nephew. He came through to show Zef his OAP that he recently attained.

Approved by the Bar-Commission

Hitting the Bars in Korea

2009-06-11T23:19:00.003-04:00

James getting money in South Korea. Keep up the hard work bar-brother.

Each One Teach One

2009-06-10T22:41:00.006-04:00

Georg, Emelia and friends

Metin and his crew

Check out there Youtube accounts for more videos.

Damien Walters Next Level '09

2009-06-04T11:45:00.003-04:00

This video has been all over the web lately, and for good reason! Highlights galore with an awesome beat. This man is the next level of human evolution. Like a secret government experiment that has escaped! lol

and his children are incredible as well!

Advice

2009-05-27T21:03:00.003-04:00

We have been receiving many email about how to get started.

It always starts with the basics. Straight reps- pull/chin ups, dips etc. If you're just starting, practice every second day as the rest day really seems to help. Once you feel well conditioned, get creative, start freestyling and then you will be able to just go off of what your body tells you.

Summer is comin

2009-05-26T08:39:00.005-04:00

Sunday we were Bar-b-queing on the Bar! lol

Bar-barians hosted a session at TSP. Youtube regulars like D300, Bandana Redd, Little Redd, G.I. Joe, DOC, B-Rock, Cruz, Zef, Jude, and Rick came out to train and hang out.

Who needs weights when you've got D300 on top of you! lol. He put us threw some torture! The Highlandaz threw down some nice 20 min long sets! Wingate's finest showed us how its done Wingate style. The big story though was my man Guills. After seeing the Youtube vids, he just had to join in! Guills made a journey all the way from France to New York city, specifically to train with the bar crews here. He is a b-b-boy and a very strong and fit one to say the least. Can't say enough good things about this guy. Stay tuned for more on this!

"Little" Guiliano

2009-05-23T09:37:00.004-04:00

This is the World's Strongest Boy. Leave your thoughts on this.

Here is his father's Youtube channel

I think he's got you beat Sandrak. lol

Bar Talk at Wingate

2009-05-14T08:27:00.004-04:00

Here's some footage Redd and his wife put together. Wingate was the place to be that weekend.

Marines Push Ups

2009-05-11T09:11:00.005-04:00

We've posted bodyweight training from a variety of sports and disciplines such as parkour, b-boying, rock climbing, martial arts, gymnastics, body building, park workouts etc. We'll lets not forget about the military! There training consists of mostly bodyweight exercises. In the video the Marines demonstrate what is called a Four Count Push Up.

LittleBeastM

2009-05-08T17:29:00.005-04:00

shows us what he's got on the only bar in Rotterdam (a soccer goal). Respect

Links

2009-05-06T09:35:00.004-04:00

Links to the Bar-Commission's sites:

HarmlemSEALS have been doing a lot of community work lately. Check out their site here

Calisthenics Kingz has some new info on their site with their newest member Kylie. You can check it out here

No Bar, No Problem

2009-04-30T16:48:00.004-04:00

Had the pleasure of training with parkour conditioning specialist, Ryan Ford, last year in Colorado. This is an older drill of his but he has many new and creative drills on his Youtube page Demon's Drills

Bar-barians Circuit

2009-04-18T15:51:00.004-04:00

People have been requesting a routine to follow, so here you go.

Its a circuit. 3 rounds. Each round should be completed in 8 minutes. The exercises can be changed in order to make it easier or harder as long as there is NO rest between exercises.

-Push ups 30 secs
-Pull-ups- max reps
-Hindu push ups- 30 secs
-Chin ups- max reps
-Squats- 30 secs
-Dips- max reps
-Hanging leg raise- 30 secs

This circuit works most of the major muscles. Always do exercises with your best form. Full ROM. It becomes cardio as well as strength and endurance.

2009-04-10T09:57:00.003-04:00

We posted Alain Robert's training a few months back. Here's some in-home training from the incredible "French Spiderman".

Now everyone's got their own home training set ups, but I'm pretty sure this takes the cake!

Bar-barians The Documentary

2009-04-04T13:15:00.003-04:00

Thanks to everyone for being so patient. We want to take our time and produce something special. It is a very sentimental project to us.

The documentary will follow our team and show where we have come and where we are taking this. All camera and editing is done by Rick and all music is by Zef. All of us will be featured in it.

Thanks for Watching!

Requirement Video

2009-04-03T17:34:00.001-04:00

Bar-barians Requirements from Antokindness