Eric Todd

June 20, 2018

Dealing with Sciatica | Eric Todd

Don't let a back injury control your life. Eric Todd talks about symptoms of sciatica and ways to relieve the pain.

May 17, 2018

USAWA Heavy Lift Championship Recap | Eric Todd

It has been a pretty good start to my year competing in All-Round Weightlifting. The first event was the USAWA First Quarter Postal. In this event we had 3 members of the KC Strongman Club lift in the postal at my house. This included my long time training partner Lance...

February 8, 2018

Dino Challenge Recap with Eric Todd

Last weekend, I competed in yet another Dino Challenge in Holland, KS. This meet has been going on since 2004, where I won the heavyweight division. This time around was in honor of the late Tom Ryan, who was an avid all-rounder and weightlifting historian. Unfortunately for me, Tom’s favorite...

January 22, 2018

Listen to Your Body | Eric Todd

"What should I do if I miss my specified weight percentage in my training sessions? Do I need to re-adjust the rest of my cycle?" I have always been an advocate of listening to your body while training. I did not always do this, and have struggled with a lot...

January 16, 2018

2017 USAWA Postal Series Recap with Eric Todd

Right before the end of 2017, KC Strongman Club and I took part in the USAWA Postal Championships. This past year, I have done rather well in the USAWA Postal Series events, but unfortunately; the events in the championship were not best suited for me. For this meet I did...

September 28, 2017

All-Round Weighlifting | Eric Todd

One of the things I love about competing in all-round weightlifting is the postal competition. This is where you gather regionally and do your lifts in front of a certified official, and then the results are sent into a central location to be compiled and tallied. This allows one to...

July 20, 2017

Competing in Obscure Strength Sports | Eric Todd

There are a number of strength disciplines that one can choose to compete in if they are pursuing an athletic career in strength sports/physical culture. I have competed in strongman, highland games, highlander, powerlifting, all-round weightlifting, and even one Olympic lifting meet. There is also arm wrestling and bodybuilding. There...

June 13, 2017

Breaking Records | Eric Todd

My training has been going well for the most part. Everything upper body has been progressing well. My front and back squats have been creeping up, as has trap bar deadlifts. I am still training very cautiously with those movements due to a previous back injury however. The one issue...

May 29, 2017

Strongman Training | Eric Todd

Former strongman eric todd talks about his training split and some different programs that he followed when he was competing in the strongman arena.

April 17, 2017

How to Improve Grip Strength | Eric Todd

Strength athlete Eric Todd discusses grip training and different techniques to improve it.