I have to admit that IÕm no ÒexpertÓ when it comes to how Gama or any other Hindu wrestlers train/trained but I remember reading a book about Joseph Greenstein Òthe mighty atomÓ which details the conversation Gama had with Greenstein when they met in America when Greenstein was a young boy.
Greenstein asked Gama how he got so strong and Gama replied that he wrestled a tree every day (isometric strength/endurance) and that he tried with all his might to throw that tree to the ground, to which Greenstein asked did you ever succeed in throwing that tree to the ground? Gama laughed and said ÒnoÓ little one but, after you have wrestled a tree human beings are not a problem, which is probably a big contributor to why Gama retired undefeated.
And itÕs true, my friend!
And whats more, the ÒAtomÓ himself did a lot of isometric training.
For those not familiar with the Mighty Atom, here are a few of his feats Ð
Pulling an airplane with his HAIR once
Bending horseshoes for fun and at strongman events with his bare hands
Driving spikes through É METAL with the PALM of his hand!
Biting through NAILS
Bending steel bars with his hand É
He was also 5Õ4Ó, weighed in at 150 lbs soaking wet, and therefore got the name the ÒMighty AtomÓ Ð and was pound for pound one of the STRONGEST men alive at the time, if not THE STRONGEST MAN!
He was also a huge, huge advocate of isometric training.
Alexander Zass, the ÒAmazingÓ Samson strongman of yore É and in case you havenÕt heard of him?
Zass was born in 1888. While still a young man, ZassÕ strength training included Òbending green branchesÓ i.e. Tree branches!
During World War One, heas taken as a prisoner of war four times, but ended up escaping EACH AND EVERY TIME!
How?
Certainly not by wining any pardons!
As a prisoner, he quite literally worked out on a daily (and then some) basis by pushing and pulling against the STEEL bars of his cell (and they made Õem REAL back then to say the least!).
And if you were to conclude that his escapes involved him Ôbreaking chains and bending barsÕ Ð Ð well, youÕd be SPOT ON, bro!
If it worked for the Gama, the Atom, Charles Atlas (him of the famous isometric training course), Bruce Lee, Alexander Zass and the Gama, will it work for you?
Hell yes it will!
Grab this now!!