Werner Gunthor: One Powerful Dude

For The Thin Man (hey, it's in French), The Ab God, PB&J, The Big Red Machine and all my Crossfit Vally Park friends. One of my all-time favorites, the Werner Gunthor training video, is on YouTube. The graphics, music and hair are awesome; the content is priceless. Get strong, but make sure you learn to effectively apply it. The devil is in the details. Check out this segment (part 2). The best part starts at about 5 minutes in. Make sure you click through and watch the other three parts as you have time.

Comments

Alex said…
I thought my video froze when he power snatched the bar up and over to his back and then held at a quarter squat. Then jumped right into those bleacher jumps. Wicked. I thought what they did with the barbell, mimicking the shot put with it, was pretty cool.
6:07 AM
Anonymous said…
Oh. Oh. Wow. That last series of Vertical Impulsions. Yeeoow. And then that last shot of our Man In Purple face: he's tired!
That was cool. I feel weaker than ever!
carla
8:54 AM
climber511 said…
Probably my favorite training video of all time - an incredible athlete!
1:33 PM
Anonymous said…
Tracy, Always so cool to watch this guy. Thanks for posting!
9:41 PM
Carlos Mota said…
great video , great blog. congratulations ironmaven. thanks ...
10:23 AM
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