181: Chris Schoeck: The Art of Oldtime Strongman Feats of Strength

About This Episode In this episode of the Super Strength Show, Chris "The Wonder" Schoeck takes us on his journey to performing mind-blowing feats of sheer strength and teaches us to look at the journey we are on and see it's true and unique purpose to prepare us to succeed in other areas of our life. To quickly rate and review the show click here . Despite standing only 5'7" and weighing shy of 155 pounds, Chris Schoeck routinely performs mind-blowing feats of sheer strength. All are amazed as he bends spikes with his bare hands, twists horseshoes and tears completely through decks of plastic coated cards. He even bends spikes and steel bars that are so impressive Grandmaster Strongman Dennis Rogers stated "I have yet to see a man of his size and stature come even close to bending such a massive bar." Chris is the subject of Bending Steel, a feature-length documentary that follows his training, development and transformation into becoming a professional strongman. With exceptional stage presence and charm, Chris "Wonder" Schoeck captivates audiences with power, energy and finesse. A show guaranteed to leave audiences wondering how "Wonder" achieved such amazing strength. Get access to all the resources Chris Schoeck mentioned during this interview by visiting SuperStrengthShow.com/181 . -------------------------------------------------- More Specifically In This Episode How Chris got started performing feats of strength. The making of Bending Steel movie The steel becomes an extension to yourself. You need to push through pain and discomfort, but you need proper progression. Accept that your 1st attempt to push on something usually is going to be unsuccessful. Chris shares with us an amazing life turning event that was captured in the Bending Steel movie. Don't use the word "can't". The purpose of the journey is really to prepare you to try to succeed in other areas of life. Accept the things that you don't succeed at, but don't get complacent. Continual Progress Chris shares with us on how he surrounds himself with inspirational and motivational things. Patience Through bending steel Chris was able to be more open-minded about other things. Torque Vs. Strength The importance in having that psychological maturity. Chris shares with us stories of mementos he has collected over the years. Find an experienced mentor with maturity. Many of your limitations were set by others for you. -------------------------------------------------- Rate, Review, and

You can listen to 181: Chris Schoeck: The Art of Oldtime Strongman Feats of Strength online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

181: Chris Schoeck: The Art of Oldtime Strongman Feats of Strength is an episode from Super Strength Show with Ray Toulany | Interviews with Health and Fitness Leaders, Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Elite Athletes and Iron Game Legends.

This episode is 01:36:09 long.

This episode was published on Mar 21, 2016.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Super Strength Show with Ray Toulany | Interviews with Health and Fitness Leaders, Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Elite Athletes and Iron Game Legends when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.