It is with GREAT pleasure that I can announce that Rise of the Sufferfests – the documentary about OCR and only film that opens with the words “This is Ed Gamester...” – is now available to view ON PLANES! Not just any old shitty planes, either. British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin A...
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After a LOT of consideration, I have decided to try Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 training program. It took a lot of thinking because, after 4-5 months of Faleev's 5x5 training (5 sets of 5: if you succeed, put the weight up 5kg next week), Wendler's approach seems ludicrously light. You see, traditiona...
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This weekend, Daz and I had a swell outing in Cheltenham for True Believers 2017, where we were absolutely stoked to have our beautiful book - A Rum Run Awry - for sale, along with tons of Daz's latest prints and pieces of artwork. [gallery type="rectangular" columns="2" size="large" ids="7729,77...
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--- I have backdated this post to the weekend of Tough Guy - 29th of January 2017. In reality, I didn't start writing it until about April and then ignored it until July. --- There was a fallout after Tough Guy. Hell, there was a fallout BEFORE Tough Guy when Mr. Mouse hinted that it might not a...
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Every January, over 1000 people fail to cross the finish line of Tough Guy. Normally, it’s because of the cold: even on relatively warm years, the combination of water, wind and exposure cripples hundreds. “It’s not cold enough for hypothermia” St. John’s Ambulance service tells me ever...
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Hi, I’m Ed. Some of you might recognise me from Tough Guy; I take the warm-up, hammer on stuff, and leap out at unsuspecting folk. I bellow constantly and drink a lot of rum. In short, I’m hard to miss. I don’t work for Tough Guy, I’m a volunteer. If I wasn’t smashing and bellowi...
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QUICK OPENING NOTE: I've been documenting some of this on Instagram at @edgamester, in case you're thinking about trying it out for yourself :) For the last 12 weeks I've been doing a strength-based routine designed by Alexander Faleev. It came to my attention via an article written by former Sov...
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The Good News My powerlifting raining is progressing slowly, but surely. At the end of week eight of dedicated training, my lifts currently stand somewhere around: Squat: 170kg (based on a 7 rep max of 140kg) Bench: 120kg (based on a 4 rep max of 110kg) Deadlift: 215kg (based on a 7 rep max of...
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I have spent the last six weeks in the novice phases of learning to powerlift. That may seem odd, given that my last post declared (self-righteously and with no real grounds for doing so) that powerlifting isn't a great test of strength because the ability to perform those movements doesn't necessar...
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I've never really been into powerlifting as a sport. It's presented as test of strength, but I've always felt like strength should imply the ability to perform a variety of physical feats - not just three highly practised movements (squat, bench press and deadlift). I mean, if a man can bench pr...
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It's brainless, really. There's a bit of biology, physiology and simple maths, but weight training is pretty straightforward. For me, that's its appeal. The simpler the better, too. Three lifts: deadlift, squat and bench press. Do one of them correctly every day, and you'll get stronger. ...
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Once upon a time, not all that long ago, I was a blogger. I didn't realise it at the time, but I was. I wrote and shared - pseudo-insightful things - about life and my experiences dealing with it. Occasionally these things struck a chord with people and they would write to me, to say thanks and l...
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Friends! Murorga Sim Bowa has once again been crowned EWA British Champion! [gallery type="rectangular" ids="7597,7594,7596,7595"] After triumphing in a 10-man battle royal to win a shot at the championship, he took his chance immediately and sprang into the ring after the main event, to pin ...
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After 10 weeks away from Lucha Britannia, El Nordico Fuego returned to clash horns against moustache against Jerry Bakewell. After the initial haka contest (because why not?), Jerry used his size, experience and eye-poking abilities to get the best of Nordico in the opening stages of the match. ...
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22KILL started the #22pushupchallenge to raise awareness of the 22 American ex-military personnel who commit suicide every day (as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder, brain trauma and the complications of returning to civilian life). Here in the UK, some of us are raising money for Comba...
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Little did we know, when we picked ourselves up off the floor of a barn on the last day of July 2016, that we were about to witness the final Tough Guy Nettle Warrior of all time. Luckily, Ghost Squad go about every event as if it is the last event on Earth - and we tore it up as best we possibly...
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You're god damn right. Three years after our Leefest debut, we RETURNED at Leefest 2016: The Neverland! And this time, we HEADLINED! Well. Technically. I mean...we played last. That's the same thing, right? After Circa Waves had finished playing the main stage, we did a second 'stripped back'...
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"Because wrestling in York Hall is a once in a lifetime experience!" I protest, trying to explain why I am planning to perform at the Greatest Spectacle of Lucha Libre, then immediately flee 90 mins across London and out to Reading to play a guest show for Metal 2 The Masses. "How many times have...
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SOMEHOW - despite my intro music hitting at 20:15 at York Hall in Bethnal Green - I made it to Reading in time to play Gay Bum's guest slot at the final of Bloodstock's Metal 2 The Masses. I didn't have time to get changed. I didn't even have time to catch my breath. I did, however, have ti...
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Last weekend, Mr. Mouse deployed Ghost Squad at Nuclear Rush. This was the first time the Ghosts had been unleashed outside the borders of Tough Guy - making it a very special occasion INDEED! Mr. Mouse then proceeded to charge up the ninja ramp, and conquer the Death Slide with James Parish - ch...
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