Not Just Another Monday

Welcome to Monday - not just any Monday -- but the busiest Monday of the entire year. Oh, did I mention we had a blizzard yesterday. Yeah, a foot of snow fell in roughly 12 hours day before last.

It's been a while since we've had that kind of weather and it has been intense.

Driving around yesterday I helped two random strangers get their cars unstuck from snowdrifts - and just before I got back home my truck promptly got stuck in a snowbank - and two other random strangers gave me a hand.

That's good stuff.

Much thanks to those guys out there wherever they are.

Anyhow, with all sorts of holiday madness we will be in the office all day today packing up recent orders.

Priority number one is getting recent orders in the mail and Bill, Chris, Shelby and Flash the dog will be in the office tonight until 6pm to make sure everything gets out on time.

You can count on us to get the job done.

Anyhow, so what makes me so crazy is that I am going to release a brand new product right now.-- yes, right now, on the busiest day of the year.

It's a piece of equipment that goes back thousands of years, but still works just as good today. Something that would be perfect for every athlete, men, women, children - doesn't matter, all will benefit tremendously...

Check em out for yourself here:

Indian Clubs Page

Monday Update

Things are buzzing round the ol' FHS clubhouse. Heres a look at the latest news:

1. I've been cracking the whip all weekend and its looking like we will be 100% caught up with all recent orders by this afternoon. We do appreciate everyones patience through the holiday and our having to play catch up.

Needless to say, the flood of orders on and around the holiday was quite an unexpected surprise but now we are on top of everything and all will be in the mail by this afternoon.

2. Were at the home stretch with our limited edition Fire Cracker hand Grippers and if you dont grab one right now, its looking like you arent going to get another chance.

Add a piece of history to your collection right here: SOLD OUT

3. If you still haven’t signed up for our mailing list, now is the time to do
so: Mailing List

If you have already signed up previously, you do not need to do so again.

4. Look for a brand new training dvd coming tomorrow over on the Bodyweight site. This is truly one of the coolest dvds I have ever seen and that's saying a lot.

5. We're looking at many new products over the course of the summer and on through the rest of 2007. We also have a brand new specialty training website in the works. Stay tuned for more info on that when the time comes.

6. If you place an order for a climbing rope, sandbag or something else with a lead time of several weeks, please know that we place the order with our manufacturer the very same day, usually only a few minutes you place the order is placed with us. If you need a certain piece of equipment in a certain timeframe, please make allowances for the posted lead time.

7. The Blog over on the oldtime strongman site is quickly becoming one
of our most popular pages. If you havent checked it out yet, here's a link:
Oldtime Strongman BLOG

Thats all for now, if you have any questions or need anything else, just drop us an email or give us a call: 1-800-978-0206

Train hard,
John Wood

The Plain White Rapper

On VH-1 recently they featured something new called "Ego Trip's The White Rapper Show" with the usual format: ten rappers live in "Tha White House" in the Bronx and battle rhymin' their way toward a $100,000 prize and maybe even a recording contract.

I didn't see it but I guess during the show they featured several other successful white rappers to put things into perspective. You can probably guess who they featured but there is one guy that you might not know:

See a few years back at the Association of Old Time Barbell and Strongmen Annual Dinner and Reunion, the Master of Ceremonies Steve "The Mighty Stefan" Sadicario said he was going to do "something different." The Mighty Stefan has been known to sing opera music while bending horseshoes and nails so I figured he was going to launch into a solo as he did his act.

But No, he put on a pair of shades and started busting out some rhymes. MC Mighty Stefan was in the house - and he's the same MC Mighty Stefan recently featured on "The White Rapper Show" as a success story.

Not only that, but MC Mighty Stefan raps in Yiddish - now that's talent.

Keep up the good work Steve:


"The hardest working man in Strength-Showbusiness"

Train hard,
John Wood

My New Website

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