{"podcast":{"title":"The Hammer Cast","slug":"the-hammer-cast-1171744","podcast_index_feed_id":1171744,"rss_url":"https://salkin.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.alekssalkin.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/1/4/1/a14182d38288ed49/alekssalkin.jpg","author":"Aleks Salkin","episode_count":519,"summary":"A show about strength, health, fitness, learning languages, and becoming a more interesting person.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T04:17:46.126003+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hammer-cast-1171744"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 505: \"Iron Tamer\" Dave Whitley on Why YOU Should Be Bent Pressing","slug":"ep-505-iron-tamer-dave-whitley-on-why-you-should-be-bent-pressing","published_at":"2026-04-16T10:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hammer-cast-1171744/ep-505-iron-tamer-dave-whitley-on-why-you-should-be-bent-pressing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hammer-cast-1171744","url":"https://salkin.libsyn.com/ep-505-iron-tamer-dave-whitley-on-why-you-should-be-bent-pressing","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/salkin/DaveWhitleyBentPress.mp3?dest-id=1001198","summary":"Get my 9 Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge HERE => https://www.9MinuteChallenge.com On this most glorious of episodes, Dave Whitley returns so we can talk about: Light banter about SNL host jackets and writing our cats in for president (note: in 2028, please write in Ozzy PAWSbourne, I insist) Why the Bent Press Matters Dave's role in the modern revival of the bent press Being called the \"father of the modern bent press movement\" Social media reactions: from high praise to harsh criticism Using the controversy as a practice in emotional balance and perspective Historical Strongmen & Bent Press Feats Arthur Saxon and legendary one-arm bent press numbers (370–400+ lbs) Comparison to modern strength standards (most people can't even deadlift that) The famous Saxon vs. Eugen Sandow rivalry and its pro-wrestling–like storyline Mention of Bill Hinbern and historical resources at Super Strength Books Reference to Sig Klein and his 1936 article on the bent press Quote and key idea: lifters' \"greatest mistake\" is ignoring the bent press How Fitness Culture Drifted Away from the Bent Press Shift from physical culture to bodybuilding and machine-based training Misconceptions: equating size with strength and leanness with health Fragmentation into bodybuilding, Olympic lifting, powerlifting, strongman, kettlebell sport, etc. Hope that modern training will re-integrate these strands again Modern Examples & Context Mention of Colin Lake's 60 kg (135 lb) bent press as a current benchmark Note about John Grimek bent pressing ~300 lbs well into the 20th century Discussion of how incentives and popularity shape what athletes train for (e.g., US football vs. Olympic lifting) The Get Up as a Foundational Movement Dave's view: the get up as the base for all grinding movements (esp…","meta_description":"Get my 9 Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge HERE => https://www.9MinuteChallenge.com On this most glorious of episodes, Dave Whitley returns so we…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2250,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hammer-cast-1171744/episodes/ep-505-iron-tamer-dave-whitley-on-why-you-should-be-bent-pressing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hammer-cast-1171744/ep-505-iron-tamer-dave-whitley-on-why-you-should-be-bent-pressing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}