Welcome to the Main Website of
Grandmaster Strongman Dennis Rogers
Whether you’re looking to book Dennis at your company event, school or entertainment venue, seeking personal training related to the traditions of the oldetime strongman, or want to obtain DVDs and other training aids to guide and assist you – you have come to the right place.
As a performer, Dennis has traveled all over the world. He has appeared live at over 2000 venues and on many top television shows, including Oprah, The Late Show with David Letterman, Germany’s Galileo and Canada’s Mike Bullard Show- to name a few. His performances have been witnessed by a minimum of 300 million people in 156 countries, making him the most seen strength performer in history. The authenticity of his feats of strength have been verified by officials throughout the world as well as through field tests via the Discovery, National Geographic and The History channels.
About five years ago Dennis decided that he wanted to share his training secrets and techniques with others, so that he could keep the oldetime strongman tradition alive. Through this vision, Oldetime Strongman University was birthed. As a result, today he has multiple training DVDs on the market, teaching everything from how he bends steel tools and tears thick phonebooks with his grip, to what it takes to drive a nail with one blow of your fist through a thick plank. Just a handful of the fantastic feats of strength he not only performs on a daily basis, but has successfully taught others.
Dennis also wanted to pay homage to the greats. Especially, the Mighty Atom and Lawrence Farman, a.k.a. Slim the Hammer Man- two men who directly preceded him in the game. The Mighty Atom (above left), known as the World’s Strongest Little Man, performed up until his death at 84 before passing the torch to Slim. Dennis has a large collection of memorabilia on the Atom, which he will be sharing along with items from other icons in his strength museum (top right). At 75, Slim is still performing and is the king of the leverage lifts. His influence on Dennis has been so great, that he decided to produce a DVD on Slim as well.
But that’s not all. Several years ago one Dennis’ top students- Mike “the Machine” Bruce came on board to reveal his training techniques to the world. Mike has a broad range of knowledge, specializing in old-school training and self defense. He may have a gentle spirit, but he is as mean as they come whether he’s combating an assailant or attacking the iron in the gym. Look for Mike’s, Slim’s and Dennis’ DVDs in our online store.
Last but not least, another of Dennis’ top students- Ryan Pitts is a master craftsman with a keen understanding of what it takes to develop strong hands, forearms and wrists- the key to success for the strength athlete. His highly effective products along with others can also be found here at Oldetime Strongman University!
