Chris Rider's Bio

In the year 2000, Chris Rider decided to get involved with physical training. In a period of one years time Chris, who started out weighing 315, dropped an incredible 95 pounds of body weight! After achieving these great results with a basic fitness routine, he redirected his efforts to building lean mass. Soon he was introduced to Power-lifting.

Chris enjoyed the new challenges that Power-lifting offered. In addition, he experienced significant gains in both muscular size and strength, however an unfortunate situation soon occurred. It was discovered that Chris suffered from both herniated and degenerative disks in his back. As you would guess, physicians warned him against any more lifting, and recommended immediate corrective surgery. However, Chris chose to look at it a different way. Declining their advice, he changed his training program and sought natural means to overcome his injuries.

In the fall of 2006, Chris tried his hand at feats of strength. After tearing a telephone book on his first attempt, the strongman bug bit him so hard that he eagerly pursued other feats that he could conquer. Soon he began to seriously study the training methods of the oldetime performing strongmen under Grand Master Strongman, Dennis Rogers. As a result of his training, Chris accomplished many world-class feats of strength. Here are just a handful:

1. Vertically tearing a phonebook wrapped in duct tape into four strips.
2. Tearing plastic coated playing cards into multiple configurations: 4 strips horizontally, corner off, a notch out of the side, into eighths.
3. Bent 6", 8", 10", and 12" steel adjustable wrenches into a "U"
   (The 2nd of two men known to bend an 8" adjustable wrench into an "S").
4. Bent steel framing hammers into an "S".
5. Bent a 3/8" thick by 1" wide #5 steel draft horseshoe into his original design known as the "paper-clip".
6. Broke #8 steel jack-chain with his HAIR.
7. Bent #3 forged steel horseshoes with his HAIR.
8. Bent a 10" drop forged steel adjustable wrench with his HAIR.
9. Tore two license plates into eighth's at the same time.

After Chris’ recent performance at the Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen Dinner, Dennis Rogers declared "Chris Rider is one of the strongest men on this planet. When it comes to his hair - I think it will be a long time coming before anyone else is capable of doing what he does. In fact, that day may never come."

Chris is constantly creating and adding new and original feats of strength to his performances. Through faith, determination, and perseverance, he has demonstrated that the unlikely and seemingly impossible can be achieved.