From the creator and president of BreakThrough Strength Training Systems comes the instructional series: Classic Feats of Strength From the Beginner to the Advanced, Volume 1: Card Tearing! Follow along with seven time world record holder, Chris "Hairculese" Rider, as he gives you all the Ace’s in the tearing of playing cards. From single suites to full decks, standard size to mini decks, Coach Chris explains the intricacy and nuance as only he can. Laying down the foundation with the simple tear in half, the basics are built upon to accomplish tears such as; quartering, double horizontal, cornering, notching, vertical tear, and even mini deck tearing! All spelled out in step by step descriptions and photos! Have you seen the strongman or strongwoman performing mesmerizing feats of strength in film or on TV? Have you thought to yourself "how cool would that be to do"? Are you a strength enthusiast looking to take your training to new levels? Maybe your a magician looking to blur the line between what is illusion and what is REAL! Are you a regular poker or other card game player? Imagine the stunned looks you’ll get when shredding the cards after your last hand. Coach Chris has guided people from a wide range of backgrounds and locations around the globe to not only accomplish, but to excel at traditional feats of strength. Let’s see what some of them have to say: "When it comes to feats of strength, there is one man who is so far ahead of the rest that his abilities are difficult to put into words. Chris Rider makes the ’impossible’ an everyday occurrence. And fortunately for you, Chris is as gifted a teacher as he is a practitioner." -Mike Gillette Mind/Body Strength Expert, member of the Masters Hall-of-Fame, featured in Ripley’s Believe it or Not and Guinness World Records "Chris Rider is a better coach than he is a strongman, and as a strongman he is unsurpassed!"