No Pain, No Gain - Limited 2025 Edition
*THIS SCULPTURE IS READY TO SHIP IMMEDIATELY*
WITHOUT TRIAL, THERE IS NO GROWTH. THERE IS NO BALANCE.
Whether you are a die-hard gym rat or you simply see this sculpture as a metaphor for hard work, discipline and balance, nothing like this exists in the world! This is only the third version of the balancing strongman that I have ever made.
As with each one, they are all unique and once sold, they are gone for good. With this third version, I continue to improve my skills and abilities with sculpting the human form accurately in stainless steel. I have studied many hours of human anatomy and formal sculpting lessons to improve my abilities.
The symbol I love the most about this sculpture is without the heavy weights he holds in his hands, he would be out of balance - Similar to life; Without our trials and struggles, we would not be balanced and would have no growth.
HOW IT WAS MADE
This sculpture was built starting with nothing but bare stainless steel barstock. Using my TIG welder, I slowly added weld on top of weld and placing metal where muscle and flesh should be. Sculpting this figure out of steel was a challenge on its own. Getting it to balance properly while still retaining his look was another hurdle!
I spent many hours cutting, welding and re-cutting his arms away from his body in order to get it to balance correctly. Even the weights he holds were designed by me. They are machined from solid stainless steel and then I built the bar that the weights slide onto. They even spin as they are naturally connected to the bar like a real dumbbell. There is only one small tack-weld holding the end plate and the rest in place.
*THIS SCULPTURE IS READY TO SHIP IMMEDIATELY*
WITHOUT TRIAL, THERE IS NO GROWTH. THERE IS NO BALANCE.
Whether you are a die-hard gym rat or you simply see this sculpture as a metaphor for hard work, discipline and balance, nothing like this exists in the world! This is only the third version of the balancing strongman that I have ever made.
As with each one, they are all unique and once sold, they are gone for good. With this third version, I continue to improve my skills and abilities with sculpting the human form accurately in stainless steel. I have studied many hours of human anatomy and formal sculpting lessons to improve my abilities.
The symbol I love the most about this sculpture is without the heavy weights he holds in his hands, he would be out of balance - Similar to life; Without our trials and struggles, we would not be balanced and would have no growth.
HOW IT WAS MADE
This sculpture was built starting with nothing but bare stainless steel barstock. Using my TIG welder, I slowly added weld on top of weld and placing metal where muscle and flesh should be. Sculpting this figure out of steel was a challenge on its own. Getting it to balance properly while still retaining his look was another hurdle!
I spent many hours cutting, welding and re-cutting his arms away from his body in order to get it to balance correctly. Even the weights he holds were designed by me. They are machined from solid stainless steel and then I built the bar that the weights slide onto. They even spin as they are naturally connected to the bar like a real dumbbell. There is only one small tack-weld holding the end plate and the rest in place.
*THIS SCULPTURE IS READY TO SHIP IMMEDIATELY*
WITHOUT TRIAL, THERE IS NO GROWTH. THERE IS NO BALANCE.
Whether you are a die-hard gym rat or you simply see this sculpture as a metaphor for hard work, discipline and balance, nothing like this exists in the world! This is only the third version of the balancing strongman that I have ever made.
As with each one, they are all unique and once sold, they are gone for good. With this third version, I continue to improve my skills and abilities with sculpting the human form accurately in stainless steel. I have studied many hours of human anatomy and formal sculpting lessons to improve my abilities.
The symbol I love the most about this sculpture is without the heavy weights he holds in his hands, he would be out of balance - Similar to life; Without our trials and struggles, we would not be balanced and would have no growth.
HOW IT WAS MADE
This sculpture was built starting with nothing but bare stainless steel barstock. Using my TIG welder, I slowly added weld on top of weld and placing metal where muscle and flesh should be. Sculpting this figure out of steel was a challenge on its own. Getting it to balance properly while still retaining his look was another hurdle!
I spent many hours cutting, welding and re-cutting his arms away from his body in order to get it to balance correctly. Even the weights he holds were designed by me. They are machined from solid stainless steel and then I built the bar that the weights slide onto. They even spin as they are naturally connected to the bar like a real dumbbell. There is only one small tack-weld holding the end plate and the rest in place.
Watch a short video on how I made this sculpture below!
