▁wrest ling , ▁g rip ▁strength ▁and ▁strong man ▁at ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Arnold ▁Sports ▁Festival , ▁the ▁G NC ▁G rip ▁Ga unt let , ▁and ▁North ▁American ▁Str ong man . ▁ ▁Psych ology ▁and ▁strength ▁sports ▁Iron M ind ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁by ▁Rand all ▁J . ▁St ross en , ▁a ▁Stan ford ▁psych ology ▁Ph D ▁with ▁a ▁long standing ▁interest ▁in ▁weight l ifting ▁and ▁related ▁strength ▁sports . ▁That ▁year ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁St ross en ' s ▁ 1 2 - year ▁st int ▁writing ▁a ▁month ly ▁column ▁for ▁Iron ▁Man ▁magazine ▁about ▁the ▁psych ology ▁of ▁body building ▁and ▁weight l ifting . ▁▁ ▁Iron M ind ' s ▁s log an , ▁" Str ong er ▁M inds , ▁Str ong er ▁Bod ies ," ▁reflect s ▁the ▁company ' s ▁roots ▁in ▁sports ▁psych ology . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁sub title ▁of ▁St ross en ' s ▁second ▁book , ▁a ▁partial ▁collection ▁of ▁his ▁columns ▁for ▁Iron ▁Man , ▁published ▁by ▁Iron M ind ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Product s ▁Some ▁of ▁Iron M ind ' s ▁notable ▁products ▁include ▁the ▁Capt ains ▁of ▁Cr ush ▁G ri ppers , ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁Th under , ▁the ▁V ul can ▁R acks ▁system , ▁and ▁the ▁book ▁Super ▁S qu ats : ▁How ▁to ▁G ain ▁ 3 0 ▁P ounds ▁of ▁Mus cle ▁in ▁ 6