Big muscles are useless without proper technique. What’s he doing wrong?

Sharpen the blade, it works every time.

He’s not @ThorenBradley

Muscles aren't the issue as that's one hell of a tough, bulletproof log right there

to split a log like that, you sink the wedge and then hit the wedge with a sledge

We're gonna have to google the answer. None of us have dads.

He appears to be hitting near the middle all the time. You need to work from the edge of the round

He's not using a chain saw.

I heat my home with wood that I fell on our property. I buck and chop by hand. Tough ones take a heavy maul or rarely a splitting wedge. His swing is all wrong. He is hitting the wrong part of the log with the wrong part of his axe. Im surprised he didn’t bust out a brand new red flannel for his failed lumberjack workout video. Also, when they bounce like that, letting the wood dry out more is helpful too. This is the tool I use to open up the big ones -

Pine. That’s moist sap ain’t going to split like oak wood.