Posted on NaturalStrength.com on 21 February 2002Illustrations are randomly selected from the book (too numerous to post them all) and are not necessarily from the same chapter. The man who exercises in his own room with a pair of light dumbbells, who uses a pair of pulley-weights, or swings a pair of wooden Indian clubs, rarely gets even acquainted with the immense power which is lying dormant in...
Dr. Frederick Tilney is one of the most under appreciated figures in physical culture & iron game history. He was a ghost writer and "the brains" behind many of the most famous icons of the first half of the 20th century. This book contains a lot of interesting biographical/ historical info.- Bob Whe...
I recently discovered this book (below) about the legendary Benarr Macfadden. He was truly an American icon, a physical culture giant and one of the most famous people of the early 20th century. (Charles Atlas and Earl Liederman were some of his early pupils) Most people today have never heard of him which is unbelievable but true. He was a complex character. A mix of physical culture genius and pioneer, multi-millionaire businessman, publisher, self-marketer (and a little bit of a whack-job...
Everyone invited...CLICK HERE: Merry Christm...
Ken Mannie is the Head Strength/Conditioning Coach at Michigan State University. email: mannie@ath.msu.eduSkill development remains the most critical physical element in coaching. A strong, well-conditioned athlete with a poor skill level is akin to a high-performance race car with flat tires. Nobody is going to disagree with that observation. The problem lies in determining the best way to achieve the optimum level of skill. And that has to begin with a clear understanding of the different...
Reprinted with permission of Hardgainer, Vol. 10, No. 1 (July-August 1998) Saturday is my favorite day to go to work. I have a great line up of hard-working athletes coming in. Athletes are my favorite clients to train because I can let out all stops and pull no punches. On Saturdays it’s like a conveyor belt bringing in guys who pay me to level them! One after the other they keep coming in and keep...
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Posted on NaturalStrength.com on 15 February 2002Illustrations are randomly selected from the book (too numerous to post them all) and are not necessarily from the same chapter. When I first became interested in bar-bells I collected a lot of data about weight-lifting records. There was a time when I could tell you the world's record in almost any lift you could mention. I could tell you the records...
Reprinted with permission of The Iron Master - Posted on NaturalStrength.com on 21 July 1999From Health & Strength Magazine - April 1906 Published courtesy of Malcolm Whyatt. Copies sent by Graham Noble. First hand information about Arthur Saxon's first published book. The library of books dealing with the various branches of Physical Culture, and with matters of Health and Strength,...
Reprinted with permission of The Iron Master - Posted on NaturalStrength.com on 20 July 1999 Oh Well, it made you look for a moment, Which is all I am asking of you. Now I will pose a question. Don't you think that if you are going to spend so much time and effort in your life training with weights, that you owe it to the guys that have been before, to learn something of the history of your chosen recreation? Most kids who follow football can give you masses of information about...
Reprinted with permission of The Iron Master - Posted on NaturalStrength.com on July 20, 1999
The granddaddy of all today's commercial gym's was the famous Sigmund Klein's Gym, located at 48th street and seventh avenue in the heart of New York City's theater district. This completely equipped gymnasium was unlike any other in New York, or for that matter, anywhere in the world. It was the link between the older European school and that of today.
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Reprinted with the Permission of The Iron Master - Posted on NaturalStrength.com on July 20, 1999
Happy-go-lucky Stan Stanczyk will always be remembered as the first lifter to win three successive world titles in three different classes. In 1946, he was the light-weight champion; in 1947, middleweight; and in 1948, he took the Olympic light-heavyweight title. Stanley went on to win three more World Championships in 1949 and 1950; and in 1951, as a light-heavyweight.
Stanczyk was no ordinary strongman. He was in the possession of extraordinary athletic ability and split second timing. But above all, he was a wonderful competitor and a good sport. Stan burst onto the national scene in 1942 by winning third place at that year's Senior Nationals as a lightweight (145 BWT) - only his third contest to date.
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Reprinted with permission of The Iron Master - Posted on NaturalStrength.com on 30 June 1999It is our privilege to present the story of the first official A.A.U. Mr. America, Roland Joseph Essmaker, as told by Roland himself... I will be 80 years old on March 24, 1996. Subtract 80 from 1996 and you will find that I was born in 1916 in Richmond, Indiana. My mother, Anna Kutter Essmaker died July 4, 1919, as a result of the 1918 flu epidemic. One year later, my father,...
Posted on NaturalStrength.com on 08 February 2002Illustrations are randomly selected from the book (too numerous to post them all) and are not necessarily from the same chapter. The keystone of the arch of a man's strength is the "small" of his back. A man may have wonderful arms and fair legs; but if he is weak in the loins and in the lower part of the back, he can never be classed as a real "Strong...
Originally posted on NaturalStrength.com on 01 February 2002 *Illustrations are randomly selected from the book (too numerous to post them all) and are not necessarily from the same chapter.
One day, several years ago, I took a professional "Strong Man" named Herold into my factory to inquire about a special barbell which he had ordered. In order to make the particular kind of bell he wanted,...
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