by Maik Wiedenbach | Feb 20, 2012 | Articles, History of Strength (HoS)
UPDATE : thanks for all the feedback on Mentzer’s ideas, and on HIT in general. Greatly appreciated. We’ll be discussing these in much more detail in this week’s Gymchat, over on Google+. See you there. Mike Mentzer. Anyone who has been in gyms long...
by Scott Bird | Aug 17, 2011 | History of Strength (HoS), photos
Harry F. Griffin. Harry F. Griffin – The Strongman of Engine Company 13 – performing in 1913.
by Scott Bird | Aug 15, 2011 | Articles, Favourites, History of Strength (HoS)
Don Athaldo as pictured in Health, Strength & Muscular Power. Walter Joseph Lyons (better known as Don Athaldo) was an Australian Circus Strongman in the 1920s and 1930s. Although he published several books, it was his The Athalding System mail-order offering that...
by Scott Bird | Jul 19, 2011 | History of Strength (HoS), photos
Maurice Deriaz. Swiss Strongman Maurice Deriaz.
by Scott Bird | Jun 5, 2011 | Articles, 10 of the Best, 30 Days to a Stronger, Fitter, Healthier You, Favourites, History of Strength (HoS)
Thomas Topham performing a Harness Lift. Long-term readers of Straight to the Bar may recall this image of 18thC Strongman Thomas Topham, conducting a harness lift with 3 barrels of water weighing a superb 1,836lb 1. Just one of the many strength feats he was...
by Ryan Pitts (StrongerGrip) | May 24, 2010 | 30 Days to a Stronger, Fitter, Healthier You, Articles, Favourites, History of Strength (HoS)
Lawanda – the Iron-Jawed Man Old time feats of strength. Card tearing, phone book ripping, nail and steel bending, nail driving, hammer levering and many more that require specialized training and focus both on mental and physical strength. Why are they old time...
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