Arthur, Oscar, and Arno Drink Beer and Lift Kettlebells: Fun with the Saxon Trio
This is not a tutorial, so please don’t drink and lift, but the story is hilarious. These gentlemen were a) super STRONG b) fun! W. A. Pullum shares in the foreword to Alexander Zass' The Amazing Samson (1926) following story. Enjoy! It was during the time that the...
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Siegmund Klein Teaches the Dumbbell Bent Press (1938)
10 photos with detailed commentary by one of the last masters of bent press, legendary Siegmund Klein,from his excellent booklet How to Bent Press (1938)! Observe carefully in photographs No. 2 to 8 the quite perfect straight line of the position of the dumbbell in...
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Thomas Inch Learns the Dumbbell Swing
The dumbbell seems to have played a part in Inch’s career from a very early age, and not necessarily the challenge dumbbell. At the age of 15 he accepted an invitation to visit Professor Josef Szalay in London. Szalay was an Austrian, a barber, who had surrounded...
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Saxon’s Bent Press Tips
How to improve the King of the Lifts by the King of Bent Press, Arthur Saxon! Actually, his younger brother, Kurt. Following short paragraph comes from a very hard to find book Anvils, Horseshoes and Cannons: The History of Strongmen, Volume II, by Leo Gaudreau. I...
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4 StrongFirst SFL Barbell Tips: Deadlift, Bench Press, Back Squat, Military Press
Does your sport demands high levels of absolute strength? Do you want to gain more muscle? Do you love the adrenaline rush of heavy lifting? Then you must train with barbell, says Pavel Tsatsouline, StrongFirst chairman - and the best way to learn how to lift...
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Bob Hoffman: 12 + 1 Bent Press Thoughts (1938)
1. The bent press is the making of a lifter. It promotes efficiency in all lifts, and its practice will promote a great deal of strength and development. 2. Don’t push the bell immediately after it is brought to the shoulder. Lean as far down as you can before you...
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Thomas Inch, Scientific Weight Lifting (1905): Kettlebell Snatch
In this lift what is known as a “kettle bell” should be used, with fixed, not swinging or loose, handle. The instructions below may be used for either, however. The bell should be placed between the feet, with handle parallel with feet, not longways on as shown in the...
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Eugene Sandow [Video Documentary]
Eugen Sandow was a German strongman, circus performer and strength athlete considered by historians to be the "father of modern bodybuilding." Sandow's physique was known around the world as he pioneered the concept of training the body to achieve a specific...
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Chest-Expanding and Shoulder Developing Exercise With a Pair of Kettle-Bells (1924)
Curl the weights to the shoulders, then turn the wrists so that the weights rest on the back of forearms, as shown in Figure 1. Push right hand aloft, and then, as you lower the right hand, push the left hand aloft. KEEP BOTH ARMS WORKING at the SAME time, but in...
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Görner the Mighty and his Incredible Kettlebell Two Hands Anyhow Record
At Dresden on 25th July, 1920, Görner lifted the enormous weight of 430 lb. (a little more than 195 kilos) overhead in the Two Hands ‘Anyhow’ style, performing the feats with four kettleweights in the following manner. He first of all swung with the right hand two...
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