Strength Training Archives

Siegmund Klein: Special Preparatory Exercises for the Bent Press [1938]

Because of the physical demands of this lift I cannot put too much emphasis upon the need for special preparatory training with exercises that will prepare you for this feat of strength.

W. A. Pullum, The Bent Press [1930]

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The very first thing that the beginner should accept as a fact in connection with the “Bent Press” is that everyone can do it, if only the job is tackled in the right way. I mention this because I know that quite a number of people-otherwise good lifters among them-believe that it is a feat which can only be successfully accomplished by certain individuals who have been singularly blessed by Nature! The idea, though so common, is quite wrong! There is nothing to stop any man who has the full use of his four limbs learning this lift and eventually becoming good on it. That is, providing that he does not, at the commencement, attempt to rush matters.

Let’s Give Weightless Squats a Chance [1970]

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One of the oldest and least used exercises nowadays is the weightless deep knee bend. Yet, conscientious and regular use of this exercise can bring excellent results. There are several examples of famous athletes who have used this exercise almost exclusively for...

W.L. Carquest’s Favorite Old School Leg Strength Exercises

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Three of Carquest’s [leg] exercises, as he rightly believes that the legs play an important part indeed in weight lifting. 1. Shows a splendid exercise which may be performed with dumb-bell or barbell of light but gradually increasing weight. Simply hold...

Edward Aston, The Bent Press: The Wrong Way & The Right Way [1948]

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It is my opinion that the correct name for this lift should be the “Body Supporting-Arm Extending” lift. If you carefully analyze this title while looking at the photograph of the correct lifting method, you may easily see the reason for this name. The name “Bent Press” implies, pressing while bending. This, however IS NOT the case. First, the “bent” position is assumed and only then does the pressing begin.

[CHALLENGE] #GGP108 Sun Salutations

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In many yoga schools, it has been customary to celebrate these key milestones of the year on the solstices and equinoxes by practicing 108 repetitions of Surya Namaskar, the “Sun Salutation” – and that’s exactly what we will do. Ladies &...