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FREE HARD STYLE DUMBBELL SWING TUTORIAL

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Cover of George F. Jowett’s booklet “World’s

Cover of George F. Jowett’s booklet “World’s Weight Lifting Rules and Records”, published in 1925.

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“John Y. Smith, showing his perfect form in the

“John Y. Smith, showing his perfect form in the bent press.

He's one of the greatest bent pressers of history.

This picture was taken sometime between 1900-1901 and the dumbell weighs 185 pounds.

Smith could clean and bent press this weight three repetitions.

Notice how the right half of the latissimus dorsi muscle and the right half of the trapezius muscle are flexed into a compact mass and that the right arm is resting on that mass.”

–Bob Hoffman, How I Bent-Pressed 250 lbs., 1938

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"Tom Inch's world's record in the old 'Sandow Styl

"Tom Inch's world's record in the old 'Sandow Style' Two Hands Anyhow with Dumb-bells–276 lbs."

– Vigour, September 1946

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Physical culture pioneer and strongman Hippolyte T

Physical culture pioneer and strongman Hippolyte Triat established a huge gymnasium in Paris where aristocrats joined spirited youth to pursue fitness.

Curriculum:

FREE HAND EXERCISES — arm rotation, leg lunges, knee bends etc.

SIX-KILO GLOBE BARBELLS — putting the bar behind the neck and the back, twists, exercises on the balance beam, etc.

RUNNING — gymnastic walking, hopping, side-stepping, jumping

LIGHT DUMBELLS — Thrusts in all directions, always alternating,
body bends, etc.

LIGHT BARBELLS — walking with resistance, lifting the arms with a half twist, etc.

HEAVY DUMBELLS AND BARBELLS — snatching, swing-lifting, pressing, cleaning, etc.

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Triat loved to repeat certain maxims, for example:

“Exercise is not exhaustion.”

“Working out is not working to death.”

“The body’s strength, carefully directed, is a source of moral as well as physical beauty.”

Image: "Grand Gymnase" de París (1865).

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“For building sheer power, stamina and coordinat

“For building sheer power, stamina and coordination, there’s nothing to beat dumbbell training’.” – Doug Hepburn

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Thomas Inch - Two-Hands Anyhow #humanweight #kett

Thomas Inch - Two-Hands Anyhow

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[ARTICLE] George F. Jowett: Dumbbell Swing – Mas

[ARTICLE] George F. Jowett: Dumbbell Swing – Master Key to Might and Muscle [1926]

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"It is a fast lift, and calls for quicker thinking, faster action, and more vigorous strength in one combined effort than any other lift. Greater skill is required, and the man who excels on this lift with a good poundage hung up as his record is apt to be a good, all-round lifter."

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George F. Jowett (1891–1969), an English-born Ca

George F. Jowett (1891–1969), an English-born Canadian strongman, weightlifter, magazine editor and author. He was a co-founder of the American Continental Weightlifting Association & the editor of Strength magazine.

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#Barbell? #Dumbbell? #Kettlebell? Yes. Around 19

#Barbell? #Dumbbell? #Kettlebell? Yes.

Around 1909, Alan Calvert’s Milo Bar-Bell Company came out with the unique Large-Size Milo Triplex Combination Bell”, which consisted of:

“…handles for a barbell, a dumbbell, and two ring weights; two small collars to hold the plates in place,; two end caps to ‘form an unbroken continuity’ with curvature of the bell; two wrenches; and two eight-and-half inch globes consisting of the hollow, shot-loading chamber and pair of plates for each of the following weights: ten-, seven-and-one-half-, five-, and two-and-half-pounds. .. Triplex model was hit.”

- Building Strength: Alan Calvert, the Milo Bar-Bell Company, and the Modernization of American Weight Training, p. 150.

As the advertisement said, The Milo Triplex dumbbell/barbell/kettlebell was “The Royal Road to Strength” - and still is.

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“Members of the Stuttgart Kraftsportverein, from

“Members of the Stuttgart Kraftsportverein, from 'L'Éducation Physique' (1905). Note the German kettlebells with their characteristic square-shaped handles, optimized for juggling.”

–David Black Mastro, FB, from Gallica/Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Valentin Dikul, kettlebell juggling strongman show

Valentin Dikul, kettlebell juggling strongman show, 1985. 75 kg kettlebell!

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#kettlebell #kettlebells #siegmundklein #simplexst

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[TUTORIAL] York Barbell System of Training: The Be

[TUTORIAL] York Barbell System of Training: The Bent Press

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“This lift has to be learned, as it doesn’t come naturally. Some will never learn it, while others will get the hang of it in a few days’ time. But it is well worth practicing, as through this lift you can make a better showing than with any other. You can easily learn to press a person weighing as much or more than yourself, and press other heavy objects as well as a barbell.”

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Kettlebell Two Hands Anyhow #kettlebell #kettleb

Kettlebell Two Hands Anyhow

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The world record in the bent press is 371 pounds (

The world record in the bent press is 371 pounds (168 kg) by Arthur Saxon, but there were unofficial reports of him bent pressing 409.5 pounds (185.7 kg).

#arthursaxon #barbell #oldtimestrongman #bentpress #simplexstrong #strongfirst #bestrongfirst

Prof. Shah making a Two Hands Anyhow of 275 pounds

Prof. Shah making a Two Hands Anyhow of 275 pounds [125 kg].

–Mark H. Berry, "Physical Improvement", Vol. II, 1930.

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#Fitness: #mental #physical #moral The Home Magazi

#Fitness: #mental #physical #moral
The Home Magazine Devoted to Health Promotion, Strength and Muscle Mastery
1925.

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[TESTIMONIAL] #GreatGamaProtocol: "I am presently

[TESTIMONIAL] #GreatGamaProtocol: "I am presently 3 days away from completing the 5th month of the “Morning Recharge” and can’t speak highly enough for how great I feel. I have been following the protocol as written and have not missed a single day since starting.

After rotating through numerous kettlebell programs through the years (Rite of Passage, Kettlebell Muscle, various methods of A+A training, S&S, etc.), as well as a combination of running and rucking, I was really starting to feel my 53 years of wear and tear.

Since following the Gama Protocol I have progressively gained most of the mobility of my younger years, and have found my various other active pursuits to have benefitted as well.

Some of the particular benefits I have found include:

- greater self-discipline through diligently completing the Morning Recharge in a fasted state every morning
- the elimination of any lingering morning stiffness
- a wonderful sense of calm to start the day
- a worthwhile compliment to most other training (even as a base program as the volume increases)
- significant improvement in body composition

My wife is now going in to her third month and is also feeling the benefits and singing the program’s praises"

–wsh777, StrongFirst Forum

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