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R. P. Moroz: Develop Strength—Exercises with Kettlebells [1958]
Exercises with kettlebells are a remarkable means of developing a person’s physical strength and may be used in the training of athletes of various specializations: track-and-field athletes, skiers, weightlifters, wrestlers, gymnasts, rowers, boxers, acrobats, and...
Sandow vs. Samson and the Get-Up: The Ultimate Strongman Test
In 1889, the strongest men in the world met in London for one of history’s most famous strongman challenges. Eugen Sandow faced the legendary Samson in a contest of heavy lifts, support feats, bent bars, broken chains, and brute strength. But the challenge may...
Side Press & Bent Press: The Old-Time Art of Heavy Overhead Lifting [VIDEO]
The side press and the bent press belong to the same old-time strongman family. Both are one-arm overhead lifts, both use the whole body, and both demand much more than brute shoulder strength. But they are not the same lift. Side Press vs. Bent Press The simplest...
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Pyotr Krylov, “The King of Kettlebells” – Training of the Kettlebell Athlete [1914]
In recent years, among the enthusiasts I meet, there is a prevailing desire to train exclusively for records. This is the wrong system and, moreover, a harmful one. Such records are forced. They not only fail to prove real strength but wear a man out. First, develop...
Gord Venables, The One Hand Swing [1943]
The One Hand Swing is, in my opinion, one of the best exercises for the back. It gives a far greater range of movement than does either the Two Hand Snatch or One Hand Snatch by permitting the weight to pass between the legs, thus extending the back to a far greater degree.
The “Half Your Max” Method for Pushups and Squats: Low Stress, Real Progress
One of my daily habits is what Pavel Tsatsouline calls “morning recharge”: a set of simple calisthenic exercises such as Sun Salutations, Hindu squats, and Hindu pushups—not for strength, but as “health restoring calisthenics” and daily maintenance. According to Dr....
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