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Kettlebell Saxon Press [1908]

Pavel Tsatsouline writes in his first kettlebell book: “Finger and thumb pressing a bottom up kettlebell bell with two hands is a decent exercise, one favored by the great Arthur Saxon. Keep your fingers and thumbs tight… do not hyperextend and jam them.” Here...

Arthur Saxon’s Dumbbell Overhead Swing Tutorials [1905 and 1908]

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In swinging the dumbbell, the weight must be placed between the feet. The body then bends over from the waist, and a grip is taken of the bell close to the front sphere or disc. The bell may be rested on its end prior to swinging, and the disengaged hand should be pressed on the corresponding knee.

The Bent Press: Arthur Saxon’s Style [1938]

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Learn the style that I have described and you will have a graceful, effortless press that will look like one continuous motion rather than a series of unrelated, jerky movements.

A Secret “Muscle Control” Bent Press Tip from Thomas Inch [1958]

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One of the secrets of the late Arthur Saxon’s enormous Bent Presses was that he relaxed his muscles as he leaned away from the bell. One gets so much further down that way, and the contraction of the arm and Latissimus, etc., comes in much later than the beginner ever realises.