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Schemansky Stalks The Bar...
From the late 1940s to mid-1960s, Norb Schemansky was America's most successful Olympic Weightlifter and the first weightlifter to medal in four Olympic Games, (despite missing the 1956 games.) Do you...
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Dr. Ken's Steel Suitcases
The farmers walk is a great exercise and has always been one of my favorites -- just grab a weight in each hand and start walking. How far you go is up to you, but one thing is always for sure: you can...
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The York Crusher in Action
"Mr. Nebraska" winner Andy Kush demonstrates the York Adjustable Crusher, a piece of equipment that is incredibly rare these days. Seems like everyone always saw the ads for them in Strength and Health...
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The Nautilus Rotary Neck Machine
The Nautilus Rotary Neck Machine contains no weight stack, no built in source of resistance of any kind ... instead, the resistance is provided by the user through the use of hand levers that enable...
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Stone Lifting in India
While every culture has its own unique definition of STRENGTH, the interesting thing is that in every culture you will find some form of Stone Lifting. Here's a shot from a recent stone lifting contest...
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Joe Bonomo ~ Perils of The Wild
A look at a rare still of the great Joe Bonomo in action in "Perils of The Wild" which was a serialized version of The Swiss Family Robinson (1925). Directors loved Bonomo because his great strength...
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Stamina
"...Of all boxers it seems to have been Rocky Marciano who trained with the most monastic devotion; his training methods have become legendary. Marciano was willing to seclude himself from the world,...
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The 25 Pound Sledge Hammer
Ever seen a 25 pound sledge hammer? Now you can say 'yes' if someone else asks you that question. Note the thicker reinforced handle on this beast -- needless to say, you can get a lot of force behind...
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Henry "Milo" Steinborn
This poster shows the mighty Milo Steinborn making records while performing different feats at Herrmann's Gym in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania back in October of 1921. His one-arm snatch and the one-hand...
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George Hackenschmidt: "Govern Your Thoughts"
"This rule is absolutely necessary in all stages of life if you wish to succeed, for without concentration of thought, you are courting failure. How many people are there who are, so to speak, the...
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Al Tauscher's Kettlebell Press
Did the oldtime strongmen understand some things about training that we don't today? I would say so, otherwise, we would see more feats like this one. Al Tauscher was one of America's greatest lifters...
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The Trap Bar and Hardgainer Magazine
It's kind of amazing that something like The Gerard Trap Bar did not appear until the mid-1980's. When the Trap Bar did finally come along though it answered some very important questions about intnse...
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Kim Wood's Gym
No, it's not Professor Desbonnet's Paris Gym or Professor Attila's Health Studio but the private gym of Kim Wood. Look closely and you'll see a barbell that once belonged to Warren Lincoln Travis, a...
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Squat!
If you are truly interested in size and strength, you need to train your legs. -- and one of the best leg exercises is the barbell squat. In fact, heavy squats have built the foundation of some of the...
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Bybon's Stone
Nearly every ancient culture has evidence of stone lifting as a form of physical training for athletes and warriors. The large block of red sandstone pictured above dates to the 6th century B.C.,...
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Ed Yarick
In addition to running one of the most popular gyms in the land, the 6'4" Yarick won the tall class in the "Mr. Pacific Coast" bodybuilding contest and was also the coach of the 1952 National Jr....
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Here's One Guy With GUTS!
Here's one guy with GUTS! Cannonball Richards sets himself to stand the combined power of nine men who rammed this wooden beam into his mid-section a moment after this photo was taken. Cannonball took...
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Steve Jeck - The Stonelifter
"There is strength and permanence to stone. And because stones last, the stories of the men who lift them as well. When one embraces an ancient testing stone, he also embraces the history of that...
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The Whitely Giant Power Grip!
My friend Sarah found this cool old-time hand gripper in an antique shop somewhere in Michigan and snapped it up for a few bucks. – What a steal! There's no date on this gripper but I’ve seen the...
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Arthur Jones & Friends
Arthur Jones and a few of his "friends" are shown here during one of Arthur's many trips to Africa. Arthur had a keen understanding of animal behavior and the natural world which allowed him to come to...
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