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Earle E. Liederman - "Why Anyone Can Become Strong"
"...So I say that a man can become strong no matter how much nature has handicapped him by giving him a lack of inches, or a small frame. Even those in ill-health can be made strong, because exercise...
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Thomas Inch and Hints on The Art of Expander Pulling
It took me four years but I finally tracked down a copy of the rare course "The Art of Expander Pulling" by Thomas INch -- and it was worth the wait. There's no date on it but I would guess it was...
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Muscle Control - "The Rope"
The art of muscle control is about training voluntary control of involuntary muscles. Here, the great muscle control master Otto Arco demonstrates one of the most difficult and impressive muscle...
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Bill Pearl Strongman Bodybuilder
Bill Pearl is one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, having won many different bodybuilding titles over his colorful career.Something you may not realize though is that Bill also began...
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Marian ZieliĆski
Marian ZieliĆski, the Polish weightlifter who took part in four Olympic games, is shown here in mid-press. ZieliĆski was the first Polish athlete to win an Olympic weightlifting medal when he took...
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Yousef Housane
Yousef Housane was a great early wrestler and one of Earle E. Liederman's top students. Housane was well-known for his incredible Bicep Development which was quite impressive, especially considering...
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Unknown Strongman #7
There are a lot of well-known "names" throughout strength history. Just spend a few minutes on this site and you'll get a good idea of most of them. But there are also hundreds, if not thousands of...
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Iron Palm Training
Another interesting martal art training method is to build up hand strength and conditioning by driving them into sand... then rice... then gravel... then iron shot. As the size and density of the...
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Ironmind Silver Crush Grippers
Many, many years ago, when Ironmind first started producing hand grippers, they were known as "Silver Crush" grippers and I'm sure you can see why -- chromed springs and brilliant silver handles. These...
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Russian Kettlebell Lifting Contest, 1965
Here's something you don't see every day, an actual Russian Kettlebell contest. This one was held in Moscow, circa 1965. In these types of contests the object is to get the kettlebell (or bells, when a...
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Keg Training With Kevin Tolbert
Here's Kevin Tolbert having a little "fun" with a loaded keg, outside Dr. Ken's place, sometime in the 1980's. Kevin is now the head Strength and Conditioning coach for The University of Michigan...
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Frank Gotch's Step Over Toe Hold
Frank Gotch's step over toe hold was the most feared submission move probably of all time. It could be applied quickly and efficently from almost any angle and few people knew how to defend it -- his...
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Early Bodybuilder Bobby Pandour
Bobby Pandour was an early physique superstar and Vaudeville performer during the 1900's. Surprisingly, Pandour never trained with heavy weights but built his incredible physique with gymnastics,...
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The Spalding Grip Machine
What is lost upon many people is that "machines" have as much of a history with strength training as barbells and dumbbells do. Shown here is an interesting piece, The Spalding Grip Machine, circa...
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Galen Gough - "The World's Miracle Strongman"
Billed as "The World's Miracle Strongman," Galen Gough from Howard''s Grove, Kentucky certainly lived up to his title. Gough was injured while serving in World War I, but built himself back to health...
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Slim "The Hammer Man" Farman
In the year 1975, Slim "The Hammer Man" Farman stood alone before the crowd of 21,000 screaming fans at Madison Square Garden. Just a few moments later he would attempt a world record: to lever a pair...
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Goerner's Barrel Lifting Support Lift
As we have been covering, heavy support lifts were a stable of many oldtime strongmen, and in all likelihood helped contribute a lot more to their great strength than most people realize... Here's a...
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The Mighty Atom's Nail Driving
Another classic shot of The Mighty Atom driving a nail through a wooden board and a few pieces of sheet metal with nothing more than his bare hand - a feat he did until well into his 70's.
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Strength From The Highlands: Caber Tossing
Caber tossing is one of the most famous events at the Scottish Highland Games. A caber is a log, usually made of pine or larch, which the competitor stands upright and then hoists end over end....
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Strength From The Highlands: Scottish Hammer Throwing
The Scottish Hammer is an event in traditional Highland Games Heavy Athletics. The 'Hammer' itself is a length of rattan or wood with a weighted spherical head. There are actually two different types...
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