A hundred years ago, the Oldtime Strongmen could do those feats easily… and they established strength records that have yet to be duplicated, all a century or more before fancy equipment, miracle supplements and modern technology.

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The New Bodybuilding for Old-School Results by Ellington Darden Hand-Balancing for Muscular Development by Bill Hinbern is a paper and ink printed course and is not available in e-book format. The course is paperback, consists of 72 pages, profusely illustrated with dozens of rare pen and ink drawings and has a heavy-stock cover.

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The John Wood Report I had an idea for a new type of publication, one more streamlined and “bite-sized” with stuff to do, techniques to try, commentary and advice on common training problems. Most people are not interested in reinventing the wheel when it comes to their training routine, but what they do need are … Continue reading "The John Wood Report"

I feel there is real magic in these old methods and I bet you know exactly what I’m talking about. These oldtime lifts build strength in ways that common training methods simply can’t match. On this site, you’ll find many different resources such as quality reprints of classic training

2017年10月16日 · Specific training to build an “iron grip and powerful forearms” was essential to the Oldtime Strongmen for what should be some very obvious reasons: you can’t bend a horseshoe, rip a deck of cards, or tear a phone book in half if you don’t have strong hands.

Specific training to build an “iron grip and powerful forearms” was essential to the Oldtime Strongmen for what should be some very obvious reasons: you can’t bend a horseshoe, rip a deck of cards, or tear a phone book in half if you don’t have strong hands.

The one-arm dumbbell press was a favorite exercise of many great strongmen of the past, including two of the strongest ever: Doug Hepburn and Paul Anderson. Some oldtimers were simply phenomenal at this lift.

2014年5月15日 · A look at the setup used for competitive Strand Pulling which made its way from across the pond many moons ago. Unlike competitions involving a barbell, in strand pulling contests, the strands were adjusted for each lifter’s dimensions. For example, if one lifter had a 2-inch longer “wingspan” than the strands would be adjusted to … Continue reading …