The history of the human race is one of survival, and this survival was often driven by adrenaline. However, as our society became safer, with
Author: Conor Heffernan
Conor is Assistant Professor of Physical Culture and Sport Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. When not in the library or the gym, he likes to try his hand at writing, often with mixed results.
Book Review: Strength coaching in America: a history of the innovation that transformed sports by Jason P. Shurley, Jan Todd, and Terry Todd, Austin
Strength coaching in America: a history of the innovation that transformed sports by Jason P. Shurley, Jan Todd, and Terry Todd, Austin, University of Texas
Sandow as a Strongman in Holland (1894)
In 1894 Eugen Sandow, alongside G. Mercer Adam published Sandow on Physical Training. This was the first training manual/biography which Sandow published but it was
Beer During Workouts? Arthur Saxon Approves!
Should you drink beer during workouts? It may seem a ludicrous suggestion but this is exactly what famed German strongman, Arthur Saxon, did in the
Eugen Sandow’s Physical Training Leg Machine (1894)
In 1894 Eugen Sandow traveled to the United States. While this was not the birth of Sandow’s celebrity, it marked an intensification of interest in
John Christy, ‘Evening the Genetic Score’, Hard Gainer Magazine, September/October (1995)
THE RADICAL GENETICS Five years ago, Adam Smith was heading down the wrong road of life. At 6-3 (190 cm) and a “sopping wet” 140