Why Did Flex Wheeler Withdraw from the 1997 Mr. Olympia?
Cards on the table, I was a huge Flex Wheeler fan growing up. Coming to bodybuilding at the tail end of the Dorian Yates era, I was convinced that Wheeler
Thomas Inch’s Diet
One of the strongest men of the early twentieth-century, Thomas Inch was known in both Great Britain and the United States for his feats of strength. Unlike others however, Inch was
Guest Post: History and Role of Photography in Sports
Over its 200-year history, sports photography has given us a glimpse into the highs and lows of sports, the passion of the athletes and the love of the spectators. While
Recollections of Louis Cyr by W. A. Pullum
Once in a generation, it has been said, a super-athlete arises whose prowess astonishes the world. Several generations have come and gone, however, since Louis Cyr arose and showed what
Guest Post: A Brief History Of Stone Lifting
Stone lifting is a sport that has been around for centuries but not many people know about the history or origins of stone lifting. The sport of stone lifting has
Guest Post: Bodybuilding Routines in the 1950s!
The era of 1930s to 1960s was an era of revolution in the field of bodybuilding. Legends like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clarence Ross and John Davis etc were at the top
Guest Post: A Brief History of Fitness in Australia
https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3566710/illustration-image-art-business-people It would be a grave understatement to claim that the COVID pandemic inconvenienced our day-to-day lives. Rather, at times, it felt as if this global health crisis was a
Guest Post: What “dieting” meant to people in the 1900s
Dieting in the 1900s The concept of “dieting” has been around for a very, very long time. If historical data is to be believed, people have been convinced about the
How They Train: Conditioning Methods of World Champion Boxer Evander Holyfield by Dr. Fred Hatfield
Training Strategy for Evander Holyfield The time-honoured — but unfortunately ill-conceived — practice of long, slow distance work as a conditioning regimen for boxers is what Evander learned from the
How Sandow Became Muscular (1894 Article)
“SANDOW, as a muscular phenomenon is of comparatively limited interest to the public, save as an exciting, and doubtlessly engaging, curiosity; but Sandow, as the culmination of a system which