Scott ‘Hoss’ Cartwright, ’10 Steps to a Huge Squat,’ Power, 1 no. 1 (2009), 15-19
CULTIVATE FEARLESSNESS. Plenty of people say they need to feel the weight on their backs before a meet so they are conditioned to it. Well, I have found that it
Bodybuilding and the Mail Order Ad
From Eugen Sandow to Charles Atlas, physical culturists have long made a living through mail order ads. Check out this old Arnie one from the late 1960s flogging the latest
Steroids Good or Bad? Muscular Development , September 1968
In 1968 Jackson Bowling, a writer for bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development set out to clear up any misconceptions about the growing trend of anabolic steroids in bodybuilding. Jackson’s advice? Use
What is the Definition Diet? And How Does it Work?
Nicknamed the Iron Guru, Vince Gironda, as pictured above, was one the most famed bodybuilding coaches of the 20th century. An early proponent of low carb dieting, Vince churned out
When Did Jogging Become Popular in the United States?
Set in 1970s San Diego, cult comedy movie Anchorman featured a brief skit about jogging. In the scene, lead character Ron Burgundy attempts to explain the new fashionable jogging craze to
Forgotten Exercises: The Danish Floor Press
The What? The Danish Floor Press! Now we are finally moving into the niche of the fitness industry. What is the Danish Floor Press? This, rather wonderful, exercises comes courtesy
Who Invented the Landmine?
Who invented the Landmine? No. I’m not talking about the explosives! What I am talking about is the landmine attachment that is found in gyms all over the world. Many
Geoff Capes: The Car Salesman?
My love of the World Strongest Man Competition is obvious. If you don’t believe, just check out some of our previous posts on the weird and wonderful of the WSM.
Reg Park, ‘How I Trained for 1958 Mr. Universe,’ Health & Strength
Reg Park was one of the mid-twentieth-century’s most impressive bodybuilders. He was large, strong and possessed a symmetry that few of his contemporaries could rival. What is even more impressive
George Hackenschmidt, ‘Why Should We Be Strong?’
It is a well-known fact that the majority of men to-day are relatively weak, whereas the struggle for existence demands now more than at any previous epoch that we should