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...For many years serious athletes and bodybuilders have known that free weights build muscle size, strength and power faster than any other form of resistance training. Today's smart bodybuilders are also acutely aware that the process does not take as much time as many have erroneously believed and that, by using dumbbells (because they DO... Continue Reading →
"One thousand dollars to any charity if I cannot conclusively prove that every alleged instructor of physical culture in this country is either a former pupil of mine or using one of the systems I have originated and perfected." Professor Attila, 1894 Can you build muscle with just five pound dumbbells? For Professor Attila, the... Continue Reading →
Previously on this site we've looked at fitness in the classical age and today we'll be continuing that theme with a brief examination of the Greek Halteres. The halteres were the Greek equivalent of the modern day dumbbell and had a variety of uses from athletics to aesthetics. Whilst many date the creation of the... Continue Reading →