Chances are you've encountered the Body Mass Index ('BMI') at some point in your life. The measurement has become increasingly common as a health indicator and as we're increasingly warned about the obesity epidemic sweeping parts of the globe, it's nigh on impossible to ignore the statistics centring on BMI. So what is the BMI? When… Continue reading Who Invented the Body Mass Index?
Face it. Every now and then you want to try something new in the gym. A new lift, a new rep range or an entirely new style of training. The mind gets bored of monotony, something which the lifters of yore were all too acquainted with. Today's post on the Sig Klein challenge will not only… Continue reading Can You Pass The Sig Klein Challenge?
Having previously discussed Rheo H. Blair's revolutionary protein blend on this site, it seems only fair to look at another Blair invention, the '$1000 method to cook your eggs' . Why $1,000? Well according to Blair, he considered this cooking technique to be worth upwards of $1,000 owing to its beneficial effects on his client's… Continue reading How to make eggs the Rheo H. Blair Way!
Massive muscle growth...a Cold War defection and a Romanian scientist with a cool sounding name. What could be more impressive and appealing that German Body Composition Training? Popularised in the US at the turn of the twenty first century GBC training has floated around the fitness industry between those who praise it as revolutionary and those… Continue reading What is German Body Composition Training? And Who Invented It?
The kettlebell is probably the weirdest looking of all gym weight training equipment. It looks like a cannonball with a handle on the top. The kettlebell is becoming more and more popular in gyms everywhere. This is because many trainers recommend it for a wide range of specialized strength building exercises. You can also lose… Continue reading Guest Post: The History of Kettlebells
Whether you bodybuild, power lift, cross fit or simply keep fit, there's no denying the importance of the barbell to your training. Easily adjustable, stable under enormous weights and challenging to the nth degree, barbells are a time honoured means of building muscle and strength. Yet despite the barbell's unrivalled popularity amongst the current gym… Continue reading When Was the Barbell Invented?
For more than a century, the art and science of muscle building has been evolving and gaining popularity around the world. From the very early days and the pioneers of bodybuilding like Eugene Sandow and his predecessor, Ludwig Durlacher, all the way to the golden era of bodybuilding and the modern giants – this is… Continue reading Guest Post: The Science of Building Muscle: Principles that Withstood the Test of Time
One of the most fascinating things to me about the United States is how often the President's health is a topic of intense political intense. From Teddy Roosevelt's 'strenuous life' arguments of the early 1900s, Presidents have continually spoken about, and publicized, their interest in health and exercise. The following post, taken from an article… Continue reading What Did a Ronald Reagan Workout Look Like?
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 Press, 2019, 348 pp., $40.00 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-4773-1979-6 American culture is, in part, defined by a love of sport. From multi-million-dollar contracts to billion-dollar stadiums, it is impossible to deny… Continue reading Book Review: Strength coaching in America: a history of the innovation that transformed sports by Jason P. Shurley, Jan Todd, and Terry Todd, Austin
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 early 1900s. Previously on this website we have discussed the huge appetite Saxon and his traveling trio of strongmen had during the height of their careers. In the space of… Continue reading Beer During Workouts? Arthur Saxon Approves!
