Named after French Canadian strongman Louis Cyr, the Cyr dumbbell is one of the most recognisable lifts in modern strongman competitions. Who can forget last
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Why did Eugen Sandow Sue the Strongman Arthur Saxon?
Most readers will be familiar with the name of strongman Eugen Sandow. Born in Prussia in the mid-nineteenth-century, Sandow helped usher in the modern day
Can You Pass The Sig Klein Challenge?
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
How to make eggs the Rheo H. Blair Way!
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
Guest Post: The History of Kettlebells
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
Old School Reads: P.G. Wodehouse – The Physical Culture Peril And How the Nation May Easily be Saved From It
Easily one of the wittiest English writers of the early twentieth-century, P.G. Wodehouse was famous (or infamous) for his biting satire. Writing for Vanity Fair