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In 1894 Eugen Sandow, alongside G. Mercer Adam published Sandow on Physical Training. This was the first training manual/biography which Sandow published but it was not his last. Over the next twenty years, Sandow published a multitude of books covering everything from working out to alternative medicine. Sandow on Physical Training was published during Eugen... Continue Reading →
In 1894 Eugen Sandow, alongside G. Mercer Adam published Sandow on Physical Training. This was the first training manual/biography which Sandow published but it was not his last. Over the next twenty years, Sandow published a multitude of books covering everything from working out to alternative medicine. Sandow on Physical Training was published during Eugen... Continue Reading →
In 1894 Eugen Sandow traveled to the United States. While this was not the birth of Sandow's celebrity, it marked an intensification of interest in the Strongman's life. Under the tutelage of Flo Ziegfeld, Sandow's time in the United States, which lasted from 1894-1896, was spellbinding. It was in America that Sandow reinvented his posing... Continue Reading →