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John Wood
The Swiss Weightlifter and Strongman Francois Lancoud became the second World Weightlifting Champion on October 5th, 1903, at an event held at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, France. Among his winning lifts were a snatch of 231-1/2 lbs. and a clean & jerk of 292 lbs. The...
I took this shot a few years back at a special dinner honoring Slim the Hammer Man. That’s Slim’s Challenge Ax on the left followed by his two sledge hammers with their distinctive markings on the handles and chromed weights. They are sitting on Slim’s special oak...
Heavy supporting feats were popular with many oldtime strongmen and here’s an interesting one performed by British strength athlete Launceston Elliot, around 1908: acting as the support post of a pair or furiously peddling bicycle riders.
Over half a century before Billy Joel’s hit tune, the original “Piano Man” was Andre LaFeuille of Paris, France. He was a dock worker who became the toast of the town because of his unique ability to…(wait for it)…lift pianos. On August 27th, 1920, LaFeuille...
Another look at the inimitable Bob Jones, hopping into his signature ‘thumb-stand’ at a moment’s notice. I can’t find my notes but I believe this was shot at a tv show. I don’t believe anyone has ever duplicated this feat, If I’m wrong, it sure couldn’t have been...
On February, 20, 1913, Chas. Buckett, of Christchurch set the New Zealand record for heavy Indian club swinging. He swung for 48 consecutive hours (breaking the previous record of 47 hours set by Tom Burrows.) Buckett proudly wore his Health and Strength League badge...
Yuri Vlasov. This photograph was taken on December 22, 1961 at the Russian championships held in Dnepropetrovsk. Vlasov had a pretty good day, breaking Schemansky’s record in the snatch on a fourth attempt and setting records in the clean and jerk (210 KG) and total...
The idea of loadable/adjustable Indian clubs may seem like a modern one, but actually it has been around for a long time. This Ad for the KAL-LI-THEN-OS Force Clubs appeared in the June, 1901 issue of Bernarr MacFadden’s Physical Culture magazine. Ever seen one? These...
Here’s an interesting one, courtesy of an extremely rare course by ‘The Iron Samson’ Alexander Zass. Many people like to do their wrist roller training standing straight up, which is certainly effective, but using the wrist roller from a crouched position is a good...
“A well-known strongman, world’s record holder and ex-world’s champion weight lifter has put it on record on several occasions that he never trains for a record lift without a strong chest expander. He has given full credit to this type of chest expander, and I am...
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Author:
John Wood
The Swiss Weightlifter and Strongman Francois Lancoud became the second World Weightlifting Champion on October 5th, 1903, at an event held at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, France. Among his winning lifts were a snatch of 231-1/2 lbs. and a clean & jerk of 292 lbs. The...
I took this shot a few years back at a special dinner honoring Slim the Hammer Man. That’s Slim’s Challenge Ax on the left followed by his two sledge hammers with their distinctive markings on the handles and chromed weights. They are sitting on Slim’s special oak...
Heavy supporting feats were popular with many oldtime strongmen and here’s an interesting one performed by British strength athlete Launceston Elliot, around 1908: acting as the support post of a pair or furiously peddling bicycle riders.
Over half a century before Billy Joel’s hit tune, the original “Piano Man” was Andre LaFeuille of Paris, France. He was a dock worker who became the toast of the town because of his unique ability to…(wait for it)…lift pianos. On August 27th, 1920, LaFeuille...
Another look at the inimitable Bob Jones, hopping into his signature ‘thumb-stand’ at a moment’s notice. I can’t find my notes but I believe this was shot at a tv show. I don’t believe anyone has ever duplicated this feat, If I’m wrong, it sure couldn’t have been...
On February, 20, 1913, Chas. Buckett, of Christchurch set the New Zealand record for heavy Indian club swinging. He swung for 48 consecutive hours (breaking the previous record of 47 hours set by Tom Burrows.) Buckett proudly wore his Health and Strength League badge...
Yuri Vlasov. This photograph was taken on December 22, 1961 at the Russian championships held in Dnepropetrovsk. Vlasov had a pretty good day, breaking Schemansky’s record in the snatch on a fourth attempt and setting records in the clean and jerk (210 KG) and total...
The idea of loadable/adjustable Indian clubs may seem like a modern one, but actually it has been around for a long time. This Ad for the KAL-LI-THEN-OS Force Clubs appeared in the June, 1901 issue of Bernarr MacFadden’s Physical Culture magazine. Ever seen one? These...
Here’s an interesting one, courtesy of an extremely rare course by ‘The Iron Samson’ Alexander Zass. Many people like to do their wrist roller training standing straight up, which is certainly effective, but using the wrist roller from a crouched position is a good...
“A well-known strongman, world’s record holder and ex-world’s champion weight lifter has put it on record on several occasions that he never trains for a record lift without a strong chest expander. He has given full credit to this type of chest expander, and I am...