"SUPER STRENGTH"
When you're talking about Alan Calvert, one of the Iron Games Best Writers, those two words are
all that needs to be said... and now you too can
learn from his greatest books and training courses
Dear Friend,
In 1893, a young man witnessed the strength act of the Great Eugen Sandow at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The stage weights
that Sandow used fascinated him, as did the unbelievable
strength and powers that Sandow exhibited.
As a result of witnessing this, that young man became inspired to take up strength
training himself. Later, he decided to purchase a barbell for himself in order to begin a serious training program.
His name was Alan Calvert and what happened next would change the Strength World forever...
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The Legend Begins
You see, at that time, the barbells that were available were very crudely constructed. Calvert decided to make his own.
He did such a fine job that, after seeing his work, many of his friends wanted him to make one for them. After seeing this reaction,
Alan Calvert decided to go into production of his equipment and in 1902, the Milo Barbell Company was born! These "Milo" weights were
quickly recognized as "the" equipment to use if you wanted to get strong. His sets included barbells, dumbbells and kettle bells and
featured in many styles - some plate loaded - some shot loaded - some incorporating both methods.
Training Courses by Necessity
Over a hundred years ago, when Alan Calvert started his business, training information was few and far between.
The general public had little idea what
a barbell was, let alone how to use one correctly. By necessity, Calvert had to publish his own training booklets and
brochures which highlighted his products and the benefits that could be had from their use. Today we feature three of his greatest training
guides classically reprinted and even better than the originals:
The Truth about Weight Lifting (1911)
In 1911, he published his first book: The Truth About Weight Lifting , the first hard cover book on weightlifting
ever published in America. Calvert's writings are among the best ever published and
there have been few books published since which contain as much effective training information as this one.
Now you can get your very own
copy of this classic book and follow Calvert's methods in your own training. Within its 15 Chapters, you will learn:
The greatest known feats of strength -- How they were
performed -- which were genuine -- and which were fake
How to strengthen the body for heavy work
using the training methods of the most famous strong men
The difference between strength and power
Weight Lifting vs. Heavy Dumbbell Exercises
Exhibition Feats -- Lifts vs. Supports -- Muscle Strength vs. Bone Strength
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The Truth about Weight Lifting
by Alan Calvert
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How to do: the
standard dumbbell lifts; the snatch, swing, jerk, and press; the one-arm press, bent press,
muscling out, dead weight lifting, harness lifting, back lifting, chain snapping, coin breaking,
card tearing, stage work, and more!
The Truth about Weight Lifting
by Alan Calvert -
5x8 trade paperback with 160 pages and 42 classic photos and illustrations:
The Milo Barbell Training Courses (1923)
As mentioned earlier, back then training information was not as widely prevalent as it is these days. If you
bought one of Alan Calvert's weight sets, he wanted to make sure you got the very most out of it so he provided these
training courses.
The Milo Equipment is long gone but these courses live on to help a new generation build strength and power:
The First Course:
This introductory training course begins with 6 preliminary
exercises designed to lay the groundwork for strength gains.
Once a certain level of strength is reached, the pupil can then embark on the 15 regular
exercises which have been grouped so that only a few weight changes are necessary between
exercises to save time.
The pupil learns the proper amount of training time per day, order of exercises and how long to
stick with this course before moving up to the Second Course.
Fully illustrated with rare photos of the great George F.
Jowett and Anton Matysek performing the exercises.
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The Second Course:
After building a solid foundation with the First Milo Course, the Second Milo Course
contains special information designed to allow the pupil to increase their growth in muscular size.
It contains special advice to enable the pupil to do the exercises to the best advantage by combining
elements from the first two courses into a complete day-by-day training program.
The Advanced Course:
Once the pupil reaches that Advanced Course, he will be ready for
instructions in proper weightlifting and how to perform the 8 standard lifts.
In addition, the Advanced Course contains instructions on a
great variety of lifts and feats of strength such as: juggling with barbells &
dumbbells, roman chair exercises, fancy & exhibition feats of strength, card tearing,
how to give an exhibition, etc.
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This course is not intended exclusively for professionals,
but is also for those amateurs who wish to develop that amazing grace and agility, with
tremendous power, which was a marked characteristic of the old-time strongman of the stage.
Own a Piece of Weightlifting History!
The Milo Barbell Courses - Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. 8 1/2 x 11 &
fully illustrated and reprinted, word for word, in their original format,
as shipped with Milo Barbells during the Roaring 20's!
Super Strength (1924)
The proverbial "Barbell Bible" - twenty-six chapters with over 80,000 words -
Most people would agree, Alan Calvert had more original innovative, result producing, ideas on weight
lifting than any other man of the early twentieth century.
Originally published in 1924 by Milo Bar-Bell Co., Super Strength
take you through: training the back, legs,
sides, abdominals, chest, shoulders, arms, hands, wrists and forearms, harness and
platform lifting, the swing, the snatch, the jerk, the bent press, muscle control,
exhibition work, worn-out superstitions about weight lifting, and much, much more!
Timeless information that is just as pertinent and result producing today as it was
years ago when it was strictly man against iron, and strongmen made their living with
their strength.
Written for those who trained at home in their barn, garage, basement,
cellar, backyard, etc., at a time when commercial gyms like those of Siegmund Klein and
Prof. Anthony Barker were scarce!
Illustrated with scores of classic and rare pictures - Legendary greats like: Apollon, Otto Arco, Louis Cyr, Charles Durner, Pierre Gasnier, Archie
Gillespie, Edward W. Goodman, George Hackenschmidt, George F. Jowett, Siegmund Klein, George
Lurich, Tony Massimo, Anton Matysek, Adolph and Joseph Nordquest, Harry B. Paschall, Eugen
Sandow, The Saxon Trio, John Y. Smith, Roy L. Smith, Robert Snyder, Joseph Steinbach, Henry Milo
Steinborn, Albert Tauscher, George Zottman, etc.
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Super Strength by
Alan Calvert
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Be sure not to miss the Classic equipment in action: Milo Kettle bells,
Globe Dumbbells, Barbells, Anvils and more!
Super Strength by Alan Calvert - 5x7½ soft cover book with 220 pages of text plus 95 pages containing 177 photos
Alan Calvert's unique training courses are among the finest ever written. Now you too can learn from them and become
super strong. Order a set Immediately!
Train hard,
John Wood
The Alan Calvert Classic Collection - $84.99 + $10 S&H - Order Below:
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