The Saxon Trio
Arthur Saxon's Bent Press
-- The Oakland Tribune August 18th, 1909
Trio of Giants
To start is the Arthur Saxon Trio of Earth's strongest men. These
giants of muscle perform with dumbbells and other apparatus weighing
all the way up to 1460 pounds, and then to belie the skeptics, Arthur Saxon
lies on his back supporting with his feet and legs a platform in which there are
seated 11 men while with his hands and arms he lifts a 250 pound weight
as well as his two companions.
Then as a fitting finish, two members of the trio lie on their backs and
elevate a huge structure with their feet while having a ponderous automobile
carrying six passengers driven across.
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With a bent press of nearly 400 lbs., Arthur Saxon was easily one of the strongest men who ever lived. Arthur and his "Brothers" Kurt and
Herman formed the Saxon Trio which dazzled the crowds in Europe for years.
It was during the 1909 season when the Ringling Brothers
Circus decided to bring the trio to America and on March 25th, 1909 they made their debut in New York City at Madison Square Garden.
According to reports, The Saxon Trio act brought the house down every time.
How do I know? - Because I went to the library and dug up a few news wire accounts of their
show from some of the newspapers from all over the country.
Enjoy:
-- The Syracuse Herald June 3rd, 1909
Strongest Man on Earth
Arthur Saxon and his brothers coming with Ringling Circus
Since the arrival in America of Arthur Saxon, the strongest man
in the world and his two brothers who were almost strong as he,
these three remarkable Germans have been interviewed by hundreds
of magazine writers and scientists who without a single exception
declare them to be the most wonderful men in point of strength the
world has ever known.
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The Saxons are now being featured with Ringling Brothers circus
which comes to Syracuse on Wednesday and while the show was
exhibiting in New York City last April, they gave a test in Madison
Square Garden one afternoon merely to demonstrate the fact that the
weights and bells they use in their act way exactly what the
advertisements state.
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The Saxon Trio
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At the meeting, no special efforts were made, yet these three strongmen
broke every world record for lifting and supporting weights.
The official weight inspectors and judges were Gillman Lowe, editor of Health
magazine; Warren L. Travis champion light weight backlifter of the
United States Herbert M. Lorne editor of Physical Culture Magazine,
Professor A.F. Schmidt and Professor H.W. Titus.
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Want to learn directly from Arthur Saxon himself how he
built his great strength? You'll need to get his two great training books: The Development of Physical Power (1906) and The Textbook of Weight-Lifting (1910).
You can get your own copies right here:
The Arthur Saxon Classic Collection
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