Sunday, December 02, 2007

  • Handbalancing With Doug Hepburn

    • Handbalancing With Doug HepburnDoug HepburnIt was once thought that strength training would makes athletes stiff and "muscle bound." -- That line of thinking couldn't be further from the truth and here's a good example:

    In addition to his tremendous lifting feats, Doug Hepburn was also a great hand balancer

    He believed hand balancing also contributed to his pressing ability. Doug pressed 440 pounds off a rack so I think there's a pretty strong case for that.

    This picture was taken at Ed Yarick's Gym in Oakland, California in the early 1950's.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Sunday, December 02, 2007

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