Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Arthur Saxon's Incredible Plank FeatIf you needed further proof that Arthur Saxon was one of the strongest men who ever lived, behold the following:
Arthur and the other members of the Saxon Trio used to perform several supporting feats in their act and for these feats, they employed a large, heavy wooden plank.
Unbeknownst to many, they also used this plank as a training tool to develop grip strength, each taking turns lifting it in various ways between their shows. While the other brothers did their best to deadlift it, Arthur Saxon could actually snatch the plank overhead with ease, something no one else could duplicate and a feat which humbled noted Strongman Siegmund Breitbart who visited the Trio at the Bush Circus in 1922 Berlin, Germany.
Kurt Saxon considered this to be Arthur Saxon's greatest strength feat... pretty impressive condsidering some of Arthur's other record achievements.
Labels: Arthur Saxon, Grip Feat, Grip Strength, Oldtime Strongman Feat, Plank Lifting, Saxon Trio, Siegmund Breitbart
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