| A young Bernarr Macfadden pressing a 100-pound dumbbell overhead and looking very spry after a 7-day fast. Macfadden was one of the first pioneers of the physical culture lifestyle. His views on the benefits of daily exercise, proper diet and clean living were radical at the time (the early 1900s) but are widely accepted today (although,ironically, probably just as seldom practiced.) | Bernarr Macfadden |
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Bernarr Macfadden
Doug Hepburn
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Bert Elliott's 276 Pound Bent Press
Maxalding
The Incredible Arm of Clevio Massimo
The Leg Press
Abe Boshes
Loprinzi's Gym
Bob Harley
Strongman Hammers
The Osman Trio
Joan Rhodes
Tommy Kono
Sig Klein's Roman Column
Karl Abs
John Davis Pinchlift
Slim The Hammer Man's Gym
Joe Rollino
The 2-Kettlebell Deadlift
Dave Sheppard Training at The York Gym
Steve Stanko Cleans 370 Pounds
The Superman Pushup
Ed Zercher
The Super Gripper
Sig Klein Demonstrates The One Arm Getup
Bert Assirati
Louis Cyr's Backlift
Orville Stamm - The Boy Hercules