Thursday, November 12, 2009
Doug HepburnThe great Canadian lifter, Doug Hepburn is shown here in what probably could be called his signature pose. If the issues of Strength and Health on the wall are current, this picture dates to early 1947. -- Although I suspect this was taken later than that.
Don't know if you realized this but growing up, Doug was of very average height and build. At 17 years old, Doug was 5'8" and weighed only 145 pounds. It was around that age that he discovered weight lifting... and the rest is history. To give you an idea of Doug's immense power, his best eventual repetition 2-arm overhead barbell press was 335 pounds for 10 reps!
Labels: Canadian Strongman, Doug Hepburn, Press, Strength and Health Magazine
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