Mark Berry was well known for his excellent training courses but his contributions to the strength world extended far beyond that. He was a very successful featherweight lifter in the American Continental Weight-Lifter's Association (ACWLA) during the mid-1920's.
He also became the editor of Strength Magazine, director of the Milo Barbell Company and helped establish the Association of Bar Bell Men (ABBM) which was a governing body for weightlifting and bodybuilding.
In addition to these accomplishments, Berry was also a coach for the 1932 and 1936 Olympic weightlifting team and was an early mentor to a young John Grimek.
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Mark H. Berry
The Jackson Barbell Company
Doug Hepburn - 1953 Heavyweight World Champion
Bob Peoples' Barrel Barbell
Bert Elliott's 276 Pound Bent Press
Paul Baillargeon
Karl Norberg Olympic Bar
"The Great" Joe Rollino
Jack Walsh's Bridging Feat
Vasily Alexeev's Unusual Training
Armand Tanny's Favorite Exercise: The One Arm Clean
William Boone
John Y. Smith
Pudgy Stockton
The Rolandow Barbell
The York Big 12 Special
German Strongman Karl Moerke
The York Olympic Barbell
Arthur Saxon's 2-Hands
Wilbur Miller Stalks The Bar
The Barbell Row
Wilbur Miller: Leg Press
The One-Arm Deadlift
John Grimek: Military Press
Squatting With Doug Hepburn
Milo Steinborn's Orange Avenue Gym
Charles Rigoulot's Unique Globe Barbell
Paul Anderson