Monday, December 14, 2009

  • French Gym ~ 1905


    • Here's an awesome French Gym, circa 1905. Looks like it is Noel Le Gaulois' place. The area in front of the weights was actually a sand pit which was there to provide a surface to drop the weights in case of a missed lift. This area was also used for wrestling.

    If you look closely, you can see posters on the wall for Batta, Charles Sampson, and Apollon, among others.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, December 14, 2009

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    Friday, February 13, 2009

  • Charles Batta

    • Charles BattaCharles BattaA very rare picture of oldtime strongman Batta - this prop was meant to simulate the tree stump event from the mythology of Milo of Crotona.

    Unlike Milo, Batta was successful in prying the two sides of this faux tree stump apart in a dramatic manner, an act which highlighted his incredible grip strength.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Friday, February 13, 2009

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    Friday, April 25, 2008

  • Batta

    • Charles Batta, or, as he was more commonly known "Batta" was an oldtime strongman famous for his incredible grip strength.

    Standing at 5'10" and a bodyweight of only 200 popunds, Batta was the only man who duplicated one of the Apollon's greatest feats: the lifting of four 44-pound blockweights overhead -- each tied to a finger of one hand.

    It was also written that Batta cleaned (but did not jerk) Apollon's famous railroad wheels - an incredible feat in its own right, but even more so due to his light bodyweight.
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    Posted by John Wood @ Friday, April 25, 2008

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