Monday, October 26, 2009

  • Bert Elliott and The Neil Lewis Armwrestling Trainer


  • Here's a rare shot of Bert Elliott taking the famous Neil Lewis Arm wrestling trainer for a test drive. Arm wrestling was very popular out on the West Coast scene at the time and the Neil Lewis trainer offered a unique way to train for it.

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    Monday, October 26, 2009

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    Friday, October 09, 2009

  • Bert Elliott in Action


  • A look at modern Bent-Press master Bert Elliott in action at the AAU Southern California Weightlifting Championships, circa early 1960s. Note how balanced (and therefor stable) Elliott is, you could draw a straight line between the arm holding the barbell and his right foot. - That's the only kind of form that will allow the Bent-Press to "work."

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    Friday, October 09, 2009

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    Friday, May 29, 2009

  • Bert Elliot ~ Hand Balancing Feat


  • When you think about it, this is one hell of a strength feat: Weightlifting and strongman champ Bert Elliott supports his friend Cliff Graham in a hand stand position, then slowly presses him to lockout. It's one thing to do this with a barbell but with a human being, perfectly balanced the whole time? Simply an amazing display of strength and skill by both athletes.

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    Thursday, April 16, 2009

  • Two Masters of the Bent-Press


  • You never knew who might pop in for a visit at the York Barbell Company in this case, two of the great masters of the bent-press: Bert Elliott on the left and Al Beinart on the right. They were both in town for the 1963 Senior Nationals.

    While at York, they couldn't help but take a crack at bent-pressing the famous Cyr Challenge Dumbbell. Each man was able to bent-press the dumbbell for two reps joining a very exclusive club of strongmen.

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    Thursday, April 16, 2009

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    Sunday, February 08, 2009

  • Big Paul


  • "Big Paul" - Paul Anderson -- shows how it's done, pressing 415 pounds for a double at Muscle Beach. Chuck Ahrens and Bert Elliott are visible in the crowd.

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    Sunday, February 08, 2009

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    Wednesday, May 28, 2008

  • Bert Elliott's 276 Pound Bent Press

  • Bert Elliott's 276 Pound Bent Press

    Bert Elliott performs a bent-press with 276 pounds on a russian Olympic set at a strength show at Pasedena, California in the 60's. This lift was approximately 100 pounds over bodyweight for Bert. That's Pat Casey spotting on the right.

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    Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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    Saturday, March 29, 2008

  • Bert Elliott - Stone Lifting

  • Bert Elliott - Stone Lifting Bert Elliott - Stone LiftingWhen the great weightlifter Bert Elliott was stationed overseas during the Korean War -- did he miss any workouts?

    No... he just lifted rocks instead of weights.

    That's a pretty hefty sized boulder that Bert is Bent-Pressing.

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    Saturday, March 29, 2008

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    Thursday, March 20, 2008

  • Bert Elliott's Bent-Press

  • Bert Elliott Bent-PressBert Elliott Bent-Press
    The great weightlifter Bert Elliott was also a specialist in the bent-press. He had a special 201-pound globe "Challenge" Dumbbell that few could budge but which he could lift with ease.

    It was thought by many "old time" weight lifters that due to the incredible midsection strength that was developed by the bent-press, improving that lift would also improve one's total.

    Sure looks that way here.

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    Thursday, March 20, 2008

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    Friday, January 18, 2008

  • Chuck Ahrens and Bert Elliott

  • Chuck Ahrens and Bert ElliotChuck Ahrens and Bert ElliotTwo fixtures in the Santa Monica, California Muscle Beach scene share a laugh in the late 1950's - Chuck Ahrens and Bert Elliott.

    Chuck Ahrens was a man of immeasurable power, and Bert Elliott was a champion weightlifter and bodybuilder (He won the 1954 Sr. Nationals Weightlifting Title in the 165 Pound Class (totaling 765 pounds), the 1953 "Iron Man" bodybuilding contest as well as the 1954 AAU Mr. Southern California.)

    At their feet is Bert Elliott's 201 pound "challenge" dumbbell which he could bent- press with ease.

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    Friday, January 18, 2008

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    Monday, July 09, 2007

  • Bert Elliott and Classic Equipment

  • Bert Elliot was a bodybuilding champ in the 1950's and 60's who had an interest in real oldtime strength training.

    He even shaved his head and dressed like a turn of the century strongman to complete the effect.

    Here he is standing in front of some pieces of his famous collection of oldtime equipment: globe barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells and indian clubs.

    (Notice the very old Hand Grippers on the wall.)

    Wonder were his stuff is now?


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    Monday, July 09, 2007

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