Monday, September 14, 2009
Pyotr KrylovAnother look at the great Russian champion Pyotyr Krylov. He was particularly well known for his shoulder strength and his ability to perform a Crucifix lift with a 90-pound dumbbell in each hand. By the looks of things, you really wouldn't want to step in the ring with him...
Labels: Crucifix, Dumbbell Crucifix, Dumbbell Lift, Pyotyr Krylov, Russian Strongman, Shoulder Strength
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Heinrich SchneidereitHeinrich Schneidereit the German Strongman, finished second to Francois Lancoud at the 1903 World Championships in Paris, France. He came back to win it all, however, in 1906 in Lille, France.
At a bodyweight of only 176 lbs., his winning lifts were: a one-hand snatch of 176-1/2 lbs, Crucifix of 71-1/2 lbs (each hand), overhead press of 231 lbs, and a barbell clean & jerk of 275-1/2 lbs.
Schneidereit also competed in the 1906 Intercalated Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He finished third in both the one hand and two hand lifting events but did end up with a Gold Medal though as a member of the German Tug of War team.
Labels: 1906 Olympics, 1906 World Championships, Clean and Jerk, Crucifix, Francois Lancoud, German Strongman, German Weightlifter, Heinrich Schneidereit, One hand Snatch, Tug O War, weightlifter
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
William BarkerToo old? 75-year old William Barker shows he's still "got it" by performing a crucifix with a kettlebell handle loaded to 50 pounds hanging from each thumb. Barker had previously been featured in LIFE magazine. In 1901, Mr. Barker was a gold-medal winner at one of Sandow's competitions.
Labels: Crucifix, Eugen Sandow, kettlebell handles, Shoulder Exercise, William Barker
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Eugene CaouetteEugene Caouette is another name in the great Quebec Strongman Tradition. The giant French Canadian stood well over six feet and tipped the scales at 460 pounds! His best lifts were a Crucifix with a pair of 76-pound dumbbells, a Kennedy Lift with 1354 pounds, one-arm snatch 173-3/4 pounds (with either hand) and a one-arm clean and jerk of 213 pounds.
Labels: Canadian Strongman, Crucifix, Dumbbell Crucifix, Eugene Caouette, Jefferson Lift, Oldtime Strongman, One Arm Clean and Jerk, one arm snatch, Quebec Strongman
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The Mighty Norseman - Karl NorbergThink you're too old? The Mighty Norseman Karl Norberg could perform a crucifix with an eighty pound dumbbell in each hand. -- He was 70 years old at the time. It was said by those who witnessed them that Norberg performed such feats with ridiculous ease. This feat was performed at the San Francisco Central YMCA where he did much of his training.
Labels: Crucifix, Dumbbell Crucifix, Dumbbell Lift, Karl Norberg, Mighty Norseman, Shoulder Exercise, YMCA
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Carl BuschCarl Busch was a great strongman and wrestler who was active in the early 20th century. After winning the 1901 German national title, he toured europe performing feats of strength and wrestling all comers. He even wrestled the great Frank Gotch to a draw under Greco-Roman rules. Busch also wrestled the likes of George Hackenschmidt, Professor Roller, and even Farmer Burns.
As far as feats of strength, Busch could bent press 250 pounds at a bodyweight of 175. Here he does a Crucifix with a pair of German Kettlebells.
Labels: Bent Press, Carl Busch, Crucifix, Farmer Burns, Frank Gotch, George Hackenschmidt, German Strongman, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Kettlebell, Strongman Feat, Wrestler
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Monday, November 03, 2008
Kettlebell Crucfix LiftWalter Donald demonstrates the Crucifix with a pair of great MILO Kettlebells.
"... what the English lifters call "the crucifix lift," and which the European lifters call "holding in the balance." One of the most popular of all strength tests is to hold a weight straight out from the shoulder in one hand; and it is a common thing to see a group of workmen or athletes in an impromptu competition with the object of seeing which one of them can "muscle-out" the heaviest weight. In some parts of the country they allude to this stunt as "off-arming." No matter what you call it, it is a fine test of strength, because anyone can do it without practice, there being little skill required." - Chapter 10, Super Strength by Alan Calvert
Labels: Crucifix, Milo Kettlebell, Shoulder Exercise, Supporting Feat, Walter Donald
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Pyotr Krylov The great Russian Strongman Pyotr Krylov was well known for his shoulder development and the large tattoo of the Double-Headed eagle gracing his chest. In the early 20th century Krylov performed a Crucifix Lift with a 90-pound dumbbell in each hand - a record that has never been equaled or beaten. One of his favorite feats as a strongman was to break chains across his chest or with his arms.
Labels: Chain Breaking, Crucifix, Dumbbell Lift, Krylov, Oldtime Strongman, Pyotyr Krylov, Russian Strongman
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Saturday, September 20, 2008
| The Cricifix Lift is a great Oldtime lift and a tremendous test of shoulder strength. Here Paby Salas of Monterrey, Mexico performs what he claims was a world record at the time: 55-1/4 pounds in the left hand and 55-1/2 pounds in the right at a bodyweight of 161 pounds. Paby is 50 years of age in this picture. |  Paby Salas |
Labels: Crucifix, Mexican Strongman, Paby Salas
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
 Bert Assirati | With teachers like George Hackenschmidt, Alan Mead and William "Apollo" Bankier, Bert Assirati was destined for greatness as a strongman and as a wrestler. And great he was... Assirati's best marks read like a Ripley's Believe-it-Or-Not feature: Press on Back: 400 lbs. Right Hand Press: 160 lbs. Left Hand Press: 145 lbs. Two Arm Curl: 180 lbs. Crucifix: 90 lb. dumbbells x 2 Clean and Jerk: 380 lbs. Overhead Press: 285 lbs. Squat: 550 lbs. x 10 One-Leg Squat: 200 lbs. Assirati was also an accomplished hand balancer. |
Labels: 1 Leg Squat, Bert Assirati, British Strongman, British Wrestler, Clean and Jerk, Crucifix, Curl, hand balancer, Military Press, Overhead Press, Squat
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Monday, February 18, 2008
| How did the oldtimers train with Kettlebells? The answer might surprise you. In his book The Textbook of Weightlifting, Arthur Saxon lists a few of the different exercises he used: the crucifix, one arm press, and several grip and forearm exercises. Of course, kettlebells also worked pretty well for Combination feats just like this one. (I think that's Kurt Saxon being pressed overhead.) |  Arthur Saxon |
Labels: Arthur Saxon, Crucifix, Feat, Human Lift, Kettlebell, Kettlebell Feat, Kurt Saxon, Muscle Out, Oldtime Strength Equipment, Overhead Support, Supporting Feat, The Textbook of Weightlifting
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