Monday, October 19, 2009
Calf TrainingIn the days before calf machines, this is the method by which a lot of lifters trained their lower legs. The great weightlifting champ Dick Bachtell is shown here demonstrating with a pretty awesome Globe Barbell.
Labels: Calf Training, Dick Bachtell, Globe Barbell
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
 Chest Expander One Leg Squat | Weightlifting champ Dick Bachtell demonstrates an exercises that probably hasn't been seen for five or six decades: a One Leg Squat while holding a chest expander. Bachtell was a great all-around lifter so it's no surprise that he was able to accomplish this unique lift. |
Labels: Chest Expander, Chest Expander Exercises, Chest Expander Feat, Dick Bachtell, One Leg Squat
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Dick Bachtell - Dumbbell Swing!The great lifter Dick Bachtell showing his form in the one-arm dumbbell swing. Bachtell was a phenomenal one-arm lifter who was able to lift weights in excess of his bodyweight overhead in a variety of ways.
A good lift in "the dumbbell swing" can only be counted when the weight is "fixed" overhead. Many lifters loaded the back end a little heavier than the front end which was perfectly within the rules of the lift.
Labels: Dick Bachtell, Dumbbell Swing, One Arm Lift, Swing
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Sunday, April 06, 2008
Dick Bachtell - Weightlifting ChampionThe great weightlifting Champion Dick Bachtell as he appeared on the cover of the January, 1936 issue of Strength and Health Magazine.
Dick Bachtell was a seven-time National Champion (1929-1931, 1934-1935, 1937, and 1943) and competed in the 1932 Olympic games in Los Angeles, Claifornia.
For his last National Title, he totaled 630 pounds in the 60-Kg class.
In addition to his Olympic Weightlifting exploits, Dick Bachtell could also one-arm snatch 154 pounds, squat 350-pounds, deadlift 425-pounds, one-arm press 92-pounds, pullover 100-pounds, swing 137-pounds and bent-press 180-pounds.
Labels: 1932 Olympics, Cover, Dick Bachtell, National Champion Weightlifter, Olympic Weightlifting, one arm snatch, Press, Pullover, Senior Nationals, Strength and Health Magazine, weightlifter
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