Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Simon JaviertoSimon Javierto of the Phillipines was one of Earle E. Liederman's top students and learned strength training entirely through Liederman's mail order course. I would also say that Javierto also possessed one of the most impressive physiques of all time, even more so considering he only weighed around 145 lbs.
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
Earle E. LiedermanEarle E. Liederman has been one of the most outspoken proponents of chest expander training since the very beginning. It's with good reason, expanders allow you to build strength in ways that no other equipment can match.
Labels: chest expander training, Chest Expanders, Earle E. Liederman, Physical Training, Rubber Chest Expanders, Strength Author, Training Equipment
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Youseff HousaneYouseff Housane was a great early wrestler and one of Earle E. Liederman's top students. Housane was well-known for his incredible Bicep Development which was quite impressive, especially considering the time period (he could use some work on his forearms though).
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Strength and Health Magazine, March, 1934The great weightlifter Art Levan on the cover of the March, 1934 issue of Strength and Health Magazine.
This is one heck of an issue: Check out the lineup of strength authors: George Jowett, Earle E. Liederman, Harry Good, Bob Hoffman and Professor Paulinetti.
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
PushupsWith the many ways of training out there the simple pushup is still a great exercise choice. They can be done anywhere, require no special equipment and can be trained progressively by adjusting the form.
Shown here is the great oldime strongman Earle E. Liederman demonstrating pushups in one of his classic courses. Liederman and many of the other early strength authors often prescribed a mixture of bodyweight calisthenics and barbell/dumbbell training since the two styles of training compliment each other very effectively.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Earle E. Liederman on Neck Development"I have always contended that there is absolutely no excuse for anyone to have a scrawny or ungainly looking neck, when a few minutes devoted every other day to the care and welfare of this part of the body would not only make the pupil feel better, but would change his appearance completely."
~ Earle E. Liederman
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Sunday, May 03, 2009
Earle E. Liederman's BooksEarle E. Liederman was a very well-known vaudeville strongman and one of the greatest of the strength authors. Here's a look at his strength bibliography:
Liederman was also the editor of "Muscle Power" Magazine (and several other magazines), wrote an untold number of training articles, several courses and even a few books of poetry.The Science of Wrestling and The Art of Jiu-Jitsu (1923) Muscle Building (1924) Secrets of Strength (1925) Endurance (1926) Muscular Development (1928) Here's Health (1929)
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Joseph Vitole's Record Teeth LiftA look at Joseph Vitole's world record teeth lift of 550 pounds which he accomplished in 1922. Vitole was a student of Earle E. Liederman and weighed only 150 pounds at the time.
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Bernarr MacFadden's Muscle Builder MagazineThe early physical culture pioneer Bernarr MacFadden published one of the earliest physical training magazines entitled 'Muscle Builder'. Each issue featured training articles and tips from the great strongmen and early bodybuilders of the day.
This is the cover of issue #1 published in March of 1924 which features Earle E. Liederman - a good choice. 'Muscle Builder' ran for 29 issues and copies are very tough to come by.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Vintage Earle E. Liederman AdA vintage ad for Earle E. Liederman's training courses. Notice the exercises: being touted: bent over row, Jefferson Lift, Overhead Press, Bent Press, Bridging -- all serious muscle builders. You sure won't see 'em like this these days.
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Chest Expander Training - Earle E. LiedermanEarle E. Liederman was one of the many Oldtime Strongmem who were big proponents of Chest Expanders. Here he demonstrates the "front pull," a great exercise for building shoulder strength.
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Liederman on Chest Expander Training"I have spent considerable time in showing people how to get strength and development by using chest-expanders; a device consisting of two handles connected by steel springs, or rubber-cables.
If a pupil asked me to give him an exercise that would develop only the triceps, I would have to tell him to proceed in this manner. To hold the expander loosely across his chest; hold the upper arms out horizontally to the sides so that the elbows pointed straight out; and then to stretch the expander by straightening his arms.
Since the upper arms are held still, the cables are stretched by moving the forearms only; and practically all the work would be done by the triceps, which by their contraction would bring the forearms into line with the upper arms.
But that would be a particularly poor exercise, for it would make the triceps work separately, instead of in conjunction with other muscles. So I prefer to hold the expander across the chest with the elbows close to the body, and the hands near the shoulders; and then to stretch the cables by pushing the hands out straight to the sides, and extending the arms as I straighten them.
For that develops not only the triceps, but all the shoulder and upper-body muscles, which move the arm away from the body; the muscles you would use in "putting the shot," or in striking a hard blow with your fist."
-- Earle E. Liederman, Secrets of Strength, 1930
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Monday, May 26, 2008
 Abe Boshes | Abe Boshes of Brooklyn New, York won Bernarr Macfadden's gold medal at Madison Square Garden in 1903 and was featured prominently in MacFadden's "Physical Culture" Magazine. Boshes would go on to become one of Earle E. Liederman's top students. Boshes became an expert in Chest Expanders, wrote several training courses on the subject and eventually employed a young Angelo Siciliano (later becoming Charles Atlas) to demonstrate his wares. |
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
| Simon Javierto shows incredible abdominal Muscle Control circa 1922. This feat is acomplished by complete exhalation of the air from the lungs, drawing in the abdominal wall to fill the vacuum, and then, by bending slightly forward, contracting the rectus abdominus. Simon lived in the Philippines and learned his training entirely through Earle E. Liederman's mail-order courses. |  Simon Javierto |
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
 Bert GoodrichThe First Mr. America | The first ever AAU Mr. America was Bert Goodrich, shown here on an early cover of Iron Man Magazine. Bert got his start by training with Earle E. Liederman's courses and was a tremendous athlete in highschool, excelling in hand balancing, swimming, and track and field events. He went on to became a stuntman in several Hollywood Movies and later opened up his own gym. |
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
 Earle E. Liederman | Earle E. Liederman began his strength career as a strongman on the vaudeville circuit, traveling the country performing feats of strength and acrobatics. Eventually he grew tired of the traveling life and wrote a series of training courses which became incredibly successful, making him one of the first Mail Order Muscle Barons. His first training course showcased a number of exercises that could be done with chest expanders and bodyweight exercises. Theses courses were very popular since they did not require a lot of equipment and could be done at home. |
Labels: Chest Expander, Earle E. Liederman, Mail Order Muscle Courses, Oldtime Strongman, Strength Author
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
 Earle E. Liederman's Business Card | Earle E. Liederman was a great oldtime strongman and strength author as well as one of the best known of the Mail Order Muscle Barons. Here's a look at his business card from the 1920's when he was billed as "America's Leading Director of Physical Education." It lists 305 Broadway, New York City as his address. Wonder what's at that address these days? |
Labels: Earle E. Liederman, Mail Order Muscle Courses, Strength Author, Strongman Collectible
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Monday, June 25, 2007
"...So I say that a man can become strong no matter how much nature has handicapped him by giving him a lack of inches, or a small frame. Even those in ill-health can be made strong, because exercise promotes health.
In turn muscle can be made to grow on the healthy body, and with muscle will come strength.
And to become strong - to add size and strength to your body, or in other words to develop it - takes much less time than to cultivate the mind."
In turn muscle can be made to grow on the healthy body, and with muscle will come strength.
| Some of the strongest men I know are little fellows; that is, little so faras height goes, for in every other way they are miniature giants. And most of them are strong today because they got tired of being snubbed and imposed on for their lack of inches and their dearth of strength. Almost anyone who earnestly desires to, can make himself strong; not just ordinarily strong, but very much stronger than the average man, little or big. |  Earle E. Liederman |
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