Tuesday, October 13, 2009

  • Amazing Maxick

    • Maxick's amazing muscularity was built by a combination of Muscle Control and heavy lifting, and is quite impressive even a hundred years later as this rare shot can attest.

    His marks at his best -- as a lightweight -- would still today be great lifts for a heavyweight athlete. For example, he could right hand snatch 165 pounds and press 230 pounds (all at a bodyweight of only 145 pounds).

    What you may not have known though is that Maxick was also an expert at Fingerhakeln.     		MaxickMaxick

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    Posted by John Wood @ Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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    Friday, August 28, 2009

  • Gottfried Huber


    • Not much is known of Gottfried Huber, the early weightlifter/strongman/wrestler from the Austrian state of Tirol. What little is remembered is that he specialized in feats of gripping power and finger lifting. Consequently, he was also a champion in the sport of Fingerhakeln (finger hooking), a test of strength in which you you try to pull your opponent across a table with your middle finger only.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Friday, August 28, 2009

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