Friday, August 14, 2009
The Young Mighty ApollonJ.C. Tolson, "The Young Mighty Apollon", was a master of many different strength feats, including bending horseshoes as shown here. Tolson was not a large man but had tremendous full-body power. In 1927, at a bodyweight of only 185 pounds, he easily deadlifted 550 pounds, one of the first men to do so.
Labels: Bent Horseshoes, Deadlift, Horseshoe Bending, J.C. Tolson, Oldtime Strongman, Steel Bending, Young Apollon
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Sunday, January 04, 2009
J.C. Tolson's Challenge RingweightThe great strongman J.C. Tolson had a Challenge Weight with which he would perform his favorite feat. He could lift this 90-pound ringweight overhead with the little finger of one hand only! Thousands of strongmen tried to duplicate this feat yet failed. Tolson could do it with ridiculous ease.
Labels: Challenge Feats, Challenge Weight, Grip Feat, J.C. Tolson, Ring Weights
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Steel Bending With The Young Mighty ApollonYou just can't be a strongman without a strong grip. J.C. Tolson, who took his stage name from his favorite strongman Apollon, had some of the strongest hands of all time and was a very talented steel bender. He bent this bolt (pictured actual size) to win a bet in the 1920's.
Labels: Bending Feat, Bolt Bending, Grip Strength, J.C. Tolson, Steel Bending, Strongman Feat, Young Apollon
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The Ring Weight is a relative of the Kettlebell and was very popular in the training and performance of many of the Oldtime Strongmen.
You'll often see them sitting in the foreground of pictures of Oldtime Gyms.
The Ring Weight shown below belonged to The Young Mighty Apollon aka J.C. Tolson.
You'll often see them sitting in the foreground of pictures of Oldtime Gyms.
The Ring Weight shown below belonged to The Young Mighty Apollon aka J.C. Tolson.
 The Young Mighty Apollon's Challenge Ring Weight | His challenge was to lift it overhead using nothing but your little finger... a tremendous feat of tendon strength. Thousands of well-known athletes tried and failed, save "The Young Mighty Apollon" who could perform the feat with inhuman ease.
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Labels: Grip Strength, J.C. Tolson, Kettlebell, Ring Weights, Single Finger Lifts, Strongman Equipment, Strongman Feat, Tendon Strength, Young Apollon
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Monday, October 15, 2007
J.C. Tolson - The Young Mighty ApollonJ.C. Tolson was a British performing strongman in the 1920's who took the name "The Young Mighty Apollon" after his hero, the great French Strongman Louis "Apollon" Uni.
As he traveled the continent, he issued a strength challenge to all which included the following feats:
Few accepted his challenge.
Labels: Apollon, J.C. Tolson, Oldtime Strongman, Overhead Press, Steel Bending, Strongman, Strongman Feat, Young Apollon
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