Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Leg Press!Now this is crazy, both in theory and in practice. That's Harry Good performing a 1-leg press with 280 pounds. His best was 380 pounds for 3 reps. It was also mentioned that while performing this lift, Harry was able to get the loaded barbell onto and off of his foot unassisted.
Labels: Barbell Exercise, Harry Good, Leg Development, Leg Exercise, Leg Press, One Leg Press
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Milo BarusThe great German Strongman Milo Barus, is shown here performing the Human Link feat with a pair of automobiles. Barus performed a tremendous variety of incredible strength feats in his act: Nail Driving, Steel Bending, Harness Lifting, The "Leg Press", Horse Lifting etc etc.
In 1983 a Movie was made about his life and today, a strength competition in his honor takes place in front of his old house at Mühltal Eisenberger. -- The winner receives the "Milo Barus Cup".
Labels: Classic Strongman Feats, German Strongman, Human Link, Leg Press, Milo Barus, Nail Driving, Steel Bending
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
W.A. Pullum's Plank FeatAnother popular Oldtime Strongman feat was to support a heavy weight with a "leg press" of a wooden plank and a lockout with a barbell with the upper body.
The great strongman W.A. Pullum was exceptional at this feat and often used it in his performances. Pullum weighed only 120 lbs. yet was able to work up to eventually supporting nine men on the plank and three more on the barbell - a weight of over 2000 lbs.
You can also see this feat performed by Kurt Saxon, Arthur Saxon and Hermann Goerner.
Labels: Arthur Saxon, Hermann Goerner, Kurt Saxon, Leg Press, Supporting Feat, W.A. Pullum
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Karl MoerkeThe famous German strongman Karl Moerke was a man of many unusual talents. Among them, this unusual and quite impressive "leg press" support of the front end of a fire truck. The weight was said to top 4000 pounds.
Labels: German Strongman, Karl Moerke, Leg Press, Leg Strength, Supporting Feat
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Clevio MassimoClevio Massimo, known as the "Modern Hercules" certainly earned his nickname. He 'leg pressed' eight men in the Tomb of Hercules position, held a 210 pound barbell around his neck while in a hand stand, bent nails and was also a very good wrestler. Here he presses a tremendous kettlebell.
Labels: Clevio Massimo, Hand Balancing Feat, handstand, Kettlebell, Leg Press, Modern Hercules, The Tomb of Hercules
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Goerner The MightyOne of Hermann Goerner's favorite feats was a "leg press" support of a group of folks seated on a wooden plank. His best performance of this feat was twenty four men totaling over 4100 pounds.
Labels: Feats of Strength, Goerner The Mighty, Hermann Goerner, Leg Press, Supporting Feat
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The York Leg Press MachineFive decades ago, the "Leg Press" meant something entirely different. This "Leg Press Machine" from The York Barbell Company was a way to circumvent a few of the issues normally associated with heavy squatting. Note the other pieces of York Barbell training ephemera: The Calflex, Aristocrat Dumbbells, kettlebell handles, Dumbbell handles and the York Chest Crusher.
Labels: Aristocrat Dumbbells, Dumbbells, kettlebell handles, Leg Press, Leg Press Machine, The Leg Press, The York Leg Press Machine, York Barbell, York Calflex, York Chest Crusher
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
The Hammer Strength Leg PressThe Hammer Strength Leg Press is the very best leg press that I've ever used. This machine can also be an excellent alternative to the squat for building leg strength. Consider yourself lucky if you can find one though.
Labels: Hammer Strength, Hammer Strength Leg Press, Leg Development, Leg Press, Leg Press Machine, Leg Strength, Strength machine, The Leg Press
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Early Leg PressSay what you want about modern gyms but you may not realize how good you have it. If you wanted to do the "leg press" exercise years ago, here's the setup you would need. This exercise was featured in some of George Jowett's training courses.
Labels: George Jowett, Leg Exercise, Leg Press, The Leg Press
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
Bob Peoples' Leg PressIn the summer months, Bob Peoples like to train outside and when he wanted to give his back a rest or work on his lockout, he used this homemade leg press.
Labels: Bob Peoples, Leg Press, Tennessee Strongman
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Friday, February 01, 2008
Arthur Saxon's Leg Press Support FeatHeavy supporting feats were very popular with the oldtime strongmen. They could often support incredibly heavy weighst which always impressed the audience.
Here's Arthur Saxon supporting nine men on his feet, and two more (the other members of the Saxon Trio, Kurt and Herman) on a globe barbell held at arms's length.
It's been said that a feat such as this where Arthur Saxon held several thousand pounds was his greates strength feat, even topping his 448-Pound Two-Hands-Anyhow record.
Labels: Arthur Saxon, Globe Barbell, Herman Saxon, Kurt Saxon, Leg Press, Oldtime Strongman Feat, Saxon Trio, Supporting Feat
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Saturday, December 01, 2007
Wilbur Miller: Leg PressWilbur Miller was a very strong lifter in the 1960's who probably didn't get as much recognition as he deserved.
Here's an impressive feat: This picture was taken on one of the lifting platforms in the Ridge Avenue York Gym. A group of lifters placed this 500 pound barbell onto Wilbur Miller's feet and he commenced to "leg press" it. Yikes!
Labels: Barbell, Leg Press, Strongman Feat, Wilbur Miller, York Gym
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
The Leg PressThe need for intense leg training should be obvious -- But don't try this one at home! Just because you "can" do a certain exercise doesn't necessarily mean you should...
For one of the very best ways to build leg and back strength that is both safe and productive, try a Gerard Trap Bar instead.
Labels: Barbell, Leg Development, Leg Press, Strongman Feat, Trap Bar
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