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)
Labels: Earle E. Liederman, Endurance, Mail Order Muscle Courses, Muscle Building, Muscular Development, Secrets of Strength, Strength Author, Strength Books
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Young Lionel StrongfortLionel Strongfort's most famous feat was The Human Bridge where he supported 3-1/2 tons in the Tomb of Hercules. It was this feat by which he traveled the country amazing audiences and becoming a household word. On the advice of his mentor Professor Attila, Strongfort established one of the first, if not the first mail order phsyical culture businesses in 1898. Known as "Strongfortism" his mail order business lasted until around World War II. As you can see, Strongfort was also a fan of kettlebells.
Labels: Human Bridge, Kettlebell, Lionel Strongfort, Mail Order Course, Mail Order Muscle Courses, Oldtime Strongman, Strongfortism, The Tomb of Hercules
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
The Edward Aston Physical Culture MedalMany mail order Strongmen had their own medal or prize for students who finished the course. Here's a look at an incredibly rare one: The Edward Aston Physical Culture Medal. Even most people who have "been around" strength training for a long time will not have ever even seen it. The medal is shown here about twice actual size.
Labels: Edward Aston, Mail Order Course, Mail Order Muscle Courses, The Edward Aston Physical Culture Medal
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
 Lionel Strongfort | Lionel Strongfort, (Real name Max Unger) began his strongman career as a pupil of Professor Attila Strongfort went on to thrill audiences all over the world with his incredible and very dangerous Human Bridge feat where he supported over 7,000 pounds in the Tomb of Hercules position. Strongfort was also one of the most successful Mail Order Muscle Barons and his training courses on "Strongfortism," which only required bodyweight and some light dumbbells, were incredibly popular in the early 20th century. |
Labels: Human Bridge, Lionel Strongfort, Mail Order Muscle Courses, Max Unger, Oldtime Strongman, Oldtime Strongman Feat, Professor Attila, Strength Author, Strongfortism, Supporting Feat, Tomb of Hercules
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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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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
 Mail Order Muscle Courses | Before there was this thing called the inter-net, many folks around the country developed their training knowledge through the good old U.S. Mail. It was a perfect idea -- each month you would receive a packet of training information with new exercises, workouts and ideas to try. |
Some of the most famous mail-order strongmen include George Jowett, Joe Bonomo, and Earle. E. Liederman.
Labels: George Jowett, Joe Bonomo, Mail Order Course, Mail Order Muscle Courses, Strength Authors, Tradition
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