Sunday, August 23, 2009
Douglas Fairbanks Sr.Before he swashbuckled his way through Hollywood as Zorro, Robin Hood and The Thief of Baghdad, the silent film star Douglas Fairbanks Sr.worked as a gym instructor and worked up to be able to do a One-Arm Chin-Up. His ability to do this feat was regularly featured in his afore-mentioned classic film roles.
Labels: Bodyweight Feat, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Movie Star, One Arm Chin up
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Gregory Paradise: 1-Finger/1-Arm Chin The great strongman Gregory Paradise, from New Hampshire, could perform a middle finger chin up with either arm. He is also one of the few men in history to bent press double bodyweight.
Labels: Bent Press, Finger Strength, Gregory Paradise, One Arm Chin up, One Finger Lift
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Gregory ParadiseOne of the strongest men who ever lived was a man named Gregory Paradise of Hudson, New Hampshire. He could perform single-finger one-arm chins with ease, bend quarters in his teeth and was a wiz at the bent press, having the only distinction of being able to bent-press double-bodyweight.
Paradise only weighed around 120 pounds but at a professional strength show in Canada performed a bent-press with 250 pounds. After this photograph was taken the dumbbell was weighed at 203 pounds.
Labels: Bent Press, Gregory Paradise, One Arm Chin up
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Friday, June 13, 2008
At 94 years old jack LaLanne is still going strong. He once did 1033 pushups in one hour, swam from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman's Wharf while handcuffed and towing a fleet of boats, and starred in the longest running fitness show in the history or television. Here he is as a young man working on his one-arm chinning ability.
Jack LaLanneLabels: Bodyweight Feat, Endurance Feat, Jack LaLanne, Oldtime Strongman Feat, One Arm Chin up, Pushups, swimming
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Bert AssiratiOur friends across the pond are sure to recognize the legendary British wrestler Bert Assirati who held the heavyweight championship belt for several years in the 40s and 50s.
Though he was quite stout (5'6", bodyweight of 263) Assirati was one of the strongest and most athletic individuals who ever graced the wrestling ring. He could easily perform a standing backflip, was a master hand balancer and could chin himself three times with either arm, among other feats.
Labels: Bert Assirati, British Wrestler, Hand Balancing, One Arm Chin up, Wrestler, Wrestling
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
The One Arm Chin-UpIt is estimated that not more than one person in a hundred thousand can perform a chin-up with one hand. Here Paul Holloway, one of the lesser-known members of the York Weightlifting team, shows the three stages of the feat.
Notice he is chinning himself with only two fingers -- he was actually able to chin himself using only one finger with ease, but had to use two for this series in order to hold himself still long enough to obtain the pictures.
In the October, 1937 Issue of Strength and Health Magazine Holloway outlines his exact training in detail: a series of progressive chin-up exercises until he was able to reach his goal. This training approach should really come as no surprise...
Labels: Back Exercise, Bodyweight Feat, Bodyweight Training, Exercise, Finger Strength, Grip Exercise, One Arm Chin up, Paul Holloway, Strength and Health, Strongman Feat
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