Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Otto ArcoAnother look at Otto Arco's rather impressive arm. Arco only weighed 150 pounds or so, and this picture was taken nearly a hundred years ago yet you will rarely - if ever - see an arm as well developed these days. If you are looking for "peak" you may want to give Muscle Control training a try.
Labels: Arm Development, Bicep Development, Big Arms, Muscle Control, Otto Arco
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
 Otto Arco | Otto Arco doing what he does best: looking impressive without doing much at all. In 1907, Arco became the second man in the world to hoist double bodyweight overhead with a 278-1/2 pound lift at 138 pound of bodyweight. He was also the first to one hand snatch over bodyweight with a 145-pound lift. Arco was a great wrestler, gymnast and hand balancer. He and his brother Pete performed with several different circuses in the US and abroad. |
Labels: Gymnast, One Arm Lift, one arm snatch, Otto Arco, Polish Strongman, Wrestler
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Thursday, January 01, 2009
Otto ArcoThe great strongman Otto Arco gives further evidence why you don't have to be "huge" to be impressive. Arco never weighed more than 150 pounds yet was easily more muscular than most modern strength athletes. Arco achieved his tremendous form through a variety of training methods, traditional weight lifting, gymnastics and Muscle Control.
Labels: Back Development, Gymnastics, Muscle Control, Otto Arco, weightlifting
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Otto Arco Performs "The Rope"The art of muscle control is about training voluntary control of involuntary muscles. Here, the great muscle control master Otto Arco demonstrates one of the most difficult and impressive muscle control feats -- "The Rope."
You'll notice the abdominal muscles are tensed while holding an abdominal vacuum, a very striking effect.
This feat is much more difficult (and much more impressive) with the arms overhead like this, indicating that Otto Arco was truly in a class by himself.
Labels: Muscle Control, Muscle Control Feat, Oldtime Strongman Feat, Otto Arco
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Friday, November 16, 2007
| Otto Arco was a very popular performing strongman on the vaudeville circuit during the early 20th century. His performance consisted of hand balancing feats with his brother Pete followed by a posing display (which was particularly impressive due to Arco's muscularity.) Arco's training consisted of acrobatics, tumbling, hand balancing, muscle control, weight lifting and wrestling... |  Otto Arco |
Labels: Acrobatics, Hand Balancing, Oldtime Strongman, Otto Arco, Stanislaus Zbyszko, Tumbling, Wrestling
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Sunday, November 04, 2007
| Otto Arco was a great strongman and wrestler during the early part of the 20th century. To further strengthen the arguement that "Strength" and Power is a state of mind (along with proper training), check out the arm of Otto Arco. Arco weighed 138 pounds at a height of 5'2' and developed much of his unusual muculature through Muscle Control and Hand Balancing. You would be very surprised what regular practice of muscle control could do for your training... |  Otto Arco |
Labels: Hand Balancing, Muscle Control, Oldtime Strongman, Otto Arco
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Maxick: Master of Muscle ControlHe began his life named "Max Sick" and it was certainly fitting as he suffered with a variety of ailments.
As a young man he was introduced to physical training as a method for improving his condition. Using isometrics, hand balancing and weightlifting he built himself back to health and later became reborn as "Maxick" champion Strength athlete.
One day, while working as an artists model he noticed that he was able to isolate his abdominals in a certain way while he held a specific pose for periods of time. As time passed, he began to experiment with isolating other muscle groups and the unique art of "Muscle Control" was born.
The audiences of the time had never seen anything like it. It was not only quite a sight but Maxick himself used primarily Muscle Control to build an incredible physique. Though he rarely lifted weights, Maxick was incredibly strong,
At a bodyweight of around 150 pounds, he could perform the following:
Due to the unique benefits and training effects of practicing muscle control, many physique stars and physical culturists practiced it including: Otto Arco, Alan P. Mead, John Grimek and Ed Jubinville.Two hands military press with barbell: 230 lbs. Right hand military press: 112 lbs. Right hand snatch with barbell: 165 lbs. Right hand swing with dumbbell: 150 lbs. Two hands clean and jerk with barbell: 272 lbs.
Labels: Alan Mead, John Grimek, Maxick, Muscle Control, Otto Arco
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