Friday, December 11, 2009
Lung and Muscle Culture by Paul Von BoeckmannA look at Paul Von Boeckmann's highly unique Lung and Muscle Culture Course. His big thing was Breathing Gymnastics in relation to muscular development. This certainly makes a lot of sense, the more oxygen you can get to the muscles, the stronger they will be. Also of note is the fact that this is the 12th edition - most strength books rarely make it to a second reprinting.
Labels: Breathing Exercises, Deep Breathing, Mail Order Course, Muscle Culture, Paul Von Boeckmann, Training Course
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
"Breathing is the Vital Force of Life"It was Paul Von Boeckmann's view that while many physical culturists and strongmen might be well developed from a muscular standpoint, the greater likelihood was that they were severely lacking in the cardiovascular department. -- This was back in the teens and twenties mind you -- and, unfortunately, still just as true today. If you want to be a complete strength athlete, don't neglect your conditioning.
Labels: Advertisement, Breathing Exercises, Conditioning, Deep Breathing, Paul Von Boeckmann
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Paul Von BoeckmannPaul Von Boeckmann, of New Braunfels, Texas, was a very interesting figure in oldtime strength training lore. As a young man he excelled in wrestling and feats of strength, achieving a bent-press of 201 pounds at 21 years old and a Hand and Thigh Lift of 1652 pounds by the next year.
He could also chin himself three times using one finger only, and notch a deck of playing cards. Von Boeckmann was active in the early 1900s but his arm development would be exceptional even a hundred years later. He was big on Breathing Gymnastics for chest development, which is certainly something to explore further.
Labels: Bent Press, Breathing Gymnastics, Card Ripping, Deep Breathing, Hand And Thigh Lift, Oldtime Strongman, One Finger Chin, Paul Von Boeckmann
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Monday, April 07, 2008
 Paul Von Boeckmann | An ad for the famous oldtime strongman Paul Von Boeckmann's Breathing Gymnastics Course. Von Boeckmann felt that one of the Secrets to great strength and physical development had much to do with building large, powerful lungs through breathing exercises and taught these techniques by mail order for years. |
Labels: Breathing Exercises, Breathing Gymnastics, Chest Development, Chest Expansion, Deep Breathing, Mail Order Course, Paul Von Boeckmann, Powerful Lungs
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Friday, January 04, 2008
The Quarter-Sized Deck Tear by Dennis RogersEvery Strongman should be able to rip a deck of playing cards in half, but you truly need a whole other level of strength to accomplish this feat.
Like only Paul Von Boeckmann before him, Dennis Dennis Rogers is able to tear this quarter-sized chunk out of a deck of playing cards - a simply incredible feat of finger strength.
Labels: Card Ripping, Dennis Rogers, Finger Strength, Grip Feat, Grip Strength, Paul Von Boeckmann
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
| Paul Von Boeckman was famous for his course on breathing exercises and chest expansion methods but his grip strength prowess was equally impressive. He could one-arm chin himself three times with the middle finger of his right hand and also had an 80-pound indian club that few strongmen were able to even budge. |  An Impressive Card Ripping Feat |
Labels: Breathing Exercises, Card Ripping, Card Tearing, Chest Expansion, Indian Clubs, Paul Von Boeckmann, Playing Cards, Strongman Feat
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Paul Von Boeckmann was a strongman from New York City toward the end of the 19th century.
 Paul Von Boeckmann: Chest Expansion Specialist | Over time, he developed a unique system of chest expansion methods which allowed him to build "the largest and most powerful lungs in the world" according to his advertisements. On the left the strap around his chest is the same length in both pictures. He was able to inflate and deflate his chest to an incredible degree: an 11-1/2 inch difference. His lung capacity was listed at 410 cubic inches. |
Labels: Chest Expansion, Oldtime Strongman, Paul Von Boeckmann
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