Monday, December 21, 2009

  • Travis ~ The Get Up Lift


    • The great strongman Warren Lincoln Travis is shown here in mid "get up" lift. That is one of Professor Anthony Barker's weights that he is holding aloft. We'll have more on these interesting pieces of equipment very shortly.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, December 21, 2009

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    Saturday, September 12, 2009

  • Young Professor Anthony Barker


    • Here a young Professor Anthony Barker shows one of the ways to lift a person i.e. with the use of a strong belt. This picture dates to around 1902. Audiences are often much more impressed when a person is lifted -- as opposed to barbells and dumbbells -- even if the "live" weight happens to be lighter than the iron! The young professor understood this, as did many oldtime performing strongmen, which is why it was a very popular feat in many of their acts .

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    Friday, August 07, 2009

  • Professor Anthony Barker's Herkules Exerciser


    • The need for great equipment hasn't changed much over the last hundred years which is why chest expanders work just as well today. This ad for Professor Anthony Barker, Herkules Exerciser originally appeared in 1910.

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    Monday, September 15, 2008

  • Professor Anthony Barker


    • Professor Anthony Barker was a great Oldtime Strongman in the New York Area in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was also very proud of his fine head of hair - hair pulling or lifting was a favorite method of several oldtime strongmen for demonstrating strength and they could withstand quite a pull with no ill effects.

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