Tuesday, January 29, 2008

  • Kevin Tolbert

    • Kevin TolbertKevin Tolbert

    Kevin Tolbert is Dr. Ken Leistner's adopted son - and easily one of the strongest men who ever lived. If you've read any of Dr. Ken's writings, especially The Steel Tip Newsletter, you know Kevin's name pretty well.

    Kevin went on to play running back at the U.S. Naval Academy. At 5'9" and 220 pounds, Kevin could run a legit 4.5 forty yard dash. As for his marks in the weightroom, here's a few:

  • 23 reps with 375 lbs. and 15 x 405 lbs. in the bench press at a bodyweight of 230 lbs.

  • 510 lbs. max-Bench Press in a legal, competitive style

  • Squat: 30 x 600 lbs. at a bodyweight of 248 lbs.


    • Those aren't misprints...

    Here's Kevin doing a couple anvil curls while finishing up a workout in Dr. Ken's basement in the mid-1980's. I was fortunate to have Kevin as a strength coach at the University of Michigan for a few years.

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    Wednesday, November 07, 2007

  • Anvil Lifting

    • anvil liftingAnvil Lifting

    "It would be very beneficial for any competitive athlete to obtain an anvil... Lifting it in various positions will greatly add to one's upper and lower body strength."

    -- Dr. Ken Leistner, THE STEEL TIP, Vol 1, No 12, December 1985

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    Monday, July 30, 2007

  • The Steel Tip Newsletter by Dr. Ken Leistner

    • Back in the mid 1980's Dr. Ken Leistner started his own newlsletter -- The Steel Tip -- which ran for 36 issues.

    The issue pictured is Volume I, Number 2 (February 1985)

    -- The contents include:

  • Perspective on Strength
  • Lower Body Power
  • "Miracle" Supplement?
  • Hand and Forearm Training
  • Body Mass, Body Heat
  • Specificity
  • Side Bends and Twists
  • Ankle Injuries

    		• The Steel Tip Newsletter by Dr. Ken Leistner
    The Steel Tip Newsletter by Dr. Ken Leistner

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