Galen Gough "The World's Miracle Strongman" by Greg Travis

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Super Strength by Alan Calvert

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The Textbook of Weight-Lifting by Arthur Saxon (1910)

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Saxon on Strength

"The usual idea about strength -- I mean the idea of the average reader of health magazines -- is generally a wrong one. Although a weightlifter (and weightlifters are supposed to be very narrow-minded in their views on this subject),

I hope that I, personally, am broad-minded enough to recognize that a man does not prove himself an all-round strong man just because he is able to lift a heavy weight, especially when the weight is lifted once only.

The following is my diagnosis of real strength:

Genuine strength should include not only momentary strength, as proved by the ability to lift a heavy weight once, but also the far more valuable kind of strength known as strength for endurance.

This means the ability, if you are a cyclist, to jump on your machine and ride 100 miles at any time without undue fatigue; if a wrestler, to wrestle a hard bout for half an hour with a good man without a rest, yet without becoming exhausted and reaching the limit of your strength.

Apart from sports, enduring strength means that the business man shall stand, without a break-down, business cares and worries, that he shall be capable, when necessary, of working morning, afternoon and night with unflagging energy, holding tightly in his grasp the reins of business, retaining all the while a clear mind and untiring energy, both of body and brain."

~ Arthur Saxon
The Development of Physical Power, Chaper 3

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"The frequent employment of one's will power matters all organs of movement and trains them to perform feats which otherwise would have been difficult, painful, and even impossible. The man becomes independent and self-reliant; he will never be a coward, and, when real danger threatens, he is the one looked up to by others. The knowledge of one's strength entails a real mastery over oneself; it breeds energy and courage, helps one over the most difficult tasks of life, and procures contentment and true enjoyment of living." - The Way to Live by George Hackenschmidt, written in 1908

George Hackenschmidt

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