Scientific Weightlifting by Thomas Inch

The great British Oldtime Strongman Thomas Inch wrote a lot of training guides you probably never heard of. This one, Scientific Weightlifting was published in the 1920's and covers the finer points of heavy lifting. As you might expect, lots of useful training information is contained within these covers. This particular copy is actually autographed by Thomas Inch himself (No, it's not for sale.)

Scientific Weightlifting by Thomas Inch

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Super Squats by Randall J. Strossen

Super Squats by Randall J. Strossen

"Half a century ago, a decade before Arnold was born, the pioneers of the Iron Game had equipment that was crude by today's standards and none of the food supplements or drugs that have spawned the current crop of bodybuilding and lifting champions.

Nonetheless, these hardy souls developed a system virtually guaranteed to pile muscular bulk on even the frailest physique, a system that works as well today as it did then.

...The system that produces these reults is simple, but not easy.

It builds real muscle, increases ones's strength enormously, and gives the cardiovascularsystem something more than a tickle in the process. About the only drawback to following this routine is that you will outgrow your clothes."

- From Chapter 1 of Super Squats by Randall J. Strossen

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The New Bodybuilding for Old School Results by Ellington Darden

The New Bodybuilding for Old School Results by Ellington Darden
The New Bodybuilding for Old School Results is Ellingtons Darden's latest strength training book. It's over 300 pages, features hundreds of rare photos and unlike any of Dr. Darden's other books, is in full color.

In it, you'll find an equal dose of strength history and training knowledge and each of its 34 chapters is designed to help you get stronger.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES INTERVIEWS:

• Appreciate Ben Sorenson, who was the manager of Vic Tanny's famous gym in Santa Monica (near Muscle Beach) from 1947-1949. Sorenson details the 1949 Mr. USA competition between John Grimek and Steve Reeves and voices his opinion of why Grimek won, even though Reeves had the best physique.

• Uncover authentic adventures at Muscle Beach, which involve certain legends of bodybuilding. There are meaningful lessons among these episodes.

• Reminisce with Jim Flanagan about Milo Steinborn, the last of the old-time strongmen, as he describes what it was like to train in Steinborn's Gym.

• Laugh with Kim Wood as he shares a report of the 1971 NABBA Mr. Universe in London. The men entered included Pill Bearl, Hergio Saliva, Egg Park, and Rank Fane.

• Is the barbell squat the single best free-weight exercise? Find out from Dan Riley, strength coach of the NFL's Houston Texans.

• Dissect the Best Golden-Age Bodybuilders, muscle by muscle, as judged by experienced insiders who were there. Review the outstanding physiques of Larry Scott, Freddy Ortiz, Tom Platz, Scott Wilson, and Mike Mentzer.

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