Friday, February 26, 2010

  • Maurice Deriaz


    • Maurice Deriaz, of Switzerland was one member of a band of brothers who were all celebrated strength athletes (the others being Emile, Adrian, and Ulysses). Maurice was the finest wrestler of the group and won a number of noted tournaments at the turn of the century.

    He was also particular;y adept at dumbbell lifting, having performed a one-arm swing of 202 pounds (just under bodyweight) and a two-dumbbell clean and jerk of 288 pounds. Maurice Deriaz was used as the model for Hercules in works of art by the French painter Gustave Courtois.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Friday, February 26, 2010

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    Thursday, February 04, 2010

  • Chuck Ahrens


    • Chuck Ahrens was never interested in showing off so no one really knew what he was capable of. Things like this had a lot of people wondering just exactly what his limits were. I count twelve 10-pound plates and 2 smaller ones, likely 7-1/2 pounders, for each dumbbell -- that's approximately 135 pounds per hand - and Chuck reportedly pressed them with ridiculous ease. Even dressed in a baggy, flannel shirt, you can tell Chuck Ahrens was built for some serious horse power.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Thursday, February 04, 2010

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    Tuesday, August 25, 2009

  • Bosco


    • Bosco got into all kinds of crazy adventures in the pages of the classic Strength and Health Magazine. Bosco's "impossible" physique made for some entertaining escapades but his proportions are not as outlandish today as they were back then.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Tuesday, August 25, 2009

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    Thursday, August 20, 2009

  • 1865 Gymnasium


    • A look at a rare engraving of the Myrtle Street Gymnasium in Liverpool, England, circa 1865. Look closely and you will see climbing ropes and ladders, wall pulleys, dumbbell lifting and a variety of other interesting methods of training. It was at this Gymnasium where the first Olympic Festivals were held. These early athletic contests gave rise to the "Modern" Olympic games.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Thursday, August 20, 2009

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