Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Alexandre' MaspoliThe great French lifter Alexandre' Maspoli was born in Lyons in 1875 and was an amateur champion an astounding 19 years in a row (1901 to 1920). He won a Bronze Medal at the 1906 Olympic Games. He also competed in the long jump in the 1906 games but did not place. Maspoli's greatest lifts include a right hand snatch of 207-1/2 pounds, a two-dumbbell clean and press of 231-3/4 pounds, and a two-dumbbell jerk of 298 pounds. Maspoli was also a successful sculptor.
Labels: 1906 Olympics, Alexandre Maspoli, Bronze Medal, Dumbbell, Dumbbell Jerk, French Weightlifter, one arm snatch
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Oscar MarineauA closer look at the Canadian strongman Oscar Marineau, who began lifting weights at 15 years old and retired as a professional strongman some 32 years later. At a bodyweight of 142 pounds, he performed a right hand dumbbell press of 102 pounds, a one hand snatch of 140 pounds, and a backlift of 2900 pounds (along with many others). He often competed against, and beat, individuals of twice his size. His most impressive feat, however, was likely the fact that he had 10 children!
Labels: Back Lift, Canadian Strongman, One Arm Dumbbell Press, one arm snatch, Oscar Marineau
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Charles Rigoulot: One-Arm SnatchHistory's greatest performer of the One-Arm Snatch was the French weightlifter Charles Rigoulot. His lift of 261 pounds will likely never be surpassed. Here, Rigoulot prepares to one-arm snatch only 220 pounds as an amateur.,
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
Russian Kettlebell Lifting ContestHere's something you don't see every day, an actual Russian Kettlebell contest. This one was held in Moscow, circa 1965. In these types of contests the object is to get the kettlebell (or bells, when a pair is used) overhead as many times as possible in a 10:00 time period. Usually the one-arm snatch or two arm jerk is contested and, as you can see there is certainly no lack of willing participants.
Labels: Kettlebell, Kettlebell Contest, Kettlebell Jerk, one arm snatch, Russian Kettlebell Training, Russian Kettlebells
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
| Maxick's amazing muscularity was built by a combination of Muscle Control and heavy lifting, and is quite impressive even a hundred years later as this rare shot can attest. His marks at his best -- as a lightweight -- would still today be great lifts for a heavyweight athlete. For example, he could right hand snatch 165 pounds and press 230 pounds (all at a bodyweight of only 145 pounds). What you may not have known though is that Maxick was also an expert at Fingerhakeln. |  Maxick |
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
| Shown here is a rare picture of the German strongman Heinrich Rondi, one of the strongest men of the early 20th century. Rondi had a good year in 1906: he won the the European Lifting Championships, a World Greco-Roman wrestling title and a Gold Medal in the Tug O' War at the 1906 Olympics (where he also won two Bronze Medals in the weight lifting events.) In 1907, he added World Lifting Championship by besting his countryman Heinrich Schneidereit. In 1910, Rondi set two Amateur records with a right hand snatch of 203-1/2 pounds and a left hand snatch of 186-3/4 pounds. |  Heinrich Rondi |
Labels: 1906 Olympics, 1906 World Championships, European Lifting Champion, German Strongman, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Heinrich Rondi, Heinrich Schneidereit, one arm snatch, Tug O War
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Pierre BonnesPierre Bonnes was a great French strongman and weightlifter who was at his best in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1898, he set the "official" world record in the One Arm Snatch with a lift of 85.5 kilos. He bested this lift on several other occasions albeit under unofficial conditions. Bonnes also won the "World Strength Championship" in 1903 and 1905.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Eugen Sandow's Strength FeatsThere's no question that Eugen Sandow was quite impressive in the physique department. It certainly was not all for show, though, Sandow had quite a few impressive strength feats to his credit. For example, Sandow was able to perform an overhead press with a 126 lb dumbbell in the right hand and 119 lbs in the left (total 245 lbs.), a 269 lb bent press and a 180 lb. one arm snatch.
Labels: Bent Press, Classic Physique, Dumbbell Press, Eugen Sandow, one arm snatch, Strength Feat, Two Dumbbell Press
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Russian Lion - George HackenschmidtGeorge Hackenschmidt was equal parts champion weightlifter and wrestler. One wonders what he might have accomplished had he chosen to focus on one or the other... or perhaps the secret of his success was due to the fact that he did combine the two ! In any case, Hackenschmidt's performance on some of the standard lifts of the day (early 1900's) are as follows:
One-Hand Snatch: 197-1/2 lbs One-Hand Jerk: 231 lbs Two-Hands Press: 281 lbs Continental Jerk: 345-1/2 lbs
Labels: Continental and Jerk, Estonian Strongman, George Hackenschmidt, Oldtime Strongman, Oldtime Strongman Lifts, one arm snatch, One Hand Jerk, One hand Snatch, Press, The Russian Lion, Wrestler
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
Henry "Milo" SteinbornHenry "Milo" Steinborn was one of the first, and perhaps the first man to squat with 500 lbs. He was also able to one-hand snatch 220 lbs., one-hand clean & jerk 265 lbs., snatch 265 lbs. and perform a one-leg squat with a 192 lb. barbell held at his chest - all amazing numbers, even today.
Labels: German Strongman, Henry Milo Steinborn, One Arm Clean and Jerk, one arm snatch, One Leg Squat, Snatch, Squat
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Henry "Milo" SteinbornThis poster shows the mighty Milo Steinborn making records while performing different feats at Herrmann's Gym in Philadelphia, PA back in October of 1921. His one-arm snatch and the one-hand clean & jerk were amazing lifts at the time. He also squatted with over 500 pounds which he "rocked" onto his shoulders unassisted - a much tougher way to do squats!
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Monday, July 06, 2009
| At the 1908 World Weightlifting Championship, won by Josef Grafl, the second place winner was Eduard Danzer of old Vienna. Danzer lifted as follows:
|  Eduard Danzer |
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Monday, June 22, 2009
John Grimek: One-Arm Barbell SnatchMany people have ascribed John Grimek's well-rounded physique to the fact that he was very well-rounded in his training. He pressed, he squatted, he trained his grip, he used the wrist roller, he even trained upside-down. Here's Grimek performing a one-arm barbell snatch with 145 pounds - a feat that you will rarely see these days.
Labels: Barbell, Grip Training, John Grimek, one arm snatch, Press, Squat, Wrist Roller Training, York Deep Dish 45 Pound Plate
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
German WeightlifterBerg-Hantell barbells and plates were the inspiration for all modern Olympic sets. Here's one in use by the German lifter A. Wiedmer who shows how it's done in winning this early weightlifting contest sometime in the 1920s.
Labels: A. Wiedmer, Barbell, Barbell and Plates, Berg-Hantell, German Strongman, German Weightlifter, one arm snatch, Strength Equipment
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
 Al Tauscher | Al Tauscher, the Oregon Strongman, getting in a quick kettlebell workout back around 1916. Though he only weighed 162 pounds, Tauscher was incredibly strong. In this classic shot he presses a 105 lb. kettlebell with the left hand while simultaneously curling a 75 lb. 'bell in the right... This feat was said to be ridiculously easy for Tauscher by those who witnessed it. He could also one-arm snatch 157 pounds and one-arm clean and jerk 210 pounds, both of which were American Amateur records at the time. |
Labels: Al Tauscher, Kettlebell, Kettlebell Curls, Kettlebell Press, One Arm Clean and Jerk, one arm snatch
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
The Gittleson DumbbellThe 'Gittleson Dumbbell is so named because it sat on my college strength coach Mike Gittleson's desk for all the years that I was at Michigan, and likely at least a decade before that. (Mike was the University of Michigan football strength coach for 30 years and produced more All-Americans and NFL Draft picks than any other college strength coach in history.)
As you can see this unforgiving chunk of Iron weighs 120 pounds - I've bent pressed it, snatched it but not yet strictly overhead pressed it ~ something I am on track to do sometime this summer.
Labels: Bent Press, Challenge Weight, Dumbbell, Dumbbell Training, Football Training, Mike Gittleson, one arm snatch, University of Michigan
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Eugene CaouetteEugene Caouette is another name in the great Quebec Strongman Tradition. The giant French Canadian stood well over six feet and tipped the scales at 460 pounds! His best lifts were a Crucifix with a pair of 76-pound dumbbells, a Kennedy Lift with 1354 pounds, one-arm snatch 173-3/4 pounds (with either hand) and a one-arm clean and jerk of 213 pounds.
Labels: Canadian Strongman, Crucifix, Dumbbell Crucifix, Eugene Caouette, Jefferson Lift, Oldtime Strongman, One Arm Clean and Jerk, one arm snatch, Quebec Strongman
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Lorenz GeerLorenz Geer, the popular oldtime strongman from Munich, Germany, was known as "King of The Snatch" in the later part of the 19th century. He achieved a right-hand snatch of 165 pounds and 9 reps with 142 pounds. Geer was particularly fond of working with thick-handled equipment.
Labels: German Strongman, Lorenz Geer, Oldtime Strongman, one arm snatch, Thick Handle
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Noel Le GauloisThe French strongman Noel Le Gaulois was the man to beat at certain lifts in the late 19th century. At the Brussels exhibition of 1897, he performed a two-arm snatch with 220 pounds, a 253-pound two-arm jerk and a 143-pound one-arm snatch... All lifts which would still be respectable a century later.
He could also lift a full wine barrel. Like many strongmen of the period, he was also a very good wrestler. Later on, Le Gaulois owned a café/gymnasium which was the gathering place for the famous strongmen of the day.
Labels: Barrel Lifting, French Strongman, Globe Barbell, Jerk, Noel Le Gaulois, Oldtime Strongman, one arm snatch, Snatch
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Charles Rigoulot: One Arm SnatchCharles Rigoulot was the last great lifter to forgo shot-loaded equipment in favor of plate-loaded equipment. He was the first man to clean and jerk over 400 pounds as well as lift Apollon's Wheels. Rigoulot broke 57 weightlifting records over the course of his career, one of which was a one-arm snatch of 261 pounds. Rigoulot was also a very successful professional wrestler and his greatest match was against Milo Steinborn.
Labels: Charles Rigoulot, Clean and Jerk, Clean and Jerk Record, Globe Barbell, Milo Steinborn, one arm snatch, Plate-Loaded, Professional Wrestling, Shot Loaded
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
John Wood: 140-pound Dumbell 1-Arm SnatchYeah, I'm showing off a little on my blog... the one arm snatch has always been a favorite lift of mine, one that I mess around with from time to time just to see where I'm at. It's actually more of a 'power snatch' as I do not dip underneath the weight. If I had half a mind to focus on my technique I have little doubt that I could really push the poundage up there. Anyhow, this shot was taken a few years back on a visit to Dr. Ken's place. Dr. Ken is one of the only guys I know who regularly has 140+ dumbbells on-hand at all times... and they aren't just gathering dust either.
Labels: Dr. Ken, Dr. Ken Leistner, Dumbbell Lift, Dumbbell Snatch, John Wood, one arm snatch
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Thursday, February 05, 2009
Karl MoerkeIn order to win the weightlifting World Championship in 1920, the German strongman Karl Moerke performed the following lifts:
Labels: Continental, Continental and Jerk, German Strongman, Jerk, Karl Moerke, one arm snatch, Press
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
 Otto Arco | Otto Arco doing what he does best: looking impressive without doing much at all. In 1907, Arco became the second man in the world to hoist double bodyweight overhead with a 278-1/2 pound lift at 138 pound of bodyweight. He was also the first to one hand snatch over bodyweight with a 145-pound lift. Arco was a great wrestler, gymnast and hand balancer. He and his brother Pete performed with several different circuses in the US and abroad. |
Labels: Gymnast, One Arm Lift, one arm snatch, Otto Arco, Polish Strongman, Wrestler
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
| Another great shot of the champion French Weight lifter Ernest Cadine at the conclusion of a heavy one-arm snatch. Even though the quality of this old picture is not perfect, Cadine's incredible muscle density is evident. It's not hard to see why he won the gold medal at the 1920 Olympic Games, likely around the same time this picture was taken. Note the cannon on the wall behind him. Yes, it was used specifically for lifting purposes. |  Ernest Cadine |
Labels: 1920 Olympics, Cannon, Ernest Cadine, French Strongman, French Weightlifter, Globe Barbell, Gold Medal, one arm snatch
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
Gord VenablesGord Venables, one of the original members of the York Gang strikes a heroic pose on the cover of the February, 1936 issue of Strength and Health Magazine. A one-hand barbell snatch of 145 pounds was impressive then but even more-so today.
Labels: Barbell, Cover, Gord Venables, one arm snatch, Strength and Health Magazine, York Gang
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Friday, September 05, 2008
The One-Arm SnatchThe one-arm snatch as demonstrated by Olympic Weightlifting Champion Tony Terlazzo. From left to right:
1. Setting up for the pull (Note position of off-hand)
2. Pulling the arm high enough to quickly drop under and begin the squat
3. The followthrough - stand up with the weight to complete the lift.
Labels: Gold Medal, Lift, Olympic lifter, one arm snatch, Tony Terlazzo
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Friday, August 01, 2008
Charles RigoulotIn July of 1924, Charles Rigoulot was crowned the light-heavyweight Champion at the Olympic Games held in Paris, France. Today there are only two Olympic lifts, but things were a little different back then when a variety of lifts were contested.
Here's a look at Rigoulot's championship numbers: One-Hand snatch: 197-1/2 pounds, One-Hand Clean and Jerk: 203-1/2 pounds, Two-Hands Military Press: 187 pounds, Two-Hands Snatch: 225-1/2 pounds, Two-Hands Clean and Jerk: 297 pounds.
As you can see, Rigoulot was a little low in the press at this time but more than made up for it with his snatching ability. Rigoulot's total of 1103-1/2 pounds was the third highest of the entire competition... and, interestingly enough he also used shot-loaded globes instead of normal plate-loaded equipment like his competitors.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
John Grimek, in mid-one-arm snatch. It was often written that Grimek credited his all-around development to his using a wide variety of exercises.
John Grimek - One Arm SnatchLabels: Bodybuilder, John Grimek, one arm snatch
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Walt MarcyanWalt Marcyan was a great lifter, bodybuilder and hand balancer during the early Santa Monica Muscle Beach days. Walt first picked up a barbell and started training when he was 19 years old and shortly afterwards won the Central AAU Light Heavyweight Lifting Championship.
He followed that up by winning the northwest, Pacific, California, Pacific Coast and Illinois State lifting titles. Walt possessed unusual strength in a number of lifts, above he just missed a one-arm snatch of 210 pounds (at a bodyweight of only 180.)
Marcyan was also the inventor of several pieces of training equipment and his "Marcy Gym" line is still going strong today.
Labels: AAU, Golden Age Bodybuilder, hand balancer, Hand Balancing, Marcy Gym, Muscle Beach, one arm snatch, Walt Marcyan, weightlifting
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Sunday, April 06, 2008
Dick Bachtell - Weightlifting ChampionThe great weightlifting Champion Dick Bachtell as he appeared on the cover of the January, 1936 issue of Strength and Health Magazine.
Dick Bachtell was a seven-time National Champion (1929-1931, 1934-1935, 1937, and 1943) and competed in the 1932 Olympic games in Los Angeles, Claifornia.
For his last National Title, he totaled 630 pounds in the 60-Kg class.
In addition to his Olympic Weightlifting exploits, Dick Bachtell could also one-arm snatch 154 pounds, squat 350-pounds, deadlift 425-pounds, one-arm press 92-pounds, pullover 100-pounds, swing 137-pounds and bent-press 180-pounds.
Labels: 1932 Olympics, Cover, Dick Bachtell, National Champion Weightlifter, Olympic Weightlifting, one arm snatch, Press, Pullover, Senior Nationals, Strength and Health Magazine, weightlifter
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
| G.W. Rolandow was a Swiss Strongman who publically challenged Sandow to a contest on several occasions only to have Sandow turn him down each time. Rolandow accomplished the following lifts: |  G.W. Rolandow |
Labels: Bent Press, Card Tearing, Deadlift, G.W. Rolandow, Oldtime Strongman, one arm snatch, Supporting Feat, Tomb of Hercules
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Monday, November 19, 2007
John Terpak - Eleven Time Senior National Weightlifting ChampionJohn Terpak was a member of the "York Gang" and one of America's best Olympic-style weightlifters, winning eleven Senior National Weightlifting Titles (1936-1945 & 1947).
Over his career he lifted in three different weight classes (148, 165 and 181.) His best performance occurred winning the 1947 Worlds as a light-heavyweight:
Press - 253-1/2 pounds
Snatch - 264-1/2 pounds
Clean & Jerk - 336-1/4 pounds
Total = 854-1/2 pounds
He also one-hand snatched 154 pounds and one-hand jerked 170-1/2 pounds in some early weightlifting contests when those lifts were still contested.
Terpak was a three-time Olympic Team Member (1936, 1940, & 1948) and a part of nine total Olympic teams and sixty consecutive National Championships as a lifter, judge or coach. He eventually served as an executive for the York Barbell Company.
Labels: Clean and Jerk, John Terpak, Olympic Weightlifting, one arm snatch, Press, Total, weightlifter, weightlifting, York Barbell Company
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Charles RigoulotCharles Rigoulot was one of France's greatest weightlifters and easily one of the strongest men of all time. He won a Gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games, Cleaned and Jerked the famous Apollon Wheels and could snatch 255 pounds with one arm.
At 24 years of age, his measurements were as follows:
Weight: 230 pounds
Height: 5'7-3/4"
Chest: 49"
Waist: 37"
Thighs: 27-1/2"
Calf: 17-1/2"
Neck: 18-1/2"
Biceps: 17-1/2"
Forearm: 14-1/2"
Labels: Apollon's Wheels, Charles Rigoulot, Clean and Jerk, Gold Medal, Oldtime Strongman, Olympics, one arm snatch, Strongman Feat
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 Henry "Milo" Steinborn | Henry "Milo" Steinborn was a German strongman and wrestler who came the the U.S. in 1921 and immediately caused a big splash in the world of physical training. At a bodyweight of 210 pounds, he could snatch 220 pounds with one hand, military press 265 pounds and clean and jerk 347-1/2. He was most well-known for introducing hard and heavy squatting to this side of the world. |
Labels: Clean and Jerk, Globe Barbell, Henry Milo Steinborn, Military Press, Milo Barbell Company, Oldtime Strongman, one arm snatch, Squat
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Sunday, October 07, 2007
Edward Aston - Britain's Strongest ManIn 1911, Edward Aston won the title of "Britain's Strongest Man" by defeating the great Thomas Inch in a challenge match. Aston would hold the title for the next 23 years and retire undefeated.
Aston was the first Englishman to lift 300 lbs. overhead with one hand and could do a one-arm snatch with 180 lbs. and a one-arm clean to the shoulder with 250 lbs.
Edward Aston could also lift 496 pounds on a 2.25 inch thick bar with an overhand grip - a tremendous feat of grip strength.
He wrote the grip course How to Develop A Powerful Grip in 1946.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
Charles Rigoulot: One-Arm SnatchThe great French Strongman Charles Rigoulot snatches 242 pounds with one arm in old, Old, OLD Vienna, circa 1929.
Note the continued use of globed dumbbells long after they went out of style.
Just a few years earlier at the 1924 Olympic Games, the athletes still had a choice of either using a solid, revolving, plate-loaded barbell like you would see these days, or the archaic shot-loaded globe barbells of year's past.
All the members of the French weightlifting team, including Rigoulot, chose to lift with the oldtime globe barbells instead of the modern ones... Rigoulot won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class while his teammate Edmond Decottignies also took home the gold in the light-weight Class.
Perhaps they knew something that others didn't. I think I know what it is... Click here to find out.
Labels: Charles Rigoulot, Globe Barbell, Oldtime Strongman, Olympics, one arm snatch, Strongman Equipment, Strongman Feat
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