Oldtime Strongman News and Updates

New Blog Posts

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:12:00 +0000

French Gym ~ 1905
REAL Russian Kettlebells
The Narragansett Machine Co. Triplex Pulley
Oscar Marineau
Lung and Muscle Culture by Paul Von Boeckmann
Tommy Kono ~ 350 lb. Press
Von Krajewski's Gym
Warren Lincoln Travis ~ The Human Link!
Jim Duncan
Julius Cochard

The Steel Tip Collection Cover

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:22:00 +0000

Shown here is what the front and back cover will look like for Dr. Ken's Steel Tip Collection which should be available early next month. This collection will feature all 36 issues of the Steel Tip Newsletter compiled into one volume along with additional recent commentary from Dr. Ken discussing each issue and its contents.

There is a page count of over 350 pages -- we are currently awaiting word from printers as far as when we can pick them up and make them available. An announcement about this along with any other important details will be made just as soon as we receive them.

New Blog Posts

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:22:00 +0000

Father Lange's Gym
Charles Rigoulot: One-Arm Snatch
David P. Willoughby
Power Rack Training
The Princeton Gymnastic Team, 1874
Edwin Zello
Arm Development
Galen Gough, "The World's Miracle Strongman" by Gr...
Doug Hepburn
Desbonnet's Gym

The Super Athletes by David P. Willoughby

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:38:00 +0000

The Super Athletes by David P. Willoughby

We now have a few copies of this classic book available. Place your order online by clicking above or call 1-800-978-0206.

Classic Strength and Health Magazines Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:18:00 +0000

We have several issues of Strength and Health Magazine now available (while they last):

Classic Strength and Health Magazines Now Available

New Blog Posts

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Otis Lambert

Early Weightlifting Contest

Hans Haas

Nautilus Instruction Manual

Ed Jubinville

Anvils, Horseshoes and Cannons by Leo Gaudreau

Walter Donald

Gennady Ivanchenko

Bill Pettis: 23-1/4-inch Arms!

Arthur Saxon on the "Single-handed Dumb-bell Swing

New Blog Posts

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:28:00 +0000

The Detroit Athletic Club Gymnasium

The Farmer Burns School of Wrestling

Iron Palm Training

Zuver's Hall of Fame Gym

Breitbart: The Iron King

Anton Matysek

The Bruno Course

Hermann Goerner

Classic Equipment

John Holtum, The Cannonball King

Classic Strength And Health Magazine Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:05:00 +0000

Strength and Health Magazine March, 1947

Classic Ironman Magazines Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:23:00 +0000

Classic Ironman Magazines Now Available

New Strongman Trading Card Now Available:

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:54:00 +0000

Professort Attila

The Steel Tip Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:32:00 +0000

The Steel Tip Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1

If you have been around strength training for a while then you have probably heard of "The Steel Tip" which Dr. Ken Leistner put out back in the 80s. A few months from now we will be making the entire run of Dr. Ken's newsletter available, remastered and reprinted for 2009. In the meantime though, for those who may not be familiar with "The Steel Tip" we are reprinting the very first issue "as is" just how it was the day it rolled off the printing pressed back in January of 1985. - For a limited time, we are including a reprint of Volume 1, Number 1, with every order off of this or any of our websites. Click here for more information and details.

NEW - Slim The Hammer Man's Live Performance DVD

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:20:00 +0000

Want to see The Hammer Man in action? Check out this NEW DVD of one of his last live performances:

Slim Bonus DVD #2

New Blog Posts

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:36:00 +0000

W.A. Pullum's Plank Supporting Feat

Horse Lifting

Strength and Health Magazine, March, 1934

Iron Grip Barbell Plates

Dennis Rogers' Steel Scrolling

Training at The York Gym

Louis Cyr's Barrel Lifting Feat

A Presidential Workout

The Hip Lift

Wooden Meels

NEW! York Barbell Company Retro T-shirts

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:44:00 +0000

We are proud to now make the brand NEW York Barbell Company Retro Logo T-shirts available. Click below to get yours immediately:

NEW! York Barbell Company Retro T-shirts

New Look for the Blog

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:26:00 +0000

New Look for the Blog

New Blog Posts

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
Bringing Home the Gold: Melbourne, 1956
Jumping Rope
Harry Luft, The Brooklyn Samson
Pull-Ups
Custom Wooden Indian Clubs
Leroy Saba
Matijevic's Walking Stick
Paul Anderson's Wheels
Training with Hackenschmidt

New Banner

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:23:00 +0000

We just put up a new banner for the site:

New Banner

Legacy of Iron 2: Clouds of War by Brooks Kubik

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:51:00 +0000

Now available: Brooks Kubiks latest book Legacy of Iron 2: Clouds of War

Legacy of Iron 2: Clouds of War by Brooks Kubik

Front Page Updates

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:29:00 +0000

Fixed a small bug on the strongman "line up" on the front page. It should work correctly now:

Strongman Line Up

New Product: Indian Club Workout Poster

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:14:00 +0000

Interested in learning how they trained with Indian Clubs a hundred years ago? Check out our latest product to find out:

New Product: Indian Club Workout Poster

New Blog Posts

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:58:00 +0000

Hermann Goerner
Maxick
Old School Captains of Crush Hand Grippers
IRON MASTER Dumbells
"Do You Wish to Become Strong?"
Earle E. Liederman on Neck Development
John Grimek: One-Arm Barbell Snatch
The York Aristocrat Weight Set
Gregory Paradise: 1-Finger/1-Arm Chin
Arthur Dandurand

Coming Soon: The Steel Tip by Dr. Ken Leistner

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:19:00 +0000

I've got some BIG news for this fine Tuesday morning and I'm just going to come right out with it instead of beating around the bush:

Dr. Ken Leistner has graciously given the thumbs up to allow me to compile and re-print his excellent "Steel Tip" training newsletter which ran for three years back in the mid-80s.

For those who remember it, you know how great it was, and for those who may not have heard of it before, (or heard of it, but never seen it) I will have more info on exactly what it is and what it entails.

In the meantime, here's what I need you to do: I need you to spread the word about this announcement. Post it on forums, tell your facebook friends, put it up on twitter - anything to get the word out and let everyone know that this is going to happen.

Now, I want to make it crystal clear that we are beginning the pre-production work TODAY, figuring out details, layouts etc. Do not email or call to ask when it is going to be ready, as you know I make frequent updates on such things and all available details will be provided through emails as they occur.

I will say that we are doing this the right way which means time and effort will be involved to create the very best presentation for this product -- and you know that we always do it up right.

Otherwise, better buckle up because this is going to be great

Train hard,
John Wood

New Strongman Trading Card is Now Available:

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:07:00 +0000

Our latest Limited Edition Strongman Training Card is now available:

#5. Warren Lincoln Travis

Updated Indian Clubs Page

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:04:00 +0000

New Content has been added to our Indian Clubs page, including a new video clip at the top of the page, some revised copy and several new pictures:

Updated Indian Clubs Page

Updated Classic Gyms Page

noreply@blogger.com (John Wood) — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:05:00 +0000

The Classic Gyms article page has been recently updated with new content and added links:

Classic Gyms