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Frank Zane, Sergio Oliva, and Chuck Sipes

Posted on Monday, May 24th, 2021 by John Wood

That’s Frank Zane on the chest crusher, Sergio Oliva on the expander, and Chuck Sipes on the Iron shoe! If you didn’t know any better you might think I was talking about a salsa band, but one thing is for sure, that’s a whole lot of muscle. You are looking at twenty six overall bodybuilding titles won between these three, including six Mr. Olympias, three Mr. Universes and two Mr. Americas (IFBB).

Chuck Sipes Lifting His Truck

Posted on Friday, October 26th, 2018 by John Wood

Chuck Sipes was one of the strongest bodybuilders of all time. Chuck, who won the 1959 IFBB Mr. America, 1960 IFBB Mr. Universe, and 1968 Mr. World Bodybuilding titles, could also could perform many incredible feats of strength.

As he was training to accomplish a 600 pound(!) bench press, Chuck used to train using a variety of techniques involving heavy supports and negatives — he even had a special handle welded to the underside of his pickup truck which he used to lift and support the whole affair.

Sipes would first lift the pickup truck as high as he could with his arms then wedge his legs underneath. In the top position, he estimated that he was supporting 1600 pounds.

Neil Lewis Arm Wrestling Trainer Advertisement Featuring Chuck Sipes

Posted on Sunday, January 10th, 2016 by John Wood

Here’s a real blast from the past: an advertisement for the famous Neil Lewis Arm Wrestling Trainer featuring Chuck Sipes. You’d often find the Neil Lewis trainer in the pages of Iron Man magazine. They must have sold THOUSANDS of them…

The Killer Karate Krusher!

Posted on Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 by John Wood

We have long been making the case that grip strength is a valuable commodity to all athletes, case in point: The Killer Karate Krusher! If you have ever wanted ‘A Bone-Crushing Grip”, “Fingers as Tough as Steel”, and “A Fist as Tough as a Sledge Hammer” then the ‘Killer Karate Krusher’ is one to check out. The Killer Karate Krusher is the only exercise which permit full “finger bombing” for an extra-powerful grip — or at least that’s what is said in the ad. Who knows how many of these were ordered from outta the back of comic books?

Demonstrating is IFBB Mr. America, Mr. Universe and Mr. World, Chuck Sipes, who was clearly no stranger to forearm work.