Scientific Weight Lifting
by Thomas Inch
The First Official “Britain’s Strongest Man”!
To promote weightlifting in Great Britain, and market the tools of his strongman trade, in 1905, Thomas Inch published Scientific Weight Lifting.
This, the first of his many books, became an overnight best seller with sales well over 40,000 copies!
In this book, Inch reveals, for the first time, many of the secrets of how he developed his unbeatable strength which he used on stage while traveling the music hall circuit.
His association with many of the oldtime strong men and challengers put him in a position to learn a great deal about, not only building muscle, but using the arms, legs and back to their best mechanical advantage while lifting heavy weight.
In addition, while simple and direct, Inch answers many of the questions young lifters had at a time when “weight-lifting” was thought to cause everything from flat feet to a weakened heart.
Table of Contents
Section I
“Scientific Weight Lifting”
by Thomas Inch
Chapter 1 – Is Weight-Lifting Injurious?
Chapter 2 – Does Weight-Lifting Make One Slow?
Chapter 3 – Possibilities of Scientific Weight-Lifting
Chapter 4 – Muscle Tuning
Chapter 5 – Conservation of Energy
Chapter 6 – How to Train
Chapter 7 – Diet, Costume, and General Advise
Chapter 8 – Weight-Lifting Implements
Chapter 9 – Correct and Incorrect Positions
Chapter 10 – Double-Handed Bar-Bell Lift
Chapter 11 – Snatch and Dumb-Bell Swing
Chapter 12 – Holding Arms’ Length
Chapter 13 – Straight Press and Bent Press
Chapter 14 – Double-handed Lift to Shoulder (Bar-Bell on End)
Chapter 15 – Press on Back
Chapter 16 – Double-handed Press
Chapter 17 – Ring and Ball Lifting
Chapter 18 – Throwing Bell from Hand to Hand Overhead
Chapter 19 – How to Lay Down and Rise with Bell in Hand
Chapter 20 – Exercises for Development of Trapezius, etc.
Chapter 21 – Harness Lifting, Finger Lifting, and the Roman Column
Chapter 22 – The Secret of Card-Tearing
Chapter 23 – How to Give a Weight-Lifting Exhibition
Section II
“The Art of Weight-Lifting”
by Attilla Bros.
Who Should or Should Not Lift Weights.
What to Do to Become Strong.
Mind Concentration a Necessity
Overdoing It
Progressive Weight-Lifting
Specification of Weights
Single-Handed Lift from Ground to Shoulder (Bar-Bell)
Single-Handed Lift from Shoulder Above Head, Bar-Bell
Single-Handed Lift from Shoulder Abe Head–Jerk
Single-Handed Lift from Ground to Shoulder (Dumb-Bell)
Double-Hand Lift from Ground to Shoulder (Bar-Bell)
Double-Handed Lift from Shoulder Above Head (Bar-Bell)
Two-Handed Lift to Shoulder (Dumb-Bells)
Double-Handed Lift from Shoulder Above Head (Dumb-Bells)
Snatch Lift (Bar-Bell)
Light Dumb-Bell Exercises
Strong Chest Expander Movement
Exercises for the Legs with a Light Bar-Bell
Attila Brothers – Albert and Oscard
Topics Discussed in This Rare Book:
1. Your lifting potential in relation to your bodyweight.
2. Famous strongmen and what they have lifted.
3. How to train for record lifts.
4. Examples of different types of solid, hollow and adjustable barbells.
5. How to lift, snatch, swing, hold-out and press, etc.
6. Exercises for the trapezius, forearms and erector spinae muscles.
7. How to give weight lifting exhibitions.
8. How to raise a man from the shoulder with one hand.
9. How to do ring and ball lifting.
10. Tossing the bell from hand to hand overhead.
11. How to lay down and rise with bell in hand.
12. How to do harness lifting, finger lifting, and use the Roman Column.
13. The secret of card tearing.
14. How to give a weight lifting exhibition.
15. …and much, much more!!!
Here’s What People Are Saying About
“Scientific Weight Lifting”
by Thomas Inch
“I have always known Bill Hinbern to produce quality products, however, when I received my copies of Scientific Weight Lifting by Thomas Inch and The York Barbell and Dumbell Training System and posters – I was blown away! These products are better than the originals! All the best my friend. God Bless,”
Dennis Rogers
Grandmaster Strongman
Oldetime Strongman University
The Woodlands, Texas
“Thank you for the excellent books and service with my last order. I see that you now offer a book by Thomas Inch. I will definitely order a copy today!”
Karl A.
Temple City, California
“I just received your catalog and noticed, Scientific Weight Lifting by Thomas Inch. Please set a copy aside for me, I’ll order it right now!”
John T.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
“Regular customer. You tweaked my big interest with this book. I love all the books I have ordered from you Bill. Take care, friend.”
Robert S.
Salisbury, Massachusetts
“Thanks for the book by Thomas Inch! I’ve always been interested in his training methods.”
Phillip C.
Alberta, Canada
“I really like, ‘Scientific Weight Lifting’ by Thomas Inch. He describes many of the oldtime exercises in detail.”
Tom A.
Whittier, California
This is an excellent addition to any serious weight trainer’s strongman library.
Yours for greater strength,
Bill Hinbern
Super Strength Training
A 5″ x 7″ softcover book with 23 chapters, 88 pages including over 52 rare photographs and illustrations! An excellent book by one of the world’s most famous weight lifters of all time! Get your copy today!
Scientific Weight Lifting
by Thomas Inch
$ 14.95 + S&H
More Publications by Thomas Inch here:
(click on any image to read more!)
Scientific Weight Lifting by Thomas Inch |  The Art & Science of Lifting by Thomas Inch |  Thomas Inch On Strength by Thomas Inch |  Developing the Grip and Forearm by Thomas Inch |
For a Limited Time Only…
The Thomas Inch Collection
all 4 titles by Thomas Inch
Regularly $ 59.80
Save $ 5.00!!!
Order NOW for ONLY $ 54.80 + S&H
