How to Use a Barbell A Manual of Instruction for the Would-Be Strong Man by William Pullum “Wizard of the Weight-Lifting World!” Originally published in England in 1925 and revised in 1932. This marvelous training manual contains the how-to of 50 separate exercises and offers 12 distinct courses of training. […]

How to Bent Press by Siegmund Klein Renowned Old Time Strongman, Physique and New York City Gym Owner   This is the FIRST book ever written and dedicated exclusively to the “King of Lifts”… The Bent Press. If you have ever seen anyone Bent Press a heavy, cumbersome, barbell or […]

Thomas Inch On Strength by Thomas Inch The First Official “Britain’s Strongest Man!”   During the early 20th century Thomas Inch became a household name throughout England. He performed to sell-out crowds on a routine basis. He took on any and all challengers from anywhere throughout Europe. Novice would be […]

The Art & Science of Lifting by Thomas Inch The First Official “Britain’s Strongest Man!” After becoming Britain’s Strongest Man in 1910, Thomas Inch wrote “The Art & Science of Lifting”. Here, the veteran weight lifter, explains the different lifting styles used by the contemporary strongmen of the day. Surprisingly enough, while […]

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 […]

How to Bent Press Correctly by Harold Ansorge New Release! In Stock and Ready to Ship! The Only Man in the World to Ever Officially Bent Press 300 Pounds With the Left Arm!   The Bent Press was the pet lift of strongmen like Arthur Saxon, Eugen Sandow, George Hackenschmidt, Thomas Inch, Siegmund Klein, and Joe Nordquest. You have probably […]