The Classic Grip Course Collection For Bone Crushing Strength!   Whether or not you know it, you use your hands constantly, everyday in hundreds of different ways. The strength of your hands and fingers depend upon the muscular development of your forearm muscles. If you have a weak grip due […]

Thomas Inch “The Scarborough Hercules!” The First Official “Britain’s Strongest Man” After becoming “Britain’s Strongest Youth” at 16, and “Britain’s Strongest Man” in 1910, Thomas Inch was aptly nicknamed “The Scarborough Hercules”. While striking up a friendship with the “The Attila Brothers” and “The Saxon Brothers”, he set out to build a physical culture empire as large as […]

How to Develop a Powerful Grip by Edward Aston Britain’s Strongest Man 1911-1934   Born in the village of Yeadon, Yorkshire, England, in 1884, Edward Aston started lifting weights at the age of ten.At the peak of his career he stood 5′ 7 3/4″ tall, weighed 170 lbs. and had […]

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 […]

INCH Your Way to a World Class Grip With… Developing the Grip and Forearm by Thomas Inch Master of the “Unliftable” Inch Challenge Dumbbell   To promote healthy competition, and a name for himself, for over 50 years, Thomas Inch would offer £200 to anyone in the world who could […]

How to Develop a Powerful Grip by Edward Aston Britain’s Strongest Man 1911-1934   Born in the village of Yeadon, Yorkshire, England, in 1884, Edward Aston started lifting weights at the age of ten.At the peak of his career he stood 5′ 7 3/4″ tall, weighed 170 lbs. and had […]