George F. Jowett “Nerves of Steel, Muscles Like Iron!” Author of “The Key to Might and Muscle”   In early 1968 I came across a pile of weightlifting courses at a fund raiser. Among these were old courses by a guy named George F. Jowett. I read through them and […]

Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff by Jim Johnson, PT Based entirely on research from peer-reviewed journals and randomized controlled trials, “Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff” is a complete program to prevent and rehabilitate rotator cuff injuries for athletes and non-athletes alike. In less than 100 pages, readers will learn precisely […]

Wrestling Physical Conditioning Encyclopedia by John Jesse “Who are the Best Conditioned Athletes? …Wrestlers, Without a Doubt!”   Along about 1972 I got a telephone call. “Hello, this is John Jesse. David Willoughby suggested that I contact you regarding memorabilia on wrestling and strength. I’m putting together a book and could use […]

Bob Hoffman “Founder of The York Barbell Company” Coach of the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting team 1948-1964 Publisher of “Strength and Health” and “Muscular Development” magazines. His is a story of a young man with a passion for healthy, outdoor, exercise became one of the biggest contributors to world weightlifting. During […]

The Henry Higgins Strength and Muscle Course by Henry Higgins “How Did the Old Time Strong Men Really Train?… Learn How With This Training Course!”   If I’ve been asked once, I’ve been asked a thousand times, “How did the old-time vaudeville, circus and stage strong man train to lift […]

Progressive Resistance Exercise by DeLorme and Watkins What is the “Set System”? Why is it used in physical training? Finally, the answers to these questions and more! Have you ever questioned why the repetitions you use in your training are grouped together into “sets”? Has anyone ever explained to you […]

“Sandow Inspired Weight Lifting in America… Alan Calvert delivered it!” Publisher of “Strength” Magazine When the great Eugen Sandow rocketed to stardom in the 1890s, he started a revolution in physical training. He made a major impact on those who saw him around the world. It has been said that […]

Michael H. Brown Your Modern Day Renaissance Man! Author of “The Strength of Samson: How to Attain It” In 1974, an ad caught my eye in Peary Rader’s old “Iron Man” magazine . The Madison Co. advertised an interesting catalog of unusual books, courses and equipment on a variety of […]

Learn from the Trainer of John C. Grimek… author and Olympic Coach, Mark H. Berry Most of the training routines used by old time strong men up until the late 1920’s used compound movements. Previous to that time the squat, or deep knee bend as it was called back then, […]

Paul Anderson “The Dixie Derrick!” The Strongest Man In Recorded History! I had heard of Paul Anderson in the late 1960s and sent for my first copies of his weightlifting courses shortly thereafter. There was no doubt, his training methods worked. I discovered this after picking up various tips and […]