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Mighty Men of Old

September 20th, 2011 | Category: Training

It has been over a year since I posted any material from the classic Sandow Plus site.  One reason why is that there aren’t any updates to share as the material contained within Sandow Plus is historic.  If you are new to this site though, I do suggest taking time to familiarize yourself with strength athletes from previous eras.  An ideal starting point is the Mighty Men of Old file that can be downloaded at the link below.

Mighty Men of Old (PDF download)

Mighty Men of Old (online version)

Within the file, you will find biographical information about early legends such as George Hackenschmidt, Louis Cyr, Otto Arco, and more.

You will also see that while training has evolved to an extent, much of what appears to be new is not.  Often times, new ideas are nothing more than recycled ideas from the past.  Furthermore, truly new ideas and methods are not necessarily improvements from the past.  There is plenty to learn from those who came before us.  This is particularly true when you consider the strength feats that were performed long before the rise of performance enhancing drugs and supplements.

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4 Comments so far

  1. dolo September 20th, 2011 8:57 am

    I agree with your “marketing of recycled classics”. After all, peak fitness performance didn’t really increase that much over the last, say 50+ years. Around 1900 there were really dramatic new records in endurance (cycling, swimming, …), track & field and so on. But in the last decades it basically boils down to two things: Better knowledge of what NOT to do (i.e. how to avoid stagnation/injuries during the training career) and improved sports medicine/doping.

  2. Adam September 21st, 2011 4:55 am

    I read goerner the great recently and what a tremendous human he was, still went strong after pulling shrapnel out of his knee after the war, and his training regime would baffle many “experts” at your local commercial gym.
    I will definitely read this one I’m curious about cyr, I’ve heard good things,
    Thanks again for another great post Ross.

  3. White Dzik September 23rd, 2011 12:50 am

    It’s good to see some old Poles :)
    inspiring

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