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(Rough Draft) Quickie History: Hippolyte Triat- 100 Years Before John Grimek and Joe Gold, This Man Was Better than Both
As I am simply one man battling the massive waves tides of ignorance, I lack the ability to write all I want…
The First Public Gyms in America Were a Lot Different Than Your Gym, but Still Shockingly Modern in Form and Intent
“Weight training is the child of gymnastics. We sometimes forget that before strongmen lifted weights, they went to the palestra to race,…
Quickie History: Friedrich Jahn, “der Turnvater,” Invents Modern Gymnastics (and Starts the Bodybuilding Movement) Because Fuck Napoleon, That’s Why
If you recall my series on the wild and weird phenomenon of Muscular Christianity, you will recall that the West had a…
Fustigation Fury X Female Fustigators: Swashbuckling Courtesan Lola Montez and the “Frenzy of Frisco” Adah Menken- the Chicks Who Invented the Role of Action “Movie” Star in the 19th Century Would Merk You IRL (Part 1)
This article began under an entirely different title, the hyper-rad alliterative gem “A Brace of Buxom, Brawlin’ Broads Battle Bitches, Bros, and…
Quickie History X Fustigation Fury: Gussie Freeman, Barroom Brawler and Badass Bitch
“Her legacy remains one of a joyfully unique woman who lived as she wished to live without adhering to the social standards…
Quickie History: True Renaissance Men Looked and Lifted Like Elite Crossfitters
The greatest figures of the Renaissance would also be the greatest figures in your gym if they were alive today, because that…
Lifter Snapshot: Keevil Davis and the Most Bizarre Way to Build the Best Shoulders on Earth
In working on a variety of projects I have of late been mired in the 1940s, picking up dribs and drabs of…
Quickie History: The First Known Use of Wheeled Transport in History
I only discovered this today and thought it was worth passing along on the Gram, so don’t expect a thesis paper on…
Pendlay Rows Revisited, Because You Motherfuckers Can’t Stop Fucking Them Up
If you want to make this a strict exercise, QUIT LIFTING AN FIND A NEW FUCKING HOBBY. God ducking damn- the only…
Find a Different Way Forward: The Methods Sam Loprinzi Used to Build 17 Inch Arms on a Natty 160 Pound Body (Sam Loprinzi Part 2)
To reiterate the aim of this series, it serves to impart the idea that your conception of yourself isn’t you- in fact,…
Find a Different Way Forward: the Tale of Sam Loprinzi, the First “Muscle Freak” Turns a Beauty Pageant Into Bodybuilding With His Overstuffed Arms
Everyone on the planet runs into obstacles, and people are measured by the manner in which they conduct themselves when tested. That’s…
Quickie History: The 132lb Natty Era Weightlifting Gold Medalist Who Would Out-Angle Most of Us on the Beach
Fun Fact of the Day: This is the gold medal winner in the World Championships of weightlifting in 1946, Bob Higgins, and…