In the 1950s There Were Black Professional Wrestling Champions Who Made The Rock Look Small
Much to the chagrin of the natty “genetic limits” crowd, in the 1940s and 50s there existed a crew of […]
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 […]
The Empire Builder Diet, Part 3 X Fustigation Fury- Lumberjacks, Railroad Men, and Wrestlers
Missed parts one and two? Go here and here. The late 19th Century was filled with enough tales of larger-than-life […]
Fustigation Fury: Training To Fight From The Primeval To The Present- Rough N’ Tumble, Catch Wrestling, and Better Living Through Gouging
[Check out Part 1 in this series here, and if you’ve already read it, give it another look in the […]