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 […]
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 […]