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 […]
For the Last Time, Old Time Lifters Didn’t Follow a Program or Diet (And They’d Mock You for Doing Either)
When the man suggests a shitload of hack squats every day to a lazy lifter, you know he’s not on […]
Lifter Snapshot: the Baillargeon Brothers, Forgotten Lumberjack-Lifter-Wrestlers of the Vaudeville Era.
Per @slamwrestlingoficial “The six Baillargeon brothers — Jean, Charles, Adrien, Lionel, Paul, and Antonio (Tony) — were the Ice Capades […]
Quickie History X Fustigation Fury: Turkish Oil Wrestling, Its First Black Champion in 600+ Years, and One of It’s Greatest Champions is Also One the Strength World’s Most Shocking Unknowns
The oldest continually running sporting competition in the world is an oil wrestling tournament held in Turkey called the Kirkpinar, […]
Lifter Snapshot: George Chuvalo
At 6′ and 210lbs, boxer George Chuvalo was not by any stretch of the imagination “big”, but with a neck […]