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The Lower Back - David P. Willoughby (1949)
FIGURE 1. Some of the muscles, fasciae, and skeletal prominences of the back. The location of the erector spinae, or loin muscles, discussed in this article, is clearly shown. NOTE: This series is...
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The Lower Back, Part Two - David Willoughby (1949)
Courtesy of Joe Roarkhttps://www.ironhistory.com/In all types of back exercises -- whether performed with light or heavy poundages, or rounded or flat back -- one should conclude each upward movement...
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The Lower Back, Part Three - David Willoughby (1949)
Courtesy of Joe Roarkhttps://www.ironhistory.com/ADDITIONAL BACK EXERCISES AND LIFTSNote: Check out the "shoulder stand" lift/exercise later on in this one. An exercise for involving the spinal...
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More Work and More Weight is What You Need - Bob Hoffman (1949)
Michael Meyer, one of the great old timers practicing his favorite exercise, stiff legged dead weight lift. All the great old timers trained with the heaviest possible weights at times. Weight lifting...
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The Buddy Morris Story
I was hired by University of Pittsburgh head football coach Jackie Sherrill two weeks after graduating from the university in April of 1980. I had talked to coach Sherrill about being a Graduate...
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Don't Neglect Your Dumbbell Training, Part One - Bob Hoffman (1947)
Father H.B. Lange coaching.A little more on him here:https://nd1970.blogspot.com/2020/06/fr-bernard-h-b-lange-csc.html And here's a Father Lange chest training article from...
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Weightlifting Exercises for Bodybuilders - Charles A. Smith
Center: Tommy KonoThanks to Eagle Eye John for this one! The easiest thing in the world is to start an argument between a number of weight trainers on the relative merits of bodybuilder, weightlifting...
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Don't Neglect Your Dumbbell Training, Part Two - Bob Hoffman (1947)
Steve Reeves at 15. Calls for "More cowbell!" left the dumbbell feeling lonely, hence the need for this two part article...
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Happy New Year
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-65058821"I'll keep carrying on for as long as the body allows." A little ahead of the clock here, wishing any lifters out there who had replacement...
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Facts and Fallacies About the Squat - Bruce Randall (1962)
During the past few months I have encountered many questions pertaining to the feasibility of the Deep Knee Bend. Some coaches maintain that this exercise is undesirable because it tends to stretch...
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Build Power at Sticking Points - ??? (1969)
Don CundyHOW TO BUILD POWER AT STICKING POINTS WHERE YOUR MUSCLES "SHIFT GEARS"by . . . It says "Joe Weider" but I doubt it is. Anyhow . . . a few "theories" and "systems" here being given fancy...
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From "Secrets of Strength and Development - Bob Hoffman (1940)
Note: In this section of the book, Mr. Hoffman explains the York Courses and how to implement them, right from day one beginner stage. THE RESULT OF SUPERIOR TRAINING METHODSThe man who has never...
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Build Power at Sticking Points (complete) - ??? (1969)
Don CundyHOW TO BUILD POWER AT STICKING POINTS WHERE YOUR MUSCLES "SHIFT GEARS"by . . . It says "Joe Weider" but I doubt it is. Anyhow . . . a few "theories" and "systems" here being given fancy...
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Power Bodybuilding: A Review of Its Great Benefits (1984)
Roger Estep deadlifting, Elvin Jones observing. A few years ago I entitled an article "Power Bodybuilding" after seeing an innovative Mike O-who's-it youtube video on his creation of the approach, and...
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The Problems of Developing Muscular Bulk and Power - Anthony Ditillo (1983)
The developing of muscular bulk and power is truly one of the most popular topics in the weight training field today. It seems that just about everybody who trains with weights is interested in...
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An Olympic-Lifting Perspective - John Coffee (2001)
From the May-June, 2001 Issue (#72) of Hardgainer magazine.Courtesy of Stuart McRobert.https://www.hardgainer.com/ https://www.hardgainer.com/shop/hardgainer-print-magazine-issues/I expect many readers...
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Several Weight Gaining Routines - Anthony Ditillo (1976)
The problems of the underweight physical culture trainee are varied and many. To be sure, such problems involve the most insidious mental hangups ("I simply cannot gain a pound!"), and also, metabolic...
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Developing the Thighs with the Lat Machine - Charles A. Smith (1950)
From this issue: November 1950This article is the first in a series Mr. Smith created on use of the Latissimus Machine . . . "A timely series of articles from the pen of our consultant editor. Never...
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Mechanics of the Squat - David P. Willoughby (1951)
From this issue, June, 1951. Doug YoungJohn Davis, shown performing a full squat with 530 pounds. From practically the beginning of the sport of weightlifting, the "squat" or "deep knee-bend" with a...
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