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"The Hemenway Gymnasium, at Harvard University, was completed in December, 1879 and opened to students in January, 1880. Prior to this year the University offered few facilities for physical exercise and systematic training, and the young man who was so fortunate as to not be an athlete found little opportunity or encouragement to develop his physique. It must have been a realizing sense of the physical needs of the great majority of students coming to this seat of learning that prompted Augustus Hemenway, of Boston, to give this gymnasium to the University."...keep reading

[222 Pages] INDIAN Clubs are perhaps the most ancient of the gymnastic imple- ments used at the present time. Their use can be traced to the most remote antiquity. Persian Clubs would be a far more correct name for them, as in their present shape they were much more used by Persians than Indians. In the Tower of London can be seen a pair of clubs from India. They are made of very heavy wood, and are some- what in the shape that I recommend further on for heavy clubs. ...keep reading

[54 pages] One of the great facts concerning the Solar Plexus, or Abdominal Brain, which fact is not as yet generally recognized by modern psychology and physiology, but which has been known for centuries by the occultists, and which is now becoming recognized by the advanced minds of modern science, is this important fact, i.e., that the Solar Plexus is the seat of the emotional nature of Man. In short, that the part popularly held to be played by the heart,- is in reality performed by the Solar Plexus, or Abdominal Brain, the great centre of the Sympathetic Nervous System....keep reading

[3 pages] Almost every lifter is familiar with standing shrugs. Veterans of the game will also recall the Hise breathing shrug, performed by shouldering an enormous poundage and hunching it upwards while taking deep breaths to build bulk and power. These two moves have been just about it for shrugs over the years. So, what is a 'Kelso' shrug?...keep reading

[3 pages] As I entered into my late teens I was getting heavily involved in powerlifting. I was doing really well as a teenage competitor and competing frequently. One day I was approached by a guy while I was walking through the mall. He had obviously noticed my budding hugeness and overly flared out lats as I strolled through the food court. He told me he owned a powerlifting gym nearby that had just opened called 'The Power Shack' and extended an offer to help coach me. His name was Jim Gallagher, he was one of the top 165/181lb. lifters in the state and was involved with the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association) organization....keep reading

[1 page] Mike Tyson's neck is an incredible 19-3/4 inches. Does that say anything about what makes Tyson the world's pre-eminent boxer? Does a strong neck make a fighter better able to take a punch? Boxing people long have held that belief, but if all boxing practices were rooted in medical reality, fighters would be drinking water between rounds instead of using it as mouthwash. "Let me answer that two ways," said Dr. Barry Gordon, a neurologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. "I don't know of any direct evidence on that basis, however there are a lot of reasons to believe that a strong neck should help. The head is like it's at the end of a spring and, if the spring is stiff, you won't get the movement of the brain that can cause injury. It's, in a sense, akin to whiplash injury. You will not hurt your head if there's a buffer behind it...keep reading

[28 pages]

* Looking Back . . . Looking Ahead

* The Shoot Out at Arlington by Jan Todd

REGISTRATION 1981

Women's World Update

Search and Research

Names of Power

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[61 minutes] Coach Rick Court from the University of Maryland demonstrates his In-Season Program in this weight room session at the 2017 Michigan State Spartan Strength Clinic....keep reading

[82 pages] This classic text on medicine ball training is amongst the rarest of the rare in The Iron League. Many interesting and unusual medicine ball exercises are demonstrated including more than a few that we have never seen before....keep reading

[22 pages] Found this little booklet in a pile of my grandmother's belongings. It was put out jointly by the American Football Coaches Association and the USA Tea Council. My guess is that she sent away for it to give to me or my Dad at some point.

Ths program contains information on warm up exercises, flexibility exercises, Isometrics and Weight Training, Pre-Season Training, Calistenics, Speed Builders and a performance checklist. This is understandably a basic program, but certainly effective if done consistently....keep reading

The Olympic Muscle Builders Lesson 3...keep reading

[260 pages] "...Deep down in the heart of every true American citizen, whether he pays his taxes or not, there is an abiding love for the land of the free and the home of the brave-and Frank Gotch. An American wrestling crowd wants to see Gotch win. Gotch is very obliging about it. And when the final heave comes and a pair of large and lobster colored shoulders kiss the mat, the American crowd proceeds to tear things to small pieces."...keep reading

[41:07] When The Slim The Hammer Man DVD was originally available for sale a few decades ago, it also included a "bonus" video which contained some other interesting feats of strength. The Bonus disc footage is included here....keep reading

[94 pages] Evidence is mounting that.those persons who are physically fit have better performance records and participate more fully in life than those who are not fit. Men in the Job Corps especially need muscular strength and endurance for optimum performance of their duties. Since it is unlikely that they will come to the Center with a high level of fitness, a vigorous physical activity program is necessary to prepare them for an active work and study schedule. After a basic level of fitness has been established, physical conditioning and work activities will complement each other in the continued development and maintenance of health and efficiency. The Physical Conditioning Program is designed to provide an environment and experiences that will enable the Corpsman to develop and maintain a substantial degree of physical fitness. To attain this objective, the Center offers leadership, facilities, and equipment in a regular instructional program. The encouragement of enthusia...keep reading

[8 pages] The idea of having a fit Fleet is not a new one. Navy Regulations printed as far back as 1920 insisted that each commanding officer "endeavor to maintain a satisfactory state of health and physical fitness in the personnel under his command."...keep reading

[68 pages] For many years past the want of a thoroughly comprehensive work on Australian sports and pastimes and how to train for them has been keenly felt. It is true that from time to time, methods of training has been published and circulated in the colonies. But as these in the large majority of cases emanated from British sources, it naturally followed that the "hints" and "Advice" and the schemes of training generally were based on British Data.

...In the work I have undertaken in these columns, however, I shall be able to bring to bear the experience personally gained in all branches of athletics during a period ranging over fourteen years in Australia, and eight years in the United States, Canada, and Cuba....keep reading

[5 pages] Second of a series of articles by Court Saldo. The writer says: I do not pretend that I can teach the complete science of Muscle Control in a series such as this, but I hope to clear up a few misunderstandings about this branch of bodybuilding and suggest ways in which it can help weightlifters and bodybuilders in the general sense....keep reading

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THE BIATHLON: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

MODERN TRAINING OF WEIGHTLIFTERS, L. I. Sokolov

THE TRAINING OF A SKILLED ATHLETE, A. V. Cherniak, L.N. Melnikova,

DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRAINING LOAD IN THE BIATHLON, N. I. Zablotskii

TRAINING FOR WORLD RECORDS IN THE SNATCH AND JERK, A.V. Kalenichenko

VARIABILITY IN TRAINING METHODS, A. I. Falameev

TRAINING OF TOP-CLASS ATHLETES IN THE SQUAT, V. I. Maslaev

MONTHLY TRAINING LOAD OF CLASS II AND III ATHLETES WHEN TRAINING WITH WEIGHTS 70% OF MAXIMUM, A. S. Prilepin

TECHNIQUE PECULIARITIES OF WORLD CHAMPION DAVID RIGERT, M.S. Shakirzianov

SNATCH TECHNIQUE OF WORLD RECORDHOLDER PAVEL PERVUSHIN, R.A. Roman

ISOKINETIC EXERCISES FOR STRENGTH TRAIN.ING OF WEIGHTLIFTERS, DEPENDENCE OF THE JERK ON LEG STRENGTH, A. T. Ivanov

BEGINNING INSTRUCTION IN SNATCH TECHNIQUE, V.A. Druzhini...keep reading

[11 pages] Before you actually consider any defensive techniques or theories, I think it is worthwhile for you to practice some strengthening exercises. They do not rely on apparatus of any kind and can be successfully performed in a confined space such as a small room.

Unfortunately Judo is generally termed as the 'gentle art' of self-defense, which tends to make people think of it as a form of 'trick wrestling' where no strength at all is required. This is far from true however, as physical strength is not to be dis counted as of little use, providing it is exercised correctly. It can play an important part in the performance of any technique especially when coupled with skill and agility....keep reading

[20 pages] The Official Missouri Valley and Region VIII Powerlifting Newsletter

"A Powerful USA team garnered six first places, and a fourth to win 97 to 83 over Australia in the Aloha edition of the 1981 Women's World Champs in Honolulu, Hawaii on 11 and 12 of May. Australia's Sue Roberts and Bev Francis won the Best Lifter-Light and Best-Lifter Heavy sessions while taking their classes in hot battles.

In the 97 lb. class, the USA's 21 year old Doinna Wicker had to struggle to make weight and barely made it at the last moment. Donna fought up max efforts in the squat and bench press to get 240 and 99 and found herself training 29 year olf Hisako Yoshida of Fuchu City, Japan, former World squat record holder in this class, by 8 lbs. going into the deadlift."...keep reading