New Indian Clubs Training Article Posted
Just put up a “new” Indian club article, actually it was originally published in 1869 — but it holds just as true today. (Wow, that was 139 years ago) Check it out: Indian Clubs Article. Indian Clubs Article.
RILEY RUKUS - BOGSTOMPER PARTY
Howdy,. We are hosting the second annual Bogstomper party, the Riley Rukus here in Vermont the weekend of July 4th. Oldtime music folks are all invited! We like to cook up a lot of meat and stay up late. Details and map are here: …
SPORTSTALKNY OLDTIME HOCKEY AYE ? WEDNESDAY 9PM-11PM
Join us tonight for what shapes up to be a very fun show. 4 actors from the one of the best sports Movies ever ?SLAPSHOT? join Me and Aj to talk about the film. YVON BARRETTE AKA DENIS LEMIEUX THE CHEIFS GOALIE …
New CD!
No I am not mad in the picture of a picture but I was going for the “Old-Time” look and in old pictures no one ever smiles. I have a picture where I am smiling inside the cover. This CD is Recorded, Mixed, and Produced by myself. …
Oldtime tipster, present-day!
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Oldtime hockey
The ‘Loisirs du Village 50′ won the Lac St…
Your oldtime games?
What are your oldtime classic games that u used to play for ages: I just installed Final Fantasy 7 on pc after playing it for ages on the PS1 years ago: (img)
Fresh Made Oldtime Soap Bar For Men And Women - 3.40 USD
bar of freshly made soap. All soaps are made fresh to order no shelf life for our soaps. They come to you fresh and highly scented. All soaps come cello wrapped or shrink wrapped. YOU GET TO PICK THE COLOR, AND THE SCENT Colors Red …
Appalachian Still in Greenfield — Thursday, May 22nd 7:30 …
Appalachian Still is an acoustic string band out of Northampton, Massachusetts playing a toe-tapping mix of Alternative Old-time, Americana, Folk, and Bluegrass subtly enhanced with flavors of Jazz, Rock, and Country. …
120 Gig drives added to 4.2 reset user number
I added 2 120 g drives to our running 4.2 server and mirrored them. Upon reboot, the number of users was reset to 0. I had to re-install the license on the server. Was this a memory problem caused by the addtional storage? …
So Long, Joe
We shared classes for twelve years at Fifth Street, Tenth Street and Oakmont High. read more �
George Zottman’s Oldtime Strongman Equipment
A rare picture of a young George Zottman with some of his great oldtime stage equipment. Grip strength is a premium for any oldtime strongman. Gotta love those thick-handled globe barbells and dumbbells. You can tell a lot of great …
MY DADDY WAS AN OLDTIME PREACHERMAN
you, Jesus, for giving me a spirit filled oldtime preacher man for my daddy. This story was written December 21, 1994 and appears in my book. Luke 2.10 ?And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, …
Strongman Hammers
John Wood Hammers Strongman Hammers. Hammers of various kinds have a long tradition in strongman training — and they are a lot of fun to train with, in fact, I have a collection of several unusual hammers. These huge wooden hammers …
The Osman Trio
The Osman Trio The Osman Trio. Three great strongmen formed the act known as the Osman Trio. Wilhelm Turck was a butcher by trade who became the World’s Weightlifting Champion in 1898. He could perform a two-hands anyhow dumbbell lift …
Joan Rhodes
Joan Rhodes Joan Rhodes. The lovely Joan Rhodes looked every bit the blonde bombshell but could perform incredible feats of strength that most men twice her size could not even dream of accomplishing. She left home at the age of 13 to …
Goodbye Oldtime Seattle
So on Easter, when my brother, sister and I, as well as our significant others went to my Mom’s house for dinner, we had an unexpected meeting about what to do with the family home… It’s on north Beacon Hill… it’s over 100 years old …
Wow I am falling behind!
Wow! It?s been a while since I last posted. I have been cutting back big time on my trips to town so the posts are becoming farther and few between. We have been working our tails off?and enjoying?most of every minute. …
Sig Klein Demonstrates The One Arm Getup
Sig Klein demonstrates one of most popular of the “oldtime” lifts: the one arm getup (also called the Turkish getup.) This was a favorite lift of the vaudeville performers of yesteryear who performed it with live weight, …
Sig Klein’s Roman Column
A look at Sig Klein using the Roman Column at his famous gym. It was actually Sig’s father-in-law Professor Attila who invented the Roman Column. The Roman Column was actually used more as a demonstration of strength than as a means of …
Karl Abs
Karl Abs Karl Abs. Known as the father of German Strength Sports, Karl Abs was the first man in Germany to jerk 130 kg. He could also bent press 242 pounds and was a very good professional wrestler, often billed as “The German Oak.”
John Davis Pinchlift
John Davis Pinchlift John Davis Pinchlift. The Olympic Champion John Davis pinch-gripping 55 pounds with one finger and a thumb while training as Ed Yarick’s Gym. Try it!
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Benoit Cote Benoit Cote. Benoit Cote was another great Canadian strongman from Quebec and the rival of fellow countryman Doug Hepburn. The two met head to head at a four-lift (Press, Bench Press, Squat, Deadlift) contest in 1961. …
The 2-Kettlebell Deadlift
What weighs more than one kettlebell? - Two kettlebells! (How’s that for logic?) In many cases the Oldtimers didn’t have an easy method to add weight to their equipment — so they made due with what they could. …
The Superman Pushup
The Superman Pushup The Superman Pushup. The “Superman Pushup” is tough enough by itself and few people can perform it. Here is 55 year old JA Smyrna performing this incredible feat with an additional 135 pounds. …
Ed Zercher
You might have heard of Ed Zercher from the famous lift which bears his name but the St. Louis native was a master of many different lifts. Here’s Ed Zercher deadlifting 536-pounds at a bodyweight of only 155. Ed Zercher Ed Zercher.
The Super Gripper
The Super Gripper is one of the classic pieces of grip training equipment and has actually been around since the early 1940s if you can believe it. The first Super Gripper was invented by a man named Daniel Marvosh of Flint, …
Joe Rollino
Joe Rollino Joe Rollino. “The Great” Joe Rollino bends a spike with his teeth. According to an article in Strength and Health, some of Rollino’s best lifts include: a teeth lift of 475 pounds, a one-finger lift of 635 pounds, …
Oldtime Strongmen and Kettlebells
Oldtime Strongmen and Kettlebells As you probably know, kettlebells have been around for quite a long time. Initially thought to be found and introduced into Russia. Kettlebells these days are nice and compact, easy to use and store. …
Bert Assirati
Bert Assirati Bert Assirati. Our friends across the pond are sure to recognize the legendary British wrestler Bert Assirati who held the heavyweight championship belt for several years in the 40s and 50s. …
Louis Cyr’s Backlift
Louis Cyr’s Backlift. A rare woodcut of the great Louis Cyr’s famous backlift. Cyr astonished the world with a lift of 4337 pounds!
Michael Mayer
Michael Mayer - Oldtime Strongman Michael Mayer - Oldtime Strongman. The strongmen of old worked on their overhead press much like modern trainees work on their benchpress. The difference is that the overhead press is a much better …
Dance around, Molly then have some Squirrel Heads and Gravy!
I have been having trouble getting online for a few weeks. But I worked on my computer and got it going again. Well there has been alot go on in the past few weeks. Right now with gas going so high I will probably not be posting as …
Orville Stamm - The Boy Hercules
Orville Stamm - Boy Hercules Orville Stamm - The Boy Hercules. A top vaudeville attraction for several decades, Orville Stamm, who performed as “The Boy Hercules” possessed many talents. He would often sing a song to the accompanyment …
The Inch Dumbbell Award
What do you get if you are the first and only man to lift the “unliftable” Thomas Inch Challenge Dumbbell” since Thomas Inch himself? You get this award — the award given to Mr. John Gallacher when he did just that at the 1957 NABBA Mr …