Eugen sandow

If I say a name such as Schwarzenegger, Weider, Lee Haney, or Ronnie Coleman, there is a good chance you know who I’m talking about. But if I say Eugen Sandow? Well, probably not. However, he is none other than Mr. Olympia himself, or, at least, the Mr. Olympia statue that is given ...

Sandow developed many modern training techniques and helped create modern day bodybuilding. He was truly an early titan of strength training.

Eugen Sandow (April 2, 1867 – October 14, 1925), born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, was a Prussian pioneering bodybuilder known as the "father of modern bodybuilding". Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/...

Eugen Sandow resource, photographed at the Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports

Eugen Sandow was the 19th century prototype strongman and body builder. This cabinet card was issued by National Tobacco Works of New York City to advertise Newsboy Tobacco.

New ideas about health, like physical culture and the paleo approach, appear at times of massive cultural change. Both movements look to the past for how to eat, exercise and live more naturally.

From the Bronze Age to the 21st Century, this is the complete history of weight training (bodybuilding, weightlifting, powerlifting, and strongman).