Training Memories/ History Part 2

Hi all,

Yesterday, I was handed some bodybuilding magazines dating back to the 40’s and 50’s from an old friend (a weight trainer who’s now in his 70’s!). I’ve only skim read them, but it’s great to see physiques slightly reminiscent of the “natural” scene today (I may be being a little kind). It’s also great that 'bodybuilding' is referred to by its more traditional name of ‘physical culture’, which sounds so, so much better. Anyway, there are some great workouts, stories and articles in there from some of the historical greats of weight training and physical culture. On occasion, I’ll pick through some of the better bits and post them to our newsletter. Here’s a good one for you, a shoulder workout by 1950 ‘Mr Belgium’ (note: and a 'Veterans' class winner in the 80's!) Georges Dardene...

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All of these exercises, excluding Around-the-Worlds/ Stiff-Arm Circles (I'm not too keen on this exercise!), can be found amongst my shoulder exercises demonstrations at the link below:

Shoulder Exercise Demonstrations

All the best,

GP

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Author of the bestseller Gym Workouts Maps to Success