Check out my latest article at Breaking Muscle on an old-time strongman you probably never heard off – Alan Mead. Strongman Profile: Alan Mead Teaches Us About Perseverance Although many of the old-time strongman in the early 1900s were muscular, most paled in comparison to those who came later. But …
Dancing The Spinal Muscles by Alan Calvert
This is an article from Alan Calvert that was originally produced in an issue of Klein’s Bell (Siegmund Klein’s magazine from the 30’s). I thought it was interesting for anyone intrigued by muscle control. It describes a series of muscle controls I’ve never otherwise heard of, or definitely seen before. …
Max Sick
Max Sick was a strongman and gymnast from Austria born in 1882, most famous for developing the Maxalding system with Monte Saldo. But he did much more than that. Early Life Born to Swiss parents, Maxick developed rickets and dropsy along with lung problems at a very young age. This …