Eugen Sandow

In Strongman Mastery by Admin4 Comments

Eugen Sandow, the man who started it all and the father of modern bodybuilding. His real name was Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, but he took his stage name for two reasons – 1) it was a custom to do so as a stage performer and 2) he left Prussia to avoid …

Sig Klein on Handstand Presses

In Bodyweight Mastery by admin2 Comments

Klein trained in a very precise, scientific fashion. He reminded Jim of an Old World Of all his exercises, Klein’s Handstand press-ups were the most remarkable. Jim had never seen anything like it. Klein performed the exercise on an old piano bench. He began placing his hands in the center …