The Strongest Men on Earth
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:31 am
The Strongest Men on Earth:
This book covers olde time strongmen acts and the culture of fitness during 1800s/early 1900s. While it mainly focuses on the figureheads, their stage acts, and the eccentrics/con artists of the era, it also goes into areas like weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, ju jitsu, club bell swinging. There's a lot to get through, and most of the history i found dry, but there was enough here that interested me about the events themselves and the psychos that partook.
This book covers olde time strongmen acts and the culture of fitness during 1800s/early 1900s. While it mainly focuses on the figureheads, their stage acts, and the eccentrics/con artists of the era, it also goes into areas like weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, ju jitsu, club bell swinging. There's a lot to get through, and most of the history i found dry, but there was enough here that interested me about the events themselves and the psychos that partook.