The usage of isometric workouts has been long favored, even before barbells and dumbbells were invented. Russian Strongman and Prisoner of War Alexander Zass believed in the application of isometrics. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Lee, Bill March, Don Ross, Joe Bednarski, and the first American strength coach Alvin Roy were all sportsman who trained with isometric …
The Mr. America contest was a prestigious competition judged by experts. Back in the day, it was not the most freakishly muscular who took the trophy straight home. It was the individual with the greatest muscle symmetry, balance, harmony, and posing routine, who deserved to be called “Mr. America.” The judges were well-educated and possessed …
Do you need certifications to become a personal trainer? No! History provides us with real-life examples of people who never had any kind of certification and still ran a successful personal-training business. For example, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a full-time personal trainer for a brief time, without having any serious kind of qualifications—except being strong and …
Some men are strong, and some are muscular. However, Franco Columbu was both and left a huge legacy behind him. In Germany, he used to be a so-called powerlifter, which means he trained for strength & power. Franco’s story is a special one of emigrating to a country without speaking its language. He was born …
Most powerlifters and weightlifters strengthen their lower back with basic tools (e.g., hyper extension, dumbbell rows, and stiff-legged deadlifts), and there’s a quite expensive apparatus called the “Reverse Hypermachine.” All sources indicate that strength coach Loui Simmons developed and constructed this masterpiece. I don’t want to encourage you to buy or use it. I am …
Before becoming He-Man, Lee Haney began his career by studying magazines and books! Back in the day, the magazines and courses were designed to look like comics, with the purpose of attracting young kids and motivating them to start a healthy lifestyle. The writers promised that if you were sleeping, eating, and training well, then …
Jo Lindner aka. “Joesthetics”, originally born in Bavaria, Germany, is one of the most famous fitness entrepreneurs with 4,5 million followers on Instagram. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Joseph Banea is following him on Instagram. Joe’s First Step into the Fitness Industry On the German bodybuilding website Team-Andro.com, I found an old post with the title …
He may not have millions of followers on Instagram, but millions of Germans are members of his gym franchise called McFit. Rainer Schaller is a big player in the German fitness industry. Recently, his company, RS Group, bought Gold’s Gym for $100M. Now, he’s the owner of Gold’s Gym, and he will have a significant …
I checked the Internet, and every website uses Stock-Photos of Fitness-Models to explain the exercise. It’s a shame that nobody is making reference to its origin. I own many historical fitness magazines dated back to the 1900s, and what used to work in the past will work out today. The guys from the Golden Era, …
Ralph Moeller is famous for his close friendship with Arnold Schwarzenegger. No wonder both share a penchant for good wine, cigars, and heavy training. A lot of German Youtubers interviewed him, and he appeared in many TV Shows. Ralph is quite an interesting personality. Moeller was born in Recklinghausen on January 12, 1959. He was …