Super Strength: The Classic 1924 Strength Manual

by Alan Calvert

Abridged Edition of the classic 1924 strength manual written by the early strength and barbell pioneer, Alan Calvert.

Alan Calvert was one of the most important and most under-rated figures in the history of physical culture. He was the founder and publisher of Strength Magazine and the founder of Milo Barbell Company in the early 1900s. Milo was the first mass produced plate loaded modern barbell. Strength magazine was an early leader in physical culture and Calvert was, perhaps, the greatest authority in the art and science of training for strength in the early twentieth century.

Includes sections on the following subjects:

The Back
The Legs
The Sides
The Abdominal Muscles
The Chest
The Upper Part of the Back
The Shoulder Muscles
The “Swing” and the “Snatch”
The Jerk Lift
Arm Stretch
Lifting a Barbell from Floor to Chest
On Individual Training
Hands, Wrists and Forearms
Where does it all come from?
Muscle Control
More about Lifting
Some worn out superstitions
Statuesque Development
The Effects of Exercise
The Old Strongmen

77 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 6, 2014