Keithpayne

LATEST ARTICLES ( 91 )

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Pierre Gasnier died on December 16, 1923. Gasnier was born in France and was one of the first most influential of the old time circus strongmen and performed fo... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Louis Cyr was born on October 11th 1863 in St. Cyprien, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 1886, Cyr competed against his rival Michaud for the Canadian title... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Oct. 7, 1989 - Marvin Eder received the Association of Oldetime Barbell & Strongmen Highest Achievement Award. Eder’s feats of strength include a 515-pound benc... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• X-Cross Knee Wrap Technique

  X-Cross Knee Wrap Here is my version of what I am calling the X-Cross knee wrap technique. I’m sure there are just about as many opinions on how to wrap a knee... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  On October 4, 1947, Bob Peoples pulled the “mythical” 700-pound deadlift in the Bob Hise Show, an official contest in Chattanooga’s YMCA. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Dudley Allen Sargent was born on September 28, 1849. Sargent was a physical culture pioneer who turned Harvard's Hemenway Gymnasium into the center of the... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Sanislaus Zbyszko died September 23, 1967. He was a strongman and professional wrestler popular in the United States during the 1920s. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Walter Podolak was born September 19, 1909. The Golden Superman Walter Podolak made some very fine lifts as a super strongman. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  September 8, 1900 George Lurich set a world record in “belly toss” of 443 pounds. (The "belly toss" was done while laying flat on the ground, arching during... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• SUPER NUTRITIOUS FOOD: Sweet Potatoes

  

  Sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, beta carotene (a vitamin A equivalent nutrient), vitamin C, and vitamin B6. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH

• Book Review: Steroids Kill

  

  A few comments about the book STERIODS KILL by Tom Ciola. This book gives a great historical view of the origin of Steroids. It describes the effect Steroids... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  September 1,1932 Hermann Goerner curled 110 l/4 pounds in each hand. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Bert Assirati, one of history’s greatest strength athletes and wrestlers died of cancer of the bladder on August 31, 1990. Bert did a straight arm pullover of... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  On August 30, 1953 Norbert Schemansky set a world record in the Clean and Jerk of 181kg in the middle heavyweight division at Stockholm. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  On August 29, 1953 Reg Park successfully pressed the 258 pound dumbbells. It was a British Professional Heavyweight Record. Reg commented "I had to keep a stric... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Charles Rigoulot died August 22, 1962. He was born in Le Vésinet and died in Paris. Rigoulot became French weightlifting champion in 1923 and won a gold medal i... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  John Robert “Bob” Peoples was born on August 21, 1910 in Northeast Tennessee, near Johnson City. In the 1940s he deadlifted 728 lbs. weighing 178, minus drugs... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Ludwig Durlacher (aka Louis Attila) appeared as a strongman for over 20 years performing at the best theatrical houses in Europe. Attila served as Eugen Sandow’... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Charles Estienne, (aka Charles Batta) was born August 17, 1866 in Lille France. Batta was known for a feat of strength where he would hold his hand (while... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• On This Day In Strength History

  

  Bernarr Adolphus MacFadden was born on August 16, 1868 in Mill Spring, Missouri. Known as the "Father of Physical Culture" he was a life-long advocate of... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH