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Strongman competitions usually involve non-traditional, often sensationalistic, challenges of strength. Strength athletics is the collection of strength sports which measure physical strength, [1] based on both: non-standard and historical implements as seen in Strongman and Highland games, [2] and standardized and calibrated equipment as seen in Powerlifting [3] and Weightlifting.
The exercise has been around since the 19th century, when old-time strongman George Zottman developed it to target the biceps, brachialis, and forearms in one go.
A 19th century Strongman doing a bent press using a circus dumbbell.. In the first half of the 20th century, strongmen performed various feats of strength such as the bent press (not to be confused with the bench press, which did not exist at the time), supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc.
George Zottman (c. 1867 – July 27, 1942) was an American strongman from Philadelphia. He is the namesake of the Zottman Curl, which is an exercise that targets both the biceps and forearms. He is the namesake of the Zottman Curl, which is an exercise that targets both the biceps and forearms.
The German Body Comp Program - 1997, 2005; Manly Weight Loss - 1998; Modern Trends in Strength Training - 2000, 2001, 2005; Winning the Arms Race - 2000, 2001, 2005; Applied Strongman Training for Sport (with co-author Art McDermott) - 2006; Ask Coach Poliquin (Volumes I and II) - 2006; Arm Size and Strength: The Ultimate Guide - 2015
Prior to strongman and powerlifting, Wilson was a 200 m track athlete, a basketball player, a racquetball player, and was a boxer for two years in the Army. [4] When Wilson was not competing, he was a security guard and a bodyguard to various celebrities, including Michael and Janet Jackson .
Alexander Ivanovich Zass (6 March 1888 – 26 September 1962) [2] was a Russian [3] strongman, professional wrestler, and animal trainer. [4] He was better known by his stage names, The Amazing Samson, [5] [6] Iron Samson, [6] or simply Samson, [7] Zass has been credited as the "first Russian champion in weightlifting in the pre-Revolutionary era".