Old School Weightlifting Blog

The Tight Tan Slacks of Dezso Ban

This post of Sig Klein's article on the one-arm military press was sent to me by Jenn Purdy of FitWit-Decatur.

You don't see the strict military press any more at all, though a lot of people call a shoulder press a military press. A true military press, as the post above describes, is performed with heels together as though standing at attention. My father actually broke his nose as a teenager attempting this lift for the first time. Interesting note, the "Sandow" referred to in the article is Eugene Sandow, the inspiration for the IFBB Mr. Olympia Trophy.

Moratorium on Strength Classes

Due to a slew of factors, we're going to take a break with the Strength classes until 2011. We're working on a more convenient location and perhaps a different model for the classes. When I find interesting strength stuff, I'll still post it here. Check here too for updates regarding the restart of the classes. My apologies for any inconvenience. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. ben@fitwit.com