Vintage 1958-62 Body Building Muscle Magazines Lot of 5
The following are 5 different Muscle Magazines from the 1958-1962. They are
all in excellent condition with no pages missing, no tears, no loose pages,
and no soiling or water damage. The ads are very interesting showing
techniques used during the 1950-60s for building up muscles, as well as adds
for a variety of equipment and supplements. They are as follows:
1) Strength and Health - dated January 1958. The cover features Lou
Degni. Articles include weight lifting in Iran (featuring the Shah of Iran
who uses a York Barbell for personal training), article on the advances of
Weight Lifting (featuring Ron Lacy and Jules Bacon), article on Jack
Russell, Article on State Senator Theodore Green (89 year old Senator who
trained), article on the Art of Weight Lifting, Article on Success Stories
(Bill Morrell, Bievenido R. Casis, Eddie Vaitis, and Charley Kelly - now in
his 80's who began his weight training under Eugene Sandow in 1890), Article
on Strongmen over the World (Gordon Scott - Tarzan, Herb Schiff, Harry
Hopman, Jimmie Payne, Roy L. Smith), article on Harry Paschall, article on
Dick Cornman, Article on Linoleic Acid supplement (featuring Ed Zale, 1st
Lt. Don Reed), Full page photo layout of Steve Carich (man of the month),
Article on how to develop thicker forearms and powerful wrists (by John
Grimek and features Steve Stanko, Paul von Boeckmann), Article on figure
control (women exercises), and more.
2) Strength and Health - dated May 1959. The cover features Tom
Sansone. Articles include Estes Kefauver, Article on Lyn Lyman, Article on
Strongmen over the World (Gustav Friestensky, Walter Podolak, Paul Wynter),
Article on how to build bigger thighs (featuring John Grimek), Article on
how to build a strong neck (featuring Frank Leight), Article on training
your midsection, Article on building Forearms (Steve Stanko), Article on
building Pectoral muscels (George Eiferman), Article on building Deltoids
(Jim Park), Article on building shapely arms (Bil Pearl), Article on
building your back (Steve Klisanin), Article on building your calves (Ronald
Lacy), Feature Article on Tom Sansone, Man of the Month full page photo
layout (Raymond Juecker), Article on weightlifting at Michigan State U.,
Article for women (exercising to remove the bulge), Article on three Titan
of yesteryear (George Jowett, Joe Nordquest, Joseph Vitole), and more.
3) Strength and Health - dated September 1961. The cover features
Buddy Basil. Articles include Polands Best Weighlifter (Ireneusz Palinski),
Success Stories (armature bodybuilders), Strongmen over the world (Joe
Bonomo, Valeriy Brumel, Jean Bailargeon, Bernarr Macfadden), Article on Judo
techniques, Article on Leo Stern, Man of the Month full page photo layout of
Charles Pranke, Article on twisting exercises to improve the body sides,
Article on building the Deltoids (featuring Dean Higuchi), and more.
4) Strength and Health - dated December 1961. The cover features
Betty Woodhouse and Tommy Johnson. Articles include techniques of
Isometric-isotonic training (featuring Steve Stanko), Article on the
psychology - mental preparation for the contest, Article on amino acids
(featuring Johnny Terpak), Article on success stories of amature
bodybuilders, Article on Ron Lacy, Article on techniques of Karate, Article
on Steve Clark (Olympic Swimmer), Man of the Month full page photo layout of
Paul Smit, Article featuring techniques of Shruggin Exercises, article on
techniques for building strong arms (featuring Ray Routledge), Article on
exercising the wide hip bones of women, and more.
5) Strength and Health - dated January 1962. The cover features Ray
Routledge. Articles include natural foods for body builders (featuring Ray
Routledge), Article on Russin Serge Lopatin, Strong Men over the World
(Herman Goerner, Reg Park, Dean Higuchi), Article on Babe Stansbury (and his
ability to overcome Polio), Man of the Month full page layout of Gaston
Bernard, Article on Keeping in condition (featuring John Grimek), Article on
techniques for developing superior back development (featuring Ray
Routledge), Article on Michigan State bodybuilders, Article on women getting
back in shape after having a baby, and more.
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