Category Fitness History

The people, books, and ideas that shaped how we train, from ancient wrestlers to modern athletes, and what the research says about their methods today.

Eugen Sandow, featured image for Did Eugen Sandow Alternate Easy and Hard Days? What Periodization Shows.

Fitness History

Did Eugen Sandow Alternate Easy and Hard Days? What Periodization Shows

September 24, 2026
6 mins

George Hackenschmidt, featured image for George Hackenschmidt's Case for Simple, Heavy Basics.

Fitness History

George Hackenschmidt’s Case for Simple, Heavy Basics

September 24, 2026
6 mins

Pavel Tsatsouline, featured image for Pavel Tsatsouline's Tension Rule: Treating Heavy Lifts as a Skill.

Fitness History

Pavel Tsatsouline’s Tension Rule: Treating Heavy Lifts as a Skill

September 24, 2026
6 mins

Milo Steinborn, featured image for Milo Steinborn's Rackless Squat: The Lift That Bears His Name.

Fitness History

Milo Steinborn’s Rackless Squat: The Lift That Bears His Name

September 24, 2026
6 mins

Editorial fitness illustration inspired by Vince Gironda performing a dumbbell curl in an old-school gym.

Fitness History

Vince Gironda’s Macro-Separation Rule: What the Evidence Says

September 24, 2026
7 mins