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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.

AI editorial reconstruction of Franco Columbu standing beside a barbell in a vintage gym.
  • Fitness History

Franco Columbu’s Strength First Path to a Mr. Olympia Physique

  • September 30, 2026
  • 8 mins
Editorial illustration of Richard Simmons in a blue tank top leading a cheerful exercise class with participants behind him.
  • Fitness History

Richard Simmons and the Joyful Cardio Invitation

  • September 29, 2026
  • 10 mins
Editorial reconstruction of Jack LaLanne swimming with a tow rope and boats in Long Beach Harbor.
  • Fitness History

Jack LaLanne’s 70 Boat Swim at 70: What the Sources Say

  • September 29, 2026
  • 11 mins
Lou Ferrigno, featured image for Lou Ferrigno's Heavy Lifting: What Big Compound Lifts Really Build.
  • Fitness History

Lou Ferrigno’s Heavy Lifting: What Big Compound Lifts Really Build

  • September 29, 2026
  • 6 mins
Louie Simmons, featured image for Louie Simmons' Bands and Chains: What Variable Resistance Does.
  • Fitness History

Louie Simmons’ Bands and Chains: What Variable Resistance Does

  • September 27, 2026
  • 6 mins
Knattleikr (Icelandic sagas), featured image for Knattleikr: The Viking Ball Game Behind the Sagas' Bloodiest Scenes.
  • Fitness History

Knattleikr: The Viking Ball Game Behind the Sagas’ Bloodiest Scenes

  • September 25, 2026
  • 6 mins
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
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