Alphabetical by Author:

How to Develop a Powerful Grip

(1946) - Britain's Strongest Man details many of the unusual grip training exercises that he not only personally used but had discovered throughout his colorful strongman stage career.

Muscle Control

(1972)- A gold-mine of information for the beginner who would like to learn muscle control from one of the very best teachers.

Physical Training Simplified

(1930) - This is a mammoth contribution to the strength world by the famous weightlifting pioneer Mark H. Berry. Thirty chapters take you through the entire spectrum of training with barbells and dumbbells to build a rugged muscular body.

The Mark Berry Bar Bell Courses

(1936) - In 1936, the author, for the first time, carefully laid out these result producing methods in three world famous correspondence courses that focused on heavy compound barbell movements using only barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells.

Iron Claws: Grip Development and Bench Press Course

(1974) - This book is a product of the author's fascination with how the old-timers developed 16" forearms and enormous coin bending grip strength!

The Strength of Samson: How to Attain It

(1974)- Maybe you're not into slaying a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of any ass, but old Samson didn't accomplish that or the singlehanded destruction of one of their palaces by accident. He had a diet, a regimen, which had scientific reasons behind them--a method which, when viewed in the light of what we know today--will enable the average man to accomplish levels of strength that may even surpass those of the Biblical Strongman.

Sex, Money and Power- The Bible Shows You How

(1998) - The author's latest contribution to those who like to delve into solving life's mental, spiritual, economical, and physical problem. The author tells you how to read the bible, understand it, and use that information to put your priorities in order and obtain your goals in life.

Milo Bar Bell Courses

(1902) - Available again for the first time in 60 years, the same courses that were shipped with Alan Calvert's famous Milo Barbells. His Milo equipment and instruction via his courses and Strength magazine were the last word in weightlifting in North America from 1902 to 1935.

Super Strength

(1924) - Most people would agree, Alan Calvert had more original innovative, result producing, ideas on weight lifting than any other man of the early twentieth century. This book is considered one of the best books of all time and, in its day, the proverbial "barbell bible".

The Truth About Weight Lifting

(1911) - This is the first hardcover book in America on weight lifting and was authored by the inventor of the famous Milo Triplex and Duplex combination barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells.

The Development of Muscular Bulk & Power

(1971)- Originally written in 1971 by a famous writer in Iron Man and Milo magazines who has proven on his own body that he knows what he is talking about. It details all you need to know about building muscular bulk and great power in the shortest period of time.

The Development of Physical Strength

(1982) - The author trained up to over 300 lbs. of solid muscle and back down to 190 lbs. of cut up muscle! You, too, can discover how to control your muscular bodyweight at most any poundage desired.

Combat Conditioning

(1999) - A great book for those who wish to train when no equipment is readily available. Wrestling champion and teacher, Matt Furey, follows in the footsteps of the legendary 1948 Olympian, Karl Gotch. The "God of Pro Wrestling" in Japan, Gotch professes to perform just three simple free-hand exercises for functional combat strength, endurance and flexibility; Hindu squats, Hindu push-ups, and bridging.

The Way to Live: Health and Physical Fitness

(1908)- George Hackenschmidt, The Russian Lion, is one of the immortals of the strong man world. The world's strongest man, holder of many world's strength records, and world's champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler. He fully explains how he lived, his method of exercise, nutrition, bathing, sleep, etc., with a complete course in barbell and dumbbell training.

The Henry Higgins Strength and Muscle Course

(1915) - Published and distributed around 1915 by a Boston gym owner who met and discussed strength training methods with Sandow, Cyr, Cyclops, Samson, Kennedy, etc. He credits his methods with enabling him to put up 254 lb. with one hand!

Hand-Balancing for Muscular Development

(2004) - Here it is! The training manual all you "body-weight" exercise trainees have been waiting for! Want to develop a powerful upper body? Amaze your friends, relatives and passersby? Kick-up into a handstand! A headstand! Then do a tiger-bend! A frog-stand! A forearm-stand! A handstand pressup! A Grand Arch! A chair-stand! A planche! Back roll up into a handstand! Stack and remove blocks while in a handstand! All you need is you, gravity and the floor!

Developing the Grip and Forearm

(1930) - Thomas Inch was Britain's Strongest Youth at 16, the first official Britain's Strongest Man and at one time had the largest physical fitness correspondence school in Great Britain! Inch decided to put down in writing the methods by which he felt one could best develop his grip strength to the maximum. So here it is, once again made available to the potential "grip masters" of the strength world.

Wrestling Physical Conditioning Encyclopedia

(1974) – The most sought after book on physical conditioning for wrestling ever published! Nearly an inch thick with 416 pages and over 550 photos and illustrations!

The Jowett Institute Course

(1927) - The same course that sent shock waves through the golden era of bodybuilding and weightlifting in the 30's and 40's when George F. Jowett was a household name synonymous with bodybuilding and heavy lifting!

The Key to Might and Muscle

(1926) - Originally published in 1926 by Milo Bar Bell Co. This is considered to be the author's best book. Twenty-four chapters take you through the life of George F. Jowett. A monumental masterpiece sure to thrill anyone who loves to lift weights and read about real oldtime strongmen!

Molding a Mighty Grip

(1930) - Hundreds of thousands of these booklets were sold around the world for over 30 years as part of the Jowett Institute's famous "Molding" library.

That's Muscle Control

(1999*) - Many secrets, hints and tips on how to practice a variety of controls. Amaze your friends by doing abdominal, trapezius, biceps, pecs, neck, thigh, etc...muscle dances and controls. Learn how to set-up mirrors to practice controls and check your progress, etc.

Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of Strength and Development

(1996) - New and destined to be one of the most talked about books ever written for the weight training world! Finally, a weight training book that focuses on: real world strength training.

Feats of Strength and Dexterity and How to Perform Them

(1927) - Originally published in 1927 by Milo Bar Bell Co. Amaze your friends and family by learning the secrets of how to perform over 190 tests, tricks and feats of the strongman trade!

Matysek's Muscle Control

(1922) - The author won the title "America's Strongest Man" in a contest held by Bernarr MacFadden in 1922. He was a world renowned strongman featured month after month in Alan Calvert's "Strength" magazine, books, and courses. Muscle Control gives one a sense of self-confidence when performing feats of strength.

Muscle Control

(1910) - Originally published in 1910, this truly remarkable course has run through countless editions. The author, by adding muscle control to weight training, developed both the finest physique and such strength that he was, pound for pound, the strongest man in the world!

Goerner the Mighty

(1951) - Originally published in 1951, here's the full and authentic story of the man who many authorities consider the greatest strongman of all time. Hermann Goerner was a giant of a man, weighing at times as much as 290 lb. with a powerful 19" arm.

Strength & Bulk Training for Weight Lifters & Body Builders

(1960) - This a modern reprint of Park's classic course detailing the original 5x5 training system, weight progression, diet, rest, record keeping, sticking points, limit poundages, single attempts, boredom, injuries and stress, attitude and exercises that Reg used to build his awesome size & strength. The course includes three different training routines for weight lifters and three for body builders.

Muscle Moulding

(1950) - Harry B. Paschall was one of, if not, the most popular writers of his day as a monthly contributor to Bob Hoffman's, Strength and Health. He was a lifter himself, as well as an accomplished cartoonist. This is the first of a series of books and courses that made the author famous.

Development of Strength

(1951) - this is the companion volume to the author's enormously popular Muscle Moulding. It takes up where Muscle Moulding left off - tells HOW to Build a Superman Physique... Inside Secrets of the Stars of the Strength World.

Muscular Arms and Shoulders

(1953) -Another Bosco How-To-Do-It book originally published in 1953 and devoted to one subject: How to get those huge muscular arms and shoulders that you have admired on the Stars.

The Bosco System of Progressive Physical Training

(1954) - four complete programs designed to guide the pupil from start to finish in his quest for physical perfection. The first course gives the beginner the necessary all-round training and conditioning. The second course adds bulk and bodyweight by utilizing the tested formula for causing a change in the metabolism. The third course shapes the trainee with muscle-molding exercises, adding both size and strength to perfect proportions. The fourth course is directed toward further shaping and muscular separation that will put the pupil into the ranks of perfect men.

Developing Physical Strength

(1979) - Mr. Deadlift himself tells of the unique training methods that he used to establish a world record deadlift. Discover his views on power rack training. The value of keeping notes and records. Learn about the training systems and methods of the old-time greats that he tried, which ones worked for him and which ones didn't. In addition, the author discusses: the bench press, eccentric movements, special exercises, "the sweep", the centrifugal machine, static contraction, etc.

Weight-Lifting Made Easy and Interesting

(1926) - This book was accepted the world over as the text-book of technical instruction of the Iron Game. Every lift is explained and analyzed step by step showing the correct positions, technique and errors for disqualification.

How to Use a Barbell

(1932) - This marvelous training manual contains the how-to of 50 separate exercises and offers 6 distinct courses of training.

The Rader Master Bodybuilding and Weight Gaining System

(1946) - The most effective and result producing course in existence. Many have gained 30 lbs. of muscle in one month by following this course. Some have gained 100 lbs. of muscle in a year by using the methods described in this course. It contains a wealth of bodybuilding information the author gathered over a 40 year period of study, research and experiment.

The Iron Man Barbell Course No. 1

(1955) - This is the same barbell course that was given with Iron Man Barbells for over 30 years, and contains all the information needed to build an outstanding physique and great strength. Pupils rate it among the very best after trying all the others.

The Iron Man Dumbbell Course No. 1

(1946) - This is the same dumbbell course that was given with Iron Man Barbells for over 30 years, and contains all the information needed to build an outstanding physique and great strength. Pupils rate it among the very best after trying all the others.

The Production of Muscular Bulk

(1965) - Everyone wants to gain Muscular Bulk. Muscle is heavy, so you must gain weight if you are to add muscle tissue. The man who bulks up with muscle quickest is the man who knows the proper methods.

The Development of Physical Power

(1906) - In 1906 The Strongest Man in the World wrote his first of two books describing his simple methods for developing genuine strength and power, not just useless artificially swollen muscles. While his methods were simple maybe even crude by today's standards, he explains in detail with photos how to do ten different lifts using barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells plus ring and ball lifting.

The Textbook of Weight-Lifting

(1910) - One of the very few books describing in detail the training methods of the old-time strongmen of the day, before vitamins, steroids or plastic surgery! Over 50 pages of text, photos and beautiful artwork printed on heavy enamel paper. This IS a Classic Book, especially for someone who loves to read about real old-time strongmen and HOW they trained.

Strongman: The Doug Hepburn Story

(2003) - Douglas Ivan Hepburn was born with a club foot and crossed eyes. As a boy he decided to train with weights and become the world's strongest man. He was the first man to bench press 500 lbs., 1953 World Weight Lifting Champion, Canada's Top Athlete of 1953, 1954 British Empire Games Gold Medalist, Canada's Only World Weight Lifting Champion, inventor, singer, writer. He backed up his claim of being the "Strongest Natural Athlete in History" by challenging anyone to beat him in a five-lift show of strength for a $ 10,000 prize. To claim the money, you had to beat the champ and pass a test for performance-enhancing drugs. Nobody ever took his money. Doug's complete, drug-free training secrets are revealed in a way that are easy to understand. Thurston's biography does justice to all aspects of Doug's life, illuminating the fortitude with which he met his many challenges.

Rich Tucker's Biblical Nutrition

(1973) - This is the sequel to the The Strength of Samson by Michael H. Brown. If you're not satisfied with merely being twice as strong as the average man and want to be a 240 lb. monster, then this is the book you need. If you have failed with other methods, try this, you won't have to look any further.

Pat Casey King of the Powerlifters

(2002**) - Bruce Wilhelm, veteran lifter, shares with us detailed testimony on the life and times of Pat Casey with some biographical anecdotes, training routines and contest results. This book is loaded with never before published information and vintage top quality photos taken by that famous lifting photographer, Leo Stern.