Baron von Raschke
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Because I, like probably many others here, have a hard time fighting the urge to read more strength books, I thought I would start a thread where we contribute recommendations for favorite reading material that others on this forum may be interested in. I know Pavel has mentioned, and quoted, Earle Liederman and his Secrets of Strength book numerous times and it's on my list to pick up now.
I would like to recommend a book from the early 70's called The Super Athletes by David P. Willoughby. It's a virtual catalog of old time strong men like Louis Cyr, Hermann Goerner, Sandow, etc. with hundreds of pictures. I found it in a local library one summer (1985) and kept it checked out the entire summer, couldn't put it down. It was the book that introduced me to all of those athletes of yesteryear.
Looking forward to other contributions!
I would like to recommend a book from the early 70's called The Super Athletes by David P. Willoughby. It's a virtual catalog of old time strong men like Louis Cyr, Hermann Goerner, Sandow, etc. with hundreds of pictures. I found it in a local library one summer (1985) and kept it checked out the entire summer, couldn't put it down. It was the book that introduced me to all of those athletes of yesteryear.
Looking forward to other contributions!