Showing posts with label Georg Hackenschmidt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georg Hackenschmidt. Show all posts
Sunday, May 3, 2026

Wrestling Way Back When, Part 2 - Georg Hackenschimdt

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Part two of today's series features Georg Hackenschmidt, an Estonian strong man and wrestler  who contended for the world wresting champ...
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With Gruhn

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This is the first of two photos in part two that feature pages from an instructional booklet for aspiring wrestlers by George Hackenschimdt ...
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Dark trunks

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Although the dark trunks don't help, we still get an impression of those amazing glutes.  

With Gruhn II

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Here's another page from the Hackenschimdt-Gruhn instructional booklet.  
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Rear view repeat

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Closing the Hackenschmidt portion of the series with a repeat of a rear view  I posted over seven years ago.  My, how time flies.  
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Georg Hackenschmidt

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We get a tease of frontal nudity in this shot of Georg Hackenschmidt.  
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Sunday, September 15, 2024

Hackenschmidt

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Here we see Georg Hackenschmidt in early middle age.  He continued  to wrestle, operate a gym, and maintain his physique well into his 50s. ...
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Saturday, March 2, 2024

Strong Men (and a few wrestlers) Day

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It's time for another group of late 19th and early 20th Century strong men and wrestlers. We start with Georg Hackenschmidt, who's s...
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Thursday, January 4, 2024

George Hackenschmidt

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George Hackenschmidt was one of the pre-eminent strong men and wrestlers of his era.  He was born in Estonia which was part of the Russian E...
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Monday, November 20, 2023

Georg Hackenschmidt . . . with some bulk on

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While he lost some of his leanness later in his career, Georg Hackenschmidt looked impressinve even into his 50s.  
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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Georg Hackenschimdt

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When we think of someone who was transformational in the early 20th Century world of strong men and wresting, Georg Hackenschmidt comes imme...
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Sunday, October 9, 2022

Hackenschmidt

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We close out the popup with what may be the most revealing  Georg Hackenschmidt photo in my rather large collection.  
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Sunday, July 28, 2019

Wrestling Day, Part 2 - 1900 Era Fig Leaf

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Part Two of our wrestling day features some big name Eastern European wrestlers from the early 20th Century in fig leaf photos.  We sta...
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Sunday, March 10, 2019

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We finish with F. Gruhn and Georg Hackenschmidt in a position that makes my evil mind think,  "Well, that's one way to get som...
Sunday, January 13, 2019

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Of all of today's featured men, Georg Hackenschmidt is the best known.  An Estonian of German heritage, he was a strong man for years...