Lifting

Another weightlifter.

 

Weightlifting Day

It's weightlifting day, and we start with a guy and his twin dumbbells.

 

Sig Klein

This is Sig Klein, a bodybuilder who maintained championship level fitness into his 50s.

 

Kettle Bell

As noted here before, kettle bell weights have been used in bodybuilding since the 1880s.

This German gentleman is from around 1930.

 

Muscles

I'd say this fellow has been getting results from his efforts.

 

Gladiator I

You can see a patch of thatch around the jockstrap on this man doing his routine

 in gladiator sandals.  We'll see him a bit later today in another pose.

 

Demonstration

This early 20th Century photo shows a man lifting a barbell.  It is from a series of separate photos 

that show him demonstrating a variety of lifts.  Perhaps the photos were 

meant to have been part of an instructional manual.

 

Outdoors

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Gladiator II

Here's the gladiator sandal guy from a different angle.

 

Tumblr Grab

Our closing photo is one I grabbed during the sack of tumblr.

This guy did a least four other poses during this session.

 

Weight lifter

Here we have a weightlifting nudist looking off to his left.

 

Dumbbell I

Plate 325 is the first of three showing men with dumbbells.

 

Dumbbell II

The model for Plate 326 shows us a fine backside while working a dumbbell.

 

Dumbbells III

A second panel from Plate 488 features a third man working out with dumbbells.

 

Weightlifter

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1910

I initially thought these beefy fellows were some of Prof. Desbonnet's students, 

but they turned out to be the Cercle Athletique de Montmartre weightlifting 

troupe as photographed by Maurice-Louis Branger in 1910.

 

Doug Hepburn

In case anyone's forgotten, Al Urban did make a mark in "legitimate" bodybuilding photography.  

Above is Doug Hepburn, a Canadian who was the 1953 World Champion weightlifter.

 

Grainy

The grainy image quality on this picture leaves a lot to be desired,

but I really like the way the model is positioned.

 

Odd weights

The odd barbell arrangement and diagonal pose make this one rather unique.

 

 

Arnold item

This is from an exercise guide published by an Arnold Schwartzenegger affiliated company.  

In the right hand photo Mike seems to be saying, "Yes, you've seen me somewhere before."