“Oh please, can’t we go? I would so love to see a REAL man!”
Australian newspaper cartoon from 1903?
Eugene Sandow visited there in that year.
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Mother of GOD�feebly 46ish rj PR�d today in DB press Ilgbro! 3 sets of 65s�clean�no bullshit compensations. Smooth and controlled sets of 10, 10, 12! Now for those bad boy mofo wall bastards on DL today!
Rockin� at home in ATL,
rj
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Dear Noble Coach Ilg,
Boy, does today�s DL bring me back to the 70s! That was the same workout that our ski team used�still a great workout today and even better with your WF enhancements. Thank you for the teaching linking my teen years with today.
Namaste.
WF Online Student michael t of Clan Haku
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Eugene Sandow, one of Wholistic Fitness� Granddad’s, was interested not only in functional feats of strength displays, such as his renown One Arm Man Lift pictured above (try it!), yet, he also considered the look, symmetry, general proportion, and leanness of his body to be considered functional art. 
I love this shot of my spiritual Grandpapa…as a terribly, terribly skinny boy, i modeled my physique building attempts after Grandaddy Sandow. Like Wholistic Fitness�, Eugene’s philosophy and ongoing years of incredible, unmatched, often misunderstood physique + athleticism would set the Standard for all fitness enthusiasts that, like you and i, would eventually follow in his brave artistry of self.
I bow to Granddad. i bow to all the body/mind pioneers upon whose broad shoulders and keen insights Wholistic Fitness� stands.
Body First, yogis…body first.
Do not start speaking about Enlightenment until you’ve tooled your body and have controlled your mind to touch mastery in ALL the rooms of your Body Temple: Strength, Cardio, Suppleness, Agility,Mastery of Food, and Mastery of Ego…
Want some more Grandpapa CHI HITS?
sure thang, it is all-Ways an honor to show you young ones (and re-Mind us elders) our Temple History:
{ilg, circa 1984. at the time this photo was shot, i could get on podium of bodybuilding, ultra-distance endurance events, and sport climbing…all at the same time. Eugene Sandow was one of my meditation/visualization anchors during these years.}
May Your Practice be stalwart within the 4 Wholistic Fitness� Lifestyle Principles and may you ask yourself when Laziness strikes today in any way;
“What would Grand Daddy Sandow do?”
nama st�,
coach ilg
founder/Wholistic Fitness� Personal Training…since 1982 keeping int-act the Path of the Ancient Ones…today!
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