(Eng. Eugen Sandow, also known as Eugene Sandow; real name - Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (German. Friedrich Wilhelm Müller); April 2, 1867, Koenigsberg, Prussia - October 14, 1925, London, England) - one of the greatest athletes of the XIX century, considered the founder of modern bodybuilding and bodybuilding.

The winners of the competition "Mr. Olympia" receive a figurine with his image as a reward:

He is the owner of many records, for example:

Within four minutes, he did 200 push-ups from the floor.
For several seconds, he held weights of 27 kilograms each on his outstretched hands.
Leaning with his heels on one chair, and with the back of his head on another, he held two people on his chest, and in his outstretched hand - a 22-kilogram weight.
Holding a 24-kilogram weight in each hand, he stood on a handkerchief, then jumped and did back somersaults, exactly landing there.
A platform was placed on his chest, and he held three horses on it. In another room, on the platform, there was a piano and an eight-piece orchestra.
In 1894, he set a world record by squeezing a barbell with huge hollow balls with one person inside. The weight of the unusual bar was 122 kilograms.
While on tour in San Francisco in 1894, Sandow wrestled with a lion that was muzzled and shod with mittens. The lion rushed at Sandov, and he caught him, held him and threw him away.
In 1895, Sandow performed the most difficult power trick, lifting and squeezing a barbell weighing 115 kilograms with his right hand and, shifting it to his left hand, sat down and lay on his back and, then, without lowering the barbell, stood up.

We are interested in him dumbbell workout method from the book Strength and How to Become Strong. To perform, it is enough to have a pair of small dumbbells, then gradually increase the weight if desired. I will briefly describe the main essence of the system:

Using his medical knowledge and experience under the guidance of trainer Attila, Sandow developed a system exercise with dumbbells and recommended it not only to men, but also to children and girls, for whom a special dosage of exercises was provided. Let's start our acquaintance with this system with brief recommendations of the author.

The body, like the child, needs education; such education can be given only by exercises, with the help of which not only muscles are developed, but health is improved.

Exercises should be performed no earlier than two hours after eating. Practice in front of a mirror, follow the correct movements, which should be calm. Each exercise should take 2 seconds.

Do not force an increase in dumbbell weight and reps.

After exercise, take a cold bath, after preparing the body for water procedures. Start in the summer and continue all year round, day after day, in the morning. If it is not possible to take a bath, after exercising, you need to wipe the body with a towel dipped in cold water, and then quickly rub yourself with a dry towel.

The “nail” of the Sandow system is in conscious muscle contractions. “One must acquire the ability to concentrate one’s mind on the muscles and subordinate them to his absolute influence.” In addition to the basic system with dumbbells, Sandow recommends exercising in muscle tension throughout the day. For example, when you are sitting reading or just relaxing while sitting, try contracting your muscles harder and harder.

Recommended below exercises intended for those aged 17 and over. In the beginning, you need to use two-kilogram dumbbells. Every six days, increase the number of repetitions by three. Six months later (1st course), three-kilogram dumbbells are needed. Six months later - dumbbells of four kilograms. You need to start each exercise with the initial number of repetitions.

1. Standing, arms with dumbbells along the body, palms facing forward (grip from below), look straight ahead.
Alternately bend and unbend your arms at the elbow joints. Elbows must be motionless.
Repeat the exercise 50 times. Breathing is uniform, arbitrary.
Exercise develops the biceps of the shoulder (biceps).

2. The same exercise, but hold the dumbbells with an overhand grip. Repeat the exercise 25 times.

3. Standing, arms with dumbbells to the sides, palms up, look straight ahead. Alternately bend and unbend your arms at the elbow joints. During the exercise, do not lower your elbows. Breathing is uniform, arbitrary. Repeat the exercise 10 times. Exercise develops the biceps of the shoulder and the triceps of the shoulder (triceps).

4. Standing, arms with dumbbells to the sides, palms up .. Simultaneously bend and unbend your arms at the elbow joints. Bending your arms, inhale, unbending - exhale. Repeat the exercise 10 times.
This exercise develops biceps and triceps.

5. Standing, arms with dumbbells raised forward, palms inward. Spread straight arms to the sides and inhale, quickly return to the starting position - exhale. Repeat the exercise 5 times.

Exercise develops the pectoral muscles, muscles of the back and shoulder girdle.

6. Standing, hands with dumbbells to your shoulders, turn your shoulders, look straight ahead. Alternately raise and lower your arms. Breathing is even. Repeat the exercise 15 times.
Exercise develops the triceps muscles of the shoulder, deltoid and trapezius muscles.

7. Standing, arms with dumbbells along the body, the back is slightly bent. Alternately raise your straight arms forward to shoulder level.
Raising your right hand, inhale, raising your left - exhale.
This exercise develops the deltoid muscles.

8. Standing, arms with dumbbells to the sides, palms down. Simultaneously and quickly turn the brushes up and down, then back and forth. Breathing is even. Exercise to perform before the onset of fatigue.
Develops the muscles of the forearm and strengthens the wrist joints.

9. Take dumbbells at one end and spread your arms out to the sides. Without bending your arms, rotate your hands back and forth. Breathing is even. Exercise until tired.
The exercise develops the muscles of the forearm and strengthens the wrist joints.

10. Standing, arms with dumbbells raised up. Without bending your knees, lean forward and touch the floor with your hands - exhale. Return to the starting position - inhale. At first, do the exercise without dumbbells. Repeat the exercise 10 times.
This exercise develops the back muscles.

11. Standing, arms with dumbbells along the torso. Lunge forward with your left foot, raise your right hand in an arcuate motion to chest level - inhale. Return to the starting position - exhale. Then lunge with your right foot and raise your left hand forward. Repeat the exercise 10 times.
This exercise develops the deltoids and leg muscles.

12. Standing, arms along the body, look straight ahead. Raise straight arms through the sides up - inhale. Lower to the starting position - exhale. Repeat the exercise 10 times.
Exercise develops the deltoid and trapezius muscles.

13. Push-ups lying on the floor. The torso and legs should form a straight line. Bending your arms, inhale, unbending - exhale. Bending your arms, touch the floor with your chest.
The exercise develops the triceps muscles of the shoulder, the pectoral muscles and the muscles of the shoulder girdle.

14. Standing, arms with dumbbells along the torso. Tilt your torso to the left side, bend your right arm so that the dumbbell touches the armpit. Then tilt to the other side, bending your left arm. Bending down, exhale, returning to the starting position - inhale. Repeat the exercise 25 times.
Exercise develops the lateral abdominal muscles, biceps, trapezius and deltoid muscles.

15. Lying on your back on the floor, legs are fixed to a fixed support, arms with dumbbells are raised up. Sit down and bend forward - exhale. Slowly return to the starting position - inhale. The first time the exercise can be performed without dumbbells. Repeat the exercise 3 times. This exercise develops the abdominal muscles.

16. Lying on your back on the floor, hands behind your head. Raise straight legs up - exhale. Slowly lower your legs to the starting position - inhale. Repeat the exercise 3 times.
This exercise develops the abdominal muscles and quadriceps femoris.

17. Standing, heels together, socks apart, arms with dumbbells lowered along the body. Slowly rise on your toes - inhale, then, sinking on your heels, sit down - exhale. Repeat the exercise 25 times.
This exercise develops the calf muscles and quadriceps femoris.

18. Standing, arms with dumbbells lowered along the body. Bend and unbend the hands at the wrist joints. Breathing is even. Repeat the exercise 25 times.
The exercise develops the muscles of the forearm and strengthens the wrist joints.

Sandow claimed that by the end of the eighth year, when the weight of the dumbbells reached 8 kilograms, those who practiced according to his system would have the same muscles as his.

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Eugene Sandow, a legendary figure among athletes. He changed the view of strength indicators and the capabilities of a simple, once physically undeveloped person. It was he who introduced the technique with progressive resistance. Evgeny Sandov can be called one of the founders of bodybuilding. Find out more about him and his accomplishments below. .

Eugene Sandow - the great athlete of the vulgar

Eugene Sandow, strength and will (1867-1925)

Eugene Sandow, aka Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, was born into a family where his mother was of Russian origin, and his father was German. Eugene grew up as a weak child and was constantly sick, but everything changed when he became a student.

In his student years, he became interested in anatomy and physical education, to which he devoted all his free time. Such hobbies began to improve his physical external indicators, and also helped to get rid of the constant ailments that had tormented him since childhood, he knew how to compose.

Eugene's coach was the strongman Professor Attila (Louis Durlacher), who was famous for his talented students, but it was Sandov who became the most eminent and famous throughout the world. Professor Attila used his very effective technique - the progressive increase in weights, which revolutionized the athletes and gave great results.

In 1885 Muller Friedrich left Germany and moved to live in England, where he began to perform in the circus. It was the new work that made him change his birth name to the pseudonym Eugene Sandow. During his athletic training, Eugene acquired the skills of a wrestler, which he also used during performances in the circus.

Anthropometric data

Eugene Sandow - winner of lions

Despite his not high height of 170 cm and weight of 80 kg, Sandov easily defeated athletes much larger than himself. His anthropometric data were: calves - 40 cm, biceps - 43 cm, thigh - 63 cm, these figures can be called ideal even for modern athletes.

In England, Sandow opens universities of physical education, salons and various kinds of studios, in which he promotes all his new methods and teaches those who wish. Eugene can also be called the man who became the father of the beauty contest among athletes, it was he who held it first with the help of the royal family.

During this period, he completely ends his wrestling career, and is only engaged in promoting his methods to the masses, by demonstrating his strength achievements.

Glory and business

The weight of the bar was 122 kilograms

Due to the fact that he demonstrated his beautiful body and all sorts of power tricks, Eugene Sandow quickly gained popularity. With his program, he begins to travel around Europe and everywhere a sensation awaits him, in 1894 he visits America as the most powerful man in the world.

It is in the United States that he understands that with the help of advertising his technique, you can earn good money and become a symbol for many of his contemporaries. Sandow proved himself to be a talented businessman, which improved sales of sports equipment and specialized bodybuilding literature.

Or Eugene Sandow(in English Eugen Sandow; real name Friedrich Winhelm Müller) is a Prussian bodybuilder who is the father of modern bodybuilding. Years of life: 04/02/1987 - 10/14/1925.

Biography

Friedrich was born in Konigsberg (now Kaliningrad) in 1867. He left Prussia in 1885 in order to avoid military service, and already in 1889 he made his first appearance in London. Where he became a circus athlete, choosing a new name for himself - Eugene Sandov. In addition to demonstrating power tricks and the beauty of his muscles, he demonstrated wrestling, and thus won the love of the public.

Subsequently, Eugene, due to a faded interest in wrestling, abandons her, and begins to promote his system of physical exercises. After he had a successful tour of Europe, in 1984 he went to America. There he was advertised as "The Strongest Man in the World."

In America, he showed the talent of a businessman and inventor. In addition to successfully advertising soy training methods, he also invented the first muscle development simulators using pulleys. It was thanks to him that the growth in sales of books about bodybuilding, barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells increased.

In 1897, he moved back to England, where he continued to successfully promote the methodology of his training. He created studios and salons of physical culture (gyms). On September 14, 1901, Sandow, with the support of the royal family, held the first ever athletics competition, which was called the "Great Competition". In 1911, he was awarded the title of professor of physical culture, which was presented to him by King George V himself.

Eugene was married and subsequently divorced from Blanch Brooks, with whom he had two daughters.

Sandow died on October 25, 1925 at the age of 58. At the behest of his ex-wife, he was buried in an inconspicuous grave at Putney Vale Cemetary. In 2002, thanks to his modern admirer Thomas Manley, a memorial plate and a gravestone appeared on the grave. On the plate was the inscription "Eugene Sandow, 1867-1925 Father of modern bodybuilding." In 2008, the grave was purchased and altered by Chris Davis, Sandow's great-grandson.

His physique data

1. Height - 170 cm
2. Weight - 88 kg
3. Biceps - 43 cm
4. Hip - 63 cm
5. Calves - 40 cm

Physical achievements

1. Within four minutes, he did 200 push-ups from the floor.
2. For several seconds, he held kettlebells weighing 27 kilograms each on outstretched hands.
3. Leaning with his heels on one chair, and with the back of his head on another, he held two people on his chest, and in his outstretched hand - a 22-kilogram weight.
4. Holding a 24-kilogram weight in each hand, he stood on a handkerchief, then jumped and did back somersaults, exactly landing there.
5. A platform was placed on his chest, and he held three horses on it. In another room, on the platform, there was a piano and an eight-piece orchestra.
6. In 1894, he set a world record by squeezing a barbell with huge hollow balls with one person inside. The weight of the unusual bar was 122 kilograms.
7. While on tour in San Francisco in 1894, Sandow wrestled with a lion that was muzzled and shod with mittens. The lion rushed at Sandov, and he caught him, held him and threw him away.
8. In 1895, Sandow performed the most difficult power trick, lifting and squeezing a barbell weighing 115 kilograms with his right hand and, shifting it to his left hand, sat down and lay on his back and, then, without lowering the barbell, got up.

Literature Sandow

• Sandow's System of Physical Training (1894)
• Bodybuilding: Man in Action (Eng. Body-Building) (1904)
• Strength and Health: how disease can be successfully overcome by physical culture (Eng. Strength and Health) (1912)
• Life is Movement: the physical reconstruction and regeneration of people (English Life is Movement) (1919)

Sandow Gallery

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Date of death:

Path to glory

Career in America

Death

Followers

Sandov also had many followers in Russia, where his books and articles were published in large numbers. His methods were used by the St. Petersburg Athletic Society, which trained many excellent wrestlers, such as Ivan Poddubny.

Achievements of Evgeny Sandov

Eugene had phenomenal strength. For example:

• Within four minutes, he did 200 push-ups from the floor.
• For several seconds, he held weights of 27 kilograms each on his outstretched hands.
• Leaning with his heels on one chair, and with the back of his head on another, he held two people on his chest, and in his outstretched hand - a 22-kilogram weight.
• Holding a 24-kilogram weight in each hand, he stood on a handkerchief, then jumped and did back somersaults, exactly landing there.
• A platform was installed on his chest, and he kept three horses on it. In another room, on the platform, there was a piano and an eight-piece orchestra.
• In 1894, he set a world record by squeezing a barbell with huge hollow balls with one person inside. The weight of the unusual bar was 122 kilograms.
• During a tour of San Francisco in 1894, Sandow wrestled a lion that was muzzled and shod with mittens. The lion rushed at Sandov, and he caught him, held him and threw him away.
• In 1895, Sandow performed the most difficult power trick: he lifted and squeezed a barbell weighing 115 kilograms with his right hand and, shifting it to his left hand, sat down and lay on his back, then, without lowering the barbell, he stood up.

Anthropometric data

literary works

Eugene Sandow has written several books about his techniques:

• The system of physical development of Evgeny Sandov (Eng. Sandow's System of Physical Training ) ()
• Strength and how to get it Strength and How To Obtain It) ()
• Bodybuilding: man in action body building) ()
• Strength and Health: How Disease Can Be Successfully Conquered by Physical Culture. Strength and Health) ()
• Life is Motion: The Physical Reconstruction and Regeneration of Humans. Life is Movement) ()

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An excerpt characterizing Eugene Sandow

The militia in the presence of Pierre was no longer so caustique, and his face expressed bewilderment at what Julie's smile meant. Despite his distraction and good nature, Pierre's personality immediately stopped all attempts at ridicule in his presence.
“No,” Pierre answered, laughing, looking at his big, fat body. “It’s too easy for the French to hit me, and I’m afraid that I won’t get on a horse ...
Among the people being sorted out for the subject of conversation, Julie's society fell on the Rostovs.
“Very, they say, their deeds are bad,” said Julie. - And he is so stupid - the count himself. The Razumovskys wanted to buy his house and the suburban area, and all this is dragging on. He is valued.
- No, it seems that the sale will take place one of these days, - someone said. – Although now it’s crazy to buy anything in Moscow.
- From what? Julie said. – Do you really think that there is a danger for Moscow?
- Why are you going?
- I? That's strange. I'm going because ... well, because everyone is going, and then I'm not John d "Arc and not an Amazon.
- Well, yes, yes, give me more rags.
- If he manages to conduct business, he can pay all the debts, - the militia went on about Rostov.
– Kind old man, but very pauvre sire [bad]. And why do they live here for so long? They have long wanted to go to the village. Natalie seems to be well now? Julie asked Pierre with a sly smile.
“They are waiting for a younger son,” said Pierre. - He entered the Obolensky Cossacks and went to Belaya Tserkov. A regiment is formed there. And now they have transferred him to my regiment and are waiting every day. The count has long wanted to go, but the countess will never agree to leave Moscow until her son arrives.
- I saw them the third day at the Arkharovs. Natalie got prettier and happier again. She sang one romance. How easy it is for some people!
- What's going on? Pierre asked indignantly. Julie smiled.
“You know, Count, that knights like you only exist in the novels of Madame Suza.
What knight? From what? – blushing, asked Pierre.
- Well, come on, dear count, c "est la fable de tout Moscou. Je vous admire, ma parole d" honneur. [All Moscow knows this. Really, I'm surprised at you.]
- Fine! Fine! the militiaman said.
- OK then. You can't say how boring!
- Qu "est ce qui est la fable de tout Moscou? [What does all of Moscow know?] - Pierre said angrily, getting up.
- Come on, Count. You know!
“I don’t know anything,” said Pierre.
- I know that you were friendly with Natalie, and therefore ... No, I am always friendly with Vera. Cette chere Vera! [That sweet Vera!]
- Non, madame, [No, madam.] - Pierre continued in an unhappy tone. - I did not take on the role of the knight of Rostov at all, and I have not been with them for almost a month. But I don't understand cruelty...
- Qui s "excuse - s" accuse, [Whoever apologizes, he blames himself.] - Julie said smiling and waving lint, and in order for her to have the last word, she immediately changed the conversation. - What is it like, I found out today: poor Marie Volkonskaya arrived in Moscow yesterday. Did you hear she lost her father?
- Really! Where's she? I would very much like to see her,” said Pierre.
“I spent the evening with her last night. Today or tomorrow morning she is going to the suburbs with her nephew.
- Well, how is she? Pierre said.
Nothing, sad. But do you know who saved her? It's a whole novel. Nicholas Rostov. She was surrounded, they wanted to kill her, her people were wounded. He rushed and saved her...
“Another novel,” said the militiaman. - Decisively, this general flight is made so that all the old brides get married. Catiche is one, Princess Bolkonskaya is another.
“You know that I really think she is un petit peu amoureuse du jeune homme. [slightly in love with the young man.]
- Fine! Fine! Fine!
- But how can I say it in Russian? ..

When Pierre returned home, he was served two posters of Rostopchin brought that day.
The first said that the rumor that Count Rastopchin was forbidden to leave Moscow was unfair and that, on the contrary, Count Rostopchin was glad that ladies and merchant wives were leaving Moscow. “Less fear, less news,” the poster said, “but I answer with my life that there will be no villain in Moscow.” These words for the first time clearly showed Pierre that the French would be in Moscow. The second poster said that our main apartment is in Vyazma, that Count Wittgsstein defeated the French, but that since many residents want to arm themselves, there are weapons prepared in the arsenal for them: sabers, pistols, guns, which residents can get at a cheap price. The tone of the posters was no longer as playful as in Chigirin's previous conversations. Pierre thought about these posters. Obviously, that terrible thundercloud, which he called upon with all the forces of his soul, and which at the same time aroused involuntary horror in him, - obviously, this cloud was approaching.
“To enter the military service and go to the army or wait? - Pierre asked himself this question for the hundredth time. He took a deck of cards lying on his table and began to play solitaire.
“If this solitaire comes out,” he said to himself, mixing the deck, holding it in his hand and looking up, “if it comes out, then it means ... what does it mean? .. - He did not have time to decide what it means, when a voice the eldest princess, asking if it is possible to enter.
“Then it will mean that I have to go to the army,” Pierre finished to himself. “Come in, come in,” he added, turning to the princes.
(One older princess, with a long waist and a petrified lead, continued to live in Pierre's house; two younger ones got married.)
“Forgive me, mon cousin, that I came to you,” she said in a reproachfully agitated voice. “After all, we must finally decide on something!” What will it be? Everyone has left Moscow, and the people are rioting. What are we left with?
“On the contrary, everything seems to be going well, ma cousine,” said Pierre with that habit of playfulness that Pierre, who always embarrassedly endured his role as a benefactor in front of the princess, learned to himself in relation to her.
- Yes, it's safe ... good well-being! Today Varvara Ivanovna told me how different our troops are. Certainly an honor to ascribe. Yes, and the people completely rebelled, they stop listening; my girl and she became rude. So soon they will beat us. You can't walk on the streets. And most importantly, today the French will be here tomorrow, what can we expect! I ask one thing, mon cousin, - said the princess, - order me to be taken to Petersburg: whatever I am, but I cannot live under Bonaparte power.
“Come on, ma cousine, where do you get your information from?” Against…
“I will not submit to your Napoleon. Others, as they wish ... If you do not want to do this ...
- Yes, I will, I will order now.
The princess, apparently, was annoyed that there was no one to be angry with. She, whispering something, sat down on a chair.

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Eugene Sandow
Eugene Sandow
Photo taken by Benjamin Falk
Name at birth:	Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (ur. Friedrich Wilhelm Müller)
Occupation:	Bodybuilder, wrestler
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:	Königsberg, Prussia
Date of death:
A place of death:	London, England

Eugene Sandov(English) Eugene Sandow, also known as Eugene Sandow; real name - Friedrich Wilhelm Müller(German Friedrich Wilhelm Müller); April 2, 1867, Koenigsberg, Prussia - October 14, 1925, London, England) - an outstanding athlete of the XIX century, is considered the founder of modern bodybuilding.

early years

Friedrich Müller was born on April 2, 1867 in Königsberg, Prussia. His father was German and his mother was Russian. As a child, he was weak and sickly. As a student, he became interested in anatomy and physical education, which helped him significantly develop his muscles.

As a child, his father took him to the museum, where Sandow most of all remembered the figures of ancient Greek heroes, their athletic build. Later, Sandow became interested in anatomy and physical education. He began to exercise regularly and quickly got rid of illnesses and bodily weakness.

Eugene Sandow's coach was Louis Durlacher (Professor Attila) - he was born in the German city of Karlsruhe on July 2, 1844. He started playing sports early, quickly achieved high results and began to perform on stage as a professional strongman. Subsequently, he opened a sports hall and achieved success in coaching. He brought up many weightlifters and strongmen, the most famous of which was Eugene Sandow. The success of the coaching work of Professor Attila was in his methodology - progressive weight gain, at the time it was a revolutionary training technique.

Path to glory

Soon Friedrich becomes a circus athlete and chooses a new name for himself - Eugene Sandow(English pronunciation - Eugene Sandow). In addition to demonstrating power tricks and the beauty of his muscles, he also engages in wrestling, gaining the glory of being invincible. Sandow showed original power numbers that no one else could repeat. In addition, he had well-developed muscles, which was rare at that time. All this served to ensure that Sandow very quickly became popular.

The peak of Evgeny Sandow's fame falls on 1889, when Sandow defeated the famous strongman and wrestler Sampson (Sampson) and began to advertise his athletic achievements as revival of the ancient Greek ideal.

Sandov defeated all the strong men and wrestlers who wished to test his strength and won the glory of the invincible.

Gradually, Sandow leaves the struggle, which becomes uninteresting to him. He focuses on strength performances and promoting his system of physical exercises. After a successful tour of Europe, Eugene in 1894 went to America. There he is advertised as "the strongest man in the world."

It keeps showing power numbers and adds new ones:

1. Fights with a lion, which is muzzled and shod in mittens. The lion rushes at Sandow, he catches him, holds him and throws him away.
2. Sets a world record by squeezing with one hand a barbell with baskets in which one person sits. The total weight of the bar was 122 kg.

In America is his coach, Professor Attila, who in 1893, at the invitation of Richard C. Fox, came to New York and opened his most famous gym on Broadway for professionals and the top of the sports community. Attila taught American bodybuilders how to train with progressive resistance.

Career in America

Abroad, Sandov showed remarkable talent as a businessman. Sandow advertised his methodology for developing strength and the necessary sports equipment for this, a healthy lifestyle and rational nutrition. Thanks to him, the sale of kettlebells, dumbbells, barbells and bodybuilding books increased substantially.

In the same 1894th Sandow writes the book "Physical Training System", then there are Sandow simulators and sports nutrition (cocoa strength).

Moving to England

In 1897 Eugene Sandow returns to England, where he continues to promote his many techniques, simulators, expanders and spring dumbbells.

Creates institutes of physical culture and prototypes of modern gyms.

In 1897, Sandow moved to England, where he continued to perform and promote his many techniques. He creates institutes of physical culture, as well as salons and studios of physical culture, prototypes of modern gyms. In 1901, with the support of the royal family, Sandow held the world's first athletic beauty pageant. great competition».

The jury consisted of three celebrities: Eugene Sandow, Athrur Conan Doyle and Charles Lowes.

The winner of the competition (56 participants) was William Murray, who received the golden statuette of Sandow.

The author of the statuette was an English sculptor Frederick W. Pomeroy. They met Sandov in the 80s of the XIX century. Frederick W. Pomeroy, impressed by Sandow's physical development and achievements, captured him in bronze, and in 1891 the famous statuette appeared on which Sandow holds a ball rod with one hand.

By that time, he finally ends his wrestling career and devotes himself entirely to promoting his techniques and demonstrating power numbers.

In 1904 Sandow wrote the book Body Building: Man in Action.

Gradually, Sandow pays more and more attention not to the power, but to the health side of his system.

In 1905 Eugene Sandow goes on a world tour to promote a healthy lifestyle and spread his system of physical development.

In 1911 King George V of England awarded Sandow the title of "Professor of Physical Development" and appointed him as a personal instructor.

In 1912 Sandow wrote the book Strength and Health: How Disease Can Be Successfully Conquered by Physical Culture.
Sandow's anthropometric data in 1912: height - 170 cm, weight - 88 kg, waist - 80 cm, biceps - 43 cm, forearm - 33 cm, thigh - 63 cm, calves - 40 cm.

In 1919 Sandow writes another book, Life is Motion: The Physical Reconstruction and Regeneration of Man.

March 15, 1925 Coach Sandow dies Professor Attila, who remained in history as the coach of the largest number of weightlifters and strongmen, who created a new method of training muscle building

In the same year, Sandov himself dies - October 14, 1925- in London, from a cerebral hemorrhage, when, after an accident, at the request of acquaintances, he pulled out a car that had driven into a ditch with one hand. Eugene Sandow was buried in southwest London at the Putney Valley Cemetery in an inconspicuous grave without a tombstone.

So, with a difference of six months, two great people who created physical development system, according to which all athletes are engaged today - regular, and in professional sports - daily workouts with a constant increase in weights(load).

At low loads, the athlete's system has a therapeutic effect and helps the body cope with ailments, but with an increase in weight, the system is able to develop human natural potential by increasing the strength and quality of muscles. The quality of the muscles depends on the type of training.

Personal life

He was married to Blanch Brooks. Blanche Brooks), relations with which subsequently deteriorated. In this marriage, Eugene had two daughters.

Followers

Sandow also had many followers in Russia, where his books and articles were published in large numbers. His methods were used by the St. Petersburg Athletic Society, which trained many excellent wrestlers, such as Ivan Poddubny.

Achievements of Evgeny Sandov

Eugene had phenomenal strength. For example:

• Within four minutes, he did 200 push-ups from the floor.
• For several seconds, he held weights of 27 kilograms each on his outstretched hands.
• Leaning with his heels on one chair, and with the back of his head on another, he held two people on his chest, and in his outstretched hand - a 22-kilogram weight.
• Holding a 24-kilogram weight in each hand, he stood on a handkerchief, then jumped and did back somersaults, exactly landing there.
• A platform was placed on his chest, and he held three horses on it. In another room, on the platform, there was a piano and an eight-piece orchestra.
• In 1894, he set a world record by squeezing a barbell with huge hollow balls with one person inside. The weight of the unusual bar was 122 kilograms.
• While on tour in San Francisco in 1894, Sandow wrestled with a lion that was muzzled and shod with mittens. The lion rushed at Sandov, and he caught him, held him and threw him away.
• In 1895, Sandow performed the most difficult power trick, lifting and squeezing a barbell weighing 115 kilograms with his right hand and, shifting it to his left hand, sat down and lay on his back and, then, without lowering the barbell, stood up.

Anthropometric data:

• Height - 170 cm
• Weight - 88 kg
• Biceps - 43 cm
• Hip - 63 cm
• Calves - 40 cm

literary works

Eugene Sandow has written several books about his techniques:

• The system of physical development of Evgeny Sandov (Eng. Sandow's System of Physical Training ) (1894)

• Strength and how to get it Strength and How To Obtain It) (1897)

• Bodybuilding: man in action body building) (1904)

• Strength and Health: How Disease Can Be Successfully Conquered by Physical Culture. Strength and Health) (1912)

• Life is Motion: The Physical Reconstruction and Regeneration of Humans. Life is Movement) (1919)

Interesting Facts

Nowadays, a bronze statuette of Evgeny Sandov is awarded to the winner of the Mr. Olympia contest.

Sandow's recommendations for exercise:

• Exercise should be performed no earlier than two hours after eating.
• Practice in front of a mirror, follow the correct movements, which should be calm and full of energy.
• Each movement should take 2 seconds.
• Do not rush to increase the weight of the dumbbells and the number of repetitions.
• After exercise, take a cold bath, after preparing the body for water procedures. Start hardening in the summer and continue all year round, day after day, in the morning. If you can't take a bath, after exercise, you need to wipe the body with a towel dipped in cold water, and then quickly rub yourself with a dry towel.

The secret of the power of Evgeny Sandov

Let's read the original text of the first exercise from Sandow's first book:

• Grab a dumbbell in each hand and come into an open feeling position. Now bend your legs slightly and turn the inside of your arms forward. In all exercises with light weight dumbbells, the knees should be slightly bent so that the muscles of the legs can feel the tension of the movements of the upper limbs. Squeeze your hands tightly on the dumbbells and create tension in the muscles of the hands so that there is no bend or turn of the arm at the elbow and there is a straight line from the dumbbell to the shoulder, the shoulders and elbows are well extended and the tops of the arms are closed to the sides.
• We raise and lower the dumbbells alternately, straightening the arms below to their full length and repeat the movement until muscle pain.
• We gradually increase the number of repetitions to 50. Then we add 5 each day of classes.
• This exercise develops the biceps and triceps expanders.

The secret of POWER is in the conscious contraction of the muscles. "One must acquire the ability to concentrate one's mind on the muscles and subordinate them to his absolute influence." For this feeling-posture-movement must be open to the development of strength. Breathing is breathtakingly natural.

Let's discover the secret of Sandow's strength

1. The development of phenomenal strength requires an equally powerful ability of the organism-muscles to adaptation. Usually this ability is considered as an innate gift. But it is known that Sandov did not have such adaptive power before the start of classes.
2. On the other hand, most children are born healthy. But with age, pain experience accumulates in the soul-body, which fetters the natural adaptive abilities. Primary pain experience is associated with birth itself and the first years of life. Therefore, it is not realized and is practically inaccessible for reorganization: the past cannot be changed.
3. Sandow simply formed a new body, in which he did not leave a single chance for the past negativity. With his strength exercises and inspirational = open mood of feelings = soul, day after day, exercise after exercise, he manifested and displaced the pain experience. And the day came when Friedrich Wilhelm Müller turned into Eugene Sandow. Perhaps this name means "noble from sand" creatively, like Aphrodite, born from foam by God.
4. Method:

• increase in the volume of satisfied loads and
• stepwise increase in dumbbell weight -
  was aimed at turning on and developing the mechanism of internal resynthesis of myoglobin-glycogen in skeletal muscles with a gradual shift of the center of mass to the level of the heart.
  Thus, a complete restoration of natural self-regulation was ensured. This is facilitated by open to new feelings, the connection of the legs-arms, the harmony of movements, the immersion of awareness in the fabric-texture of movements, inspired breathing.

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