Strongman Origins for AOBS

Circus strongmen, bodybuilders, Olympic weightlifters, throwers or all sorts, boxers, professional wrestlers, these are all athletes who have been a part of the Association of Oldetime Barbell & Strongmen. One of the founding members and most influential strongmen, was Vic Boff.

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In addition to owning and operating one of the premier health food stores in New York City, Vic actually grew up in Red Lion, PA, where his father had owned a small department store chain. This is important because York, PA is practically right down the street!

Growing up with the Olympic weightlifting team training nearby and during the Great Depression, Vic came up with and learned a lot of training tricks that most people simply wouldn't consider today. Most of these were simple, yet highly effective.

Here is one that Vic taught me, the very first time we met. Start collecting quality solid dumbbells, like the York Solid Dumbbells. Instead of buying pairs, get different, somewhat lighter sizes, such as a 25 pounder and a 35 pounder. Because of the unique shape, you can stack them across the handles and now you have a 60 pound implement that will be fantastic for grip work, curls and a unique type of clean & overhead press. Vic was full of ideas like this. His book, Vic Boff's Bodybuilders Bible, is simply packed with them.

In honor of the AOBS Dinner this weekend, Atomic Athletic has a special on Vic's book right now. Don't miss it!

Here is the link:

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Live strong,

Roger LaPointe

PS I hope to see many of our Atomic Athletic Bomb Proof Bulletin readers at the Dinner this coming weekend.