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Hi Storm,

This is great and hilarious. Great because this old
time "superman" attributes the majority of the
considerable "success and reputation" he earned as
weight lifter to (essentially) swinging around a
sledgehammer. Hilarious because though what he
describes *is* a (somewhat long shafted) sledgehammer,
he doesn't call it that ("the anti-barbell") and has
essentially reinvented the wheel. Note to all you "my
shovelglove is bigger than yours" folks: the "physical
superman" was content a 10 pounder. Leverage did the
rest.

I like his invocation of archimedes to explain the
anti-barbell's superior efficiency. If leverage can
move the world, then leverage can make a world to
move. I think I'll have to stick a reference on the
home page.

Thanks!

Reinhard

--- Storm Fox <storm_m_fox@...> wrote:

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http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Aston/p-s/ps2.htm
> Sorry, that's the link to the Edward Aston thinger. 
> I hope it posts this time. I don't know if I forgot
> to include it or it didn't go.
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> Storm Fox <storm_m_fox@...> wrote:
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> This is cool! Check out "Archimedes and the
> Anti-Barbell." Powerful words of encouragement from
> a man who could put 300# overhead with one hand! I
> thought this would be good for some inspiration.
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