Launched in March 1899, Physical Culture, published by Bernarr Macfadden, contained dietary advice, weight training information, and an incredible collection of health-related articles. It continued to be published, with a number of name changes, until the early 1960s. Click on the button below to read through a selection of Physical Culture magazines dating from October 1899 to...
Your Physique was a very influential magazine throughout its publication.
No Bevo, no “burnt orange,” and no “Hook ‘em.” No email, no cell phones, no 747s. The NCAA was barely five years old, the forward pass was a controversial rule change, and a touchdown was worth five points. The year was 1910 and these were just some of the conditions under which H.J. Lutcher Stark,...
To learn more UT’s Football Program check out our online exhibit “Longhorn Legacy“.
This exhibit showcases thirty-six different boxers in over one hundred photos from the Albert Davis photo collection.
Headed by Assistant Athletic Director for Strength and Conditioning Jeff Madden the University of Texas employed 12 full-time strength and conditioning personnel during the 2011-2012 academic year and an additional 16 graduate assistants and volunteers. This large number is necessary because in the 21st century every Texas varsity athlete, more than 500 men, and women, engage in...
Over the last four decades, The University of Texas at Austin Women’s Basketball program has taken on the reputation as a national powerhouse in the sport. As Pat Summitt, Hall of Fame Tennessee Volunteers coach, said of UT’s program upon Jody Conradt’s retirement, “When we built our own program at Tennessee in the 1980s, we...
We are pleased to make available a related chapter on running training by Mr. George published in Training for Athletics. Researchers wishing to view the originals should contact the Stark Center.
