Texas Relays is America’s second biggest track and field event after Penn Relays. The Relays are held every March or April at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) in Austin, Texas. Texas Relays started as a men-only competition in 1925 by UT’s Coach Clyde Littlefield and Athletic Director...
Take a trip down memory land with Clyde Littlefield by viewing his scrapbooks from his time at Marshall Training School and The University of Texas at Austin and his early coaching career at public schools in Greenville, TX. Clyde Littlefield Scrapbook 1912-1915 Clyde Littlefield Scrapbook 1913-1920 To learn more about Clyde Littlefield, check out our...
Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture (IGH) was founded in 1990 by Terry and Jan Todd who wanted to promote academic scholarship related to the history of the strength sports, exercise, nutrition, training for sport, and other aspects of physical culture. Like the Stark Center itself, Iron Game History defines physical culture as “the various activities...
Two-time Mr. America, Dave Draper, offers diet, strength, and weightlifting tips for optimal muscle definition. Visit the Strongman Project to view Draper’s Definition Program in a PDF.
Chris Dickerson’s Ideal Deltoids Development Pamphlet is an example of Dickerson’s Ideal Development Pamphlets on the Strongman Project website. Chris Dickerson, 1982 Mr. Olympia, created programs for developing chest muscles, deltoids, and thighs. Included in the pamphlets are training tips, weightlifting regimens, and photos. Visit the Strongman Project to view Chris Dickerson’s pamphlets in a PDF.
Durbin-Delco, Inc., offers an instruction manual to accompany their barbells and dumbells. This is a how-to guide to weightlifting and developing strength throughout the body. Visit the Strongman Project to view Durbin’s All Americanways to Health Instruction Book in a PDF.
Martin Dworkin’s how-to guide on weight training regimens with weights. Visit the Strongman Project to view Body Building: How to Exercise with Weights pamphlet in a PDF.
