Chris Dickerson, 1982 Mr. Olympia, created programs for developing chest muscles, deltoids, back, arms, calves, abdominals, and thighs. Included in the pamphlets are training tips, weightlifting regimens, and photos. There are seven examples of his development pamphlets: Chris Dickerson’s Ideal Deltoids Development Pamphlet Visit the Strongman Project to view Chris Dickerson’s pamphlets in a PDF. Chris...
Digital Resources
Durbin’s All Americanways to Health
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.
Body Building: How to Exercise with Weights
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.
Gary Plock Collection – Chip and Gary Tennis Show Podcast
Enjoy learning more about the game of Tennis and coaching Tennis at the University of Texas at Austin through Gary Plock’s interview with UT Men’s Tennis Coach from 1974 – 2000, Dave Snyder. The interview is divided into three audio files Part 1 to Part 3.
The Three Bartos Scrapbook
The Three Bartos, Eddie Barto, Edward Sturm, and Dewey Barto (nee Stewart Steven Swoyer), were an acrobatic hand-balancing act that toured and performed in Vaudeville shows in the early 1900s. The scrapbook covers the trio’s career from circa 1911-1912. The scrapbook was donated by Diana Gump, the granddaughter of Edward Sturm. Edward Sturm performed with...
Gustave “Pig” Dittmar Scrapbooks
Dittmar’s Time at UT (1913 – 1917) In 1917, when Gustav Charles Dittmar graduated from UT and entered the First Officer’s Training Camp in San Antonio, he left behind four years of fascinating memories. There were the tough games against Notre Dame and A&M, the intense training camps in San Marcos, the relaxation of Barton...
University of Texas 1947 Season Baseball Scrapbook
This is a game-by-game account of the historic 1947 season in which the Longhorns won the Southwest Conference led by Texas baseball and football icon, Bobby Layne and were selected for the inaugural NCAA Baseball Championship tournament.
Physiques of All Nations as the Camera Sees Them, Volume 1
A photograph catalog of famous bodybuilders compiled by Paul Putnam. Distributed with the intent of selling copies of the photos, as well as to encourage unknown bodybuilders to submit posing photographs for awards. Visit the Strongman Project to view the Physiques of All Nations as the Camera Sees Them, Volume 1 as single pages or...
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Golf Letter (April 1994 – Vol. 1 No. 3)
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Golf Letter newsletter from 1994 filled with helpful golf tips and musings, as well as an article written by Terry Todd on strength training and golf.