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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 people have employed over the centuries to strengthen their bodies, enhance their physiques, increase their endurance, improve their health, fight against aging, and become better athletes.”  IGH has published a wide variety of articles over the past thirty years that have explored physical culture from historical, sociological, anthropological, and gender and race-based approaches. 

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Article Archive

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Volume 16 Issue #2 – (Summer 2022)

• The True Pioneer of TV Fitness: Paige Palmer of Cleveland’s WEWS TV, Kristen Wilson and Jan Todd
• Uncovering the History of William L. Murray, Bodybuilding’s First Champion, Conor Heffernan
• Charmion and the Business of Physical Culture Charm the Turn of the Twentieth Century, Bieke Gils
• The First Female Celebrity Fitness Author: Vaudeville’s Belle Gordon – Champion Lady Bag Puncher of the World, Jan Todd
• Gary Cleveland: The Triumphs and Travails of an Iron Game Outlier, John Fair
• American Made: How Judy Glenney Pioneered the International Women’s Weightlifting Movement, Kim Beckwith
• Pete George: A Personal Tribute, John Fair

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Volume 16 Issue #1 – (Winter 2021)

• Pietro Monte’s Collectanea: A Compendium of Knowledge About the Body, Health, and Exercise, Anastasija Ropa
• Crafting the Ideal Woman: Photomechanical Manipulation in Edmond Desbonnet’s Physical Culture Publications, Rachel Ozerkevich
•  出る釘は打たれる: Tommy Kono’s Performances of Strength and The Formation of Asian American Subjectivity, Broderick Chow
• Champion, Columnist, and Physical Culturiest: Arthur F. Gay and the Making of Rochester’s Health and Strength Community, Alec S. Hurley
• The Australian Body: Masculinity, Whitemenss, and Heterosexuality in 1980s Film, Matthew Barnard
• Between Belonging and Fitting In: Exploring the Intersections of Aging, Gener and Physical Activity From An Anthropological Perspective, Dominika Czarnecka
• A Place For Women: University Gymnasiums, 1867-1969, Kristen Wilson
• 5000 Miles To Lift Against South Africa: A Critical Overview of the Olympic Experiences of Ron Eland, Francois J. Cleophas & Jannick Schlewing

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Volume 15 Issue #2 – (Summer 2021)

• Harold “ODDJOB” Sakata: Athletic Hero or Heel?, John Fair
• Mabel Rader: A Champion for Women’s Lifting, Kim Beckwith
• The Extraordinary Life of Polymath David P. Willoughby Part One: Education and The Iron Game, Jan Todd, Ryan Murtha
• The Extraordinary Life of Polymath David P. Willoughby Part II: The Measure of a Man, Jan Todd, Ryan Murtha
• My Remembrance of Jean Paul Getty, David P. Willoughby
• Bob Hoffman’s Last Will and Testament, John Fair

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Volume 15 Issue #1 – (Winter 2020)

• Introduction: The Terry Todd Collectanea, Jan Todd
• Celebrating the Life of Terry Todd, Jan Todd

By Terry Todd

• Which is Best – Barbell or Isometric? Iron Man, 1962
• Mighty Mitts, Strength & Health, 1965
• Teacher to Teacher: A Letter to Edgar Friedenberg, Katallagete, 1972
• Developing Size and Strength: Bob Peoples: Super Deadlifter, Muscular Development, 1973
• Is Hard Physical Work a Good Bodybuilding Medium? Iron Man, 1976
• Chapter One: Powerlifts and Powerlifting, Inside Powerlifting, 1978
• Notes on Vasily Alexeyev and David Rigert, Unpublished, 1978
• 1978 World Power Champs, Iron Man, 1979
• Periodization for Powerlifting, The Powerlifter, 1981
• Behold Bulgaria’s Vest-Pocket Hercules, Sports Illustrated, 1984
• Of Ox Bells and Christmas, Sports Illustrated, 1984
• The Myth of the Musclebound Lifter, NSCA Journal, 1985
• Terry’s Story, Lift Your Way to Youthful Fitness, 1985
• Bob Hoffman Passes Away, Iron Man, 1985
• Letter to Milo Steinborn, Unpublished, 1986
• Swimsuit Issue Embodies Traditional View of Beauty, Am. Statesman, 1989
• The Ironbound Journals, Unpublished, 1991
• Mark Henry’s Olympic Diary, Beaumont Enterprise, 1996
• Philosophical and Practical Considerations for a ‘Strongest Man’ Contest, Philosophical Reflections on Physical Strength, 2010
• Fat Pets, Unpublished Poems, Circa 1983

By Jason Shurley

• In Memoriam, Terry Todd, Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2018

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Volume 14 Issue #4 – (Summer 2020)

• Thirty Years of Iron Game History: Ushering in a New Era, Kim Beckwith, Jason Shurley, and Tolga Ozyurtcu.
• “It Is Now Within Your Reach”: Annette Kellerman and Feminine Agency in Physical Culture, Lauren Osmer and Jan Todd.
• Walter Camp and The Daily Dozen: A Largely Forgotten Episode in the History of American Physical Culture, Mickey Phillips and Jan Todd.
• The Nuuanu YMCA and The Glory Days of Hawaii Weightlifting, Brian Niiya (Reprinted from The Hawaii Herald, Hawaii’s Japanese American Journal Vol. 20, no. 13) with Introduction by John D. Fair.

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Volume 14 Issue #2 & Issue #3 – (July/August 2017)

• Remembering America’s Greatest Weightlifter – Tommy Kono, Jan, and Terry Todd.
• My Hero, My Friend: Tommy Kono, Lou DeMarco.
• Tommy Kono and The Power of Positive Thinking: The Indomitable Spirit of America’s Greatest Weightlifter, John Fair
• Tribute to Tommy Kono From His Hawaii Teammates, Mike Harada.
• Tommy Kono: Greatest Weightlifter of All Time, Pete George.
• Tommy Kono: What Manner of Man is This?, David P. Webster.
• Tributes to Tommy Kono from His Friends and Colleagues, Compiled by John Fair.

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Volume 13 Issue #4 & Volume 14 Issue #1 – (December 2016)

• The Kono Legacy, Terry Todd.
• Norbert Schemansky American Lifting’s Last Superstar: On Hero as the Focus of a Great Games’s “Meaning”, Al Thomas.
• The “Idol of My Young Manhood”: Norbert Schemansky May 30, 1924 – September 7, 2016, Joe Weider with Terry Todd
• American Icarus: Vic Tanny and America’s First Health Club Chain, Ben Pollack and Jan Todd.
• Unequaled Yet Never Equal: The Portrayal of John Davis in Strength & Health Magazine, 1938 – 1957, Jason Shurley.
• Bernard Shaw’s Unique Physical Culture Obsession, John Fair.
• K.V. Iyer: Mixing Bodybuilding and Yoga, Elliott Goldberg.

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Volume 13 Issue #2 & Issue #3 – (November 2015)

• Reflections on Physical Culture – Defining Our Field and Protecting its Integrity, Jan Todd.
• The USA vs. the World: An Analytical Narrative of American, World, and Olympic Weightlifting Results, 1970-1992, part 3 of 3-part series, John Fair.
• Shifting Gear: A Historical Analysis of the Use of Supportive Apparel in Powerlifting, Jan Todd, Dominic Gray Morais, Ben Pollack, Terry Todd.
• Weighing the Options: Conversations on the Use of Performance Enhancing Gear in Powerlifting, Dominic Gray Morais, Ben Pollack, Jan Todd.
• A Prelude to Big Time Football: H.J. Lutcher Stark and the 1910 University of Texas Football Season, Tolga Ozyurtcu, Jan Todd.
• David Webster, OBE Remembers Louis Martin, MBE, David Webster.

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Volume 12 Issue #4 & Volume 13 #1 – (August 2014)

• The Return of Iron Game History, Terry Todd.
• Doped Athletes as Enhancement Models for the Twenty-First Century, John Hoberman.
• Breaking the Physique Barrier: Steve Reeves and the Promotion of Hercules, Jan Todd, and Michael O’Brien.
• The USA vs. the World:  An Analytical Narrative of American, World, and Olympic Weightlifting Results, 1970-1992, part 2 of 3-part series, John Fair.
• Mike Jenkins (1982-2013): The Life and Death of a Strongman, Simon J. Bronner.
• A Final Note, Jan & Terry Todd.
• Science from Strength: Thomas L. DeLorme and the Medical Acceptance of Progressive Resistance Exercise, Jan Todd, Jason Shurley, and Terry Todd.
• A Snatch for the Ages (Tatiana Kashirina, Charles Rigoulot), Terry Todd.

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Volume 12 Issue #3 – (August 2013)

• The Passing of a Titan (Joe Weider), Terry Todd.
• Beyond the Hack Squat: George Hackenschmidt’s Forgotten Legacy as a Strength Training Pioneer, Florian Hemme, and Jan Todd.
• The USA vs. the World:  A Statistical Analysis of American, World, and Olympic Weightlifting Results, 1970-1992, John Fair.
• Reflections on Valentin Hristov’s Champion on a Cross, Michael Cayton.

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Volume 12 Issue #2 – (February/March 2013)

• Memories of Coach Darrell K Royal, Terry Todd.
• Book Review, John D. Fair:
  • Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska, Managing the Body: Beauty, Health and Fitness in Britain
• The Science of Reps: The Strength Training Contributions of Dr. Richard A. Berger, Terry Todd, and Jan Todd.
• Lifting the Iron Curtain: Paul Anderson and the Cold War’s First Sport Exchange, Dominic G. Morais and Jan Todd.

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Volume 12 Issue #1 – (August 2012)

• A Dream Come True, John D. Fair.
• Joe Weider, All American Athlete, and the Promotion of Strength Training for Sport: 1940-1969, Jason Shurley and Jan Todd.
• “As the Twig is Bent” Bob Hoffman and Youth Training in the Pre-Steroid Era, Booker C. O’Brien and John D. Fair.

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Volume 11 Issue #4 – (January 2012)

• I Remember Vasily Alexeyev, Terry Todd.
• Doris Barrilleaux and the Beginnings of Modern Women’s Bodybuilding, Jan Todd and Desiree Harguess.
• Jimmy Payne: the Forgotten Mr. America, John Fair.

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Volume 11 Issue #3 – (June 2011)

• The Weider Art Collection, Terry Todd.
• “If Anyone Gets Slower, You’re Fired”: Boyd Epley and the Formation of the Strength Coaching Profession, Jason Shurley and Jan Todd.
• Jim Lorimer’s Unexpected Path: From the Ohio Track Club to the Arnold Sports Festival, Kat Richter and Jan Todd.
• Review: A Pantheon of Iron Game Heroes, John Fair.

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Volume 11 Issue #2 – (June 2010)

• A Finding Aid for the Pudgy and Les Stockton Collection, Geoff Schmalz.
• Testing for the World’s Strongest Man, M. Andrew Holowchak
• George Hackenschmidt vs. Frank Gotch: Media Representations & the World Wrestling Title of 1908, Kim Beckwith and Jan Todd.
• Mighty Mitts, the Contest, Terry Todd.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 11 Issue #1 – (September 2009)

• State of the Stark Center, Jan and Terry Todd.
• The Intangible Arnold: the Controversial Mr. Olympia Contest of 1980, John Fair.
• Remembering Armand Tanny, Joe Weider.
• Review: Muscle, Smoke and Mirrors, Volume 1, John Fair.

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Volume 10 Issue #4 – (January 2009)

• Ben Weider, February 1, 1923–October 17, 2008 , Terry Todd.
• The National Strength and Conditioning Association–Our New Partners.
• Sex! Murder! Suicide! New Revelations about the “Mystery of Minerva,” Jan Todd.
• Weight-lifting “as a sport, as a means of body building, and as a profession”: Alan Calvert’s The Truth About Weight-Lifting, Kim Beckwith.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 10 Issue #3 – (August 2008)

• Weiders Formalize Second Million Dollar Gift: Also Pledge Rare Artifacts to Museum, Terry Todd.
• Size Matters: Reflections on Muscle, Drugs, and Sport, Jan Todd.
• The Amazing Transformation of Bruce Randall, Randy Roach.
• Why I Loved Al Thomas, Jan Todd.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 10 Issue #2 – (April/May 2008)

• Reg Park: The Passing of an Icon, David Webster.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger Remembers Reg Park, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
• My Memories of Reg Park, Joe Weider.
• The Lessons of Crisis: Olympic Doping Regulation During the 1980s, Thomas Hunt.
• Gregory Paradise: The Original Pocket Hercules, Alton Eliason.
• The King of Strength: The 2008 Arnold Strongman Classic, Terry Todd.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 10 Issue #1 – (November 2007)

• Pudgy Stockton: The Belle of the Barbell, Elizabeth McCracken.
• Center Ring: Katie Sandwina and the Construction of Celebrity, Jan Todd.
• A Perfect Storm: An Analysis of the American Youth Obesity Epidemic, Baker Harrell.
• Strong Wind Versus Weak Tree – My True Story, Richard Hubert.
• Remembering “To the Ladies,” Vera Christensen.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 9 Issue #4 – (May 2007)

• Strongest of the Strong: Savickas Earns Fifth Straight Title at 2007 Arnold Strongman Classic, Jan Todd.
• Physical Culture Frolics in the Old Dominion: Bill Colonna’s Picnics, 1953-1961, John Fair & Jeffery Wells.
• Was Hermann Goerner Truly Mighty?, Gherardo Bonini, Mark Kodya & Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 9 Issue #3 – (January/February 2007)

• Announcing the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, Terry Todd.
• Powerlifting’s Watershed: Frantz v. United States Powerlifting Federation: The Legal Case that Changed the Nature of a Sport, Thomas Hunt & Jan Todd.
• Yearning for Muscular Power, Terry Todd & John Hoberman.
• The Iron Grapevine: Dr. Ken “Leo” Rosa Remembers Pudgy Stockton, Ken Rosa.

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Volume 9 Issue #2 – (December 2005)

• A Surprise Gift at the 2005 Arnold Strongman Classic, Terry Todd.
• Fitness Collection Receives Oldest Known Book On Physical Culture and Sports Medicine, Kay Randall.
• Katie Sandwina: “Hercules can be a Lady,” John Fair.
• The Origins of German Bodybuilding: 1790-1970, Jurgen Giessing & Jan Todd.
• The Quest for the Quarter Master, Terry Todd.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 9 Issue #1 – (August 2005)

• The Arnold Strongman Classic, Terry Todd.
• Strength, America’s First Muscle Magazine: 1914-1935, Kim Beckwith & Jan Todd.
• The History of Cardinal Farnese’s “Weary Hercules,” Jan Todd.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 8 Issue #4 – (March 2005)

• Joe & Betty Weider Create Million Dollar Endowment for UT-Austin Collection, Terry Todd.
• The Conversion of Dr. Peter Karpovich, Jan & Terry Todd.
• The Murray/Karpovich Correspondence, Jim Murray.
• Arthur Jones: an Unconventional Character, Bill Pearl.
• The Gym: Place of Bodily Regimens—Training, Diet, and Doping, Bjorn Barland.
• Reflections on Strength, Gender, and Lifting Formulas, Lyle H. Schwartz.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 8 Issue #3 – (May/June 2004)

• Attila Enters the Cyber World, Terry Todd.
• “Chaos Can Have Gentle Beginnings,” The Early History of the Quest for Drug Testing in American Powerlifting: 1964-1984, Jan Todd.
• The Pioneers of Protein (Irvin Johnson/Rheo Blair), John Fair.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 8 Issue #2 – (October 2003)

• The Herbert Shelton Collection, Terry Todd.
• Dudley Allen Sargent: Health Machines and the Energized Male Body, Carolyn de la Pena.
• Miss Apollina (Elise Gillaine Herbigneaux), E.Rouzier-Dorcieres & David Chapman (translation).
• Benedict Lust, Naturopathy, and the Theory of Therapeutic Universalism, James C. Whorton.
• Retro Stud: Muscle Movie Posters From Around the World By David Chapman, Reviewed by David P. Webster.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 8 Issue #1 – (June/July 2003)

• Arnold’s Strongest Man, Terry Todd.
• Mr. America: Idealism or Racism: Color Consciousness and the AAU Mr. America Contests, 1939-1982, John Fair.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 7 Issue #4 – (April/May 2003)

• Vic Boff: The Old Game’s Best Friend: Face-to-Face and by Proxy, Al Thomas.
• Farewell to Vic Boff, Ken Rosa.
• Professor Pat O’Shea – Strength Science Pioneer, Terry and Jan Todd.
• Sergei Eliseev: The Timid Revolutionary, Daniel Dubshin & David Chapman.
• Our Readers Remember Vic Boff: 1917-2002.

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Volume 7 Issue #2 & 3 – (July 2002)

• The Arnold Strength Summit, Terry Todd.
• New Light on Bob Hoffman’s Georgia Roots, John Fair.
• The Cold War’s Impact on the Evolution of Training Theory in Boxing, Nicholas Bourne, Jan Todd & Terry Todd.
• Donald Dinnie: The First Sporting Superstar by David Webster & Gordon Dinnie, Book Reviewed by David Chapman.
• A Physical Culture Bibliography Compiled & Published by David Horne, Reviewed by David P. Webster
• Emparons~nous du sport: Les Canadiens francais et le sport au XIXe siecle (Let us Seize Sport: French Canadians and Sport in the Nineteenth Century), Gilles Janson & David Chapman (translation).
• Requiem for a Strongman: Reassessing the Career of Professor Louis Attila, Kim Beckwith & Jan Todd.
• “As Men Do Walk a Mile, Women Should Talk an Hour…Tis Their Exercise” & Other Pre-Enlightenment Thought on Women and Purposive Exercise, Jan Todd.
• Mark Henry Cleans the “Unliftable” Inch Dumbell with One Hand & Push Presses it at the 2002 AOBS Dinner, Terry Todd.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 7 Issue #1 – (June 2001)

• Me and Paul (Anderson), Terry Todd.
• Portrait of a Strongman: The Circus Career of Ottley Russell Coulter: 1912-1916, Jan Todd & Michael Murphy.
• Searching for the Real Paul Anderson, John Fair.
• Ironclad – Paul Anderson’s June 12, 1957 Backlift, Joe Roark.

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Volume 6 Issue #4 – (December 2000)

• The Last Interview (Steve Reeves), Terry & Jan Todd.
• Memories of Steve Reeves, George Miller.
• Perfection in Chicago: Lanza Photographs Steve Reeves, David Chapman.
• The Steve Reeves I Know and Remember, Ed Yarick.
• Armand Tanny Remembers Steve Reeves, Armand Tanny.
• The Immortal Reeves, Les Stockton.
• A King Meets a King, Pudgy Stockton.
• Hercules Meets Sealtest Dan: The Rediscovery of an Iron Game Icon, John Fair.
• Finally Meeting the Man, Lou Mezzanotte.
• Steve Reeves: A Lifetime of Inspiration, Ken Rosa.
• Steve Reeves Dazzled the World, Malcolm Whyatt.
• Steve Reeves: My Role Model, Grover Porter.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 6 Issue #3 – (May 2000)

• Steve Reeves – 1925-2000, Terry Todd.
• The Father of Athletics, Theodor Siebert (1866-1961): A Life Amongst Bodybuilding, Life Reform and Esoterica, Bernd Wedemeyer & David Chapman.
• Theodor Siebert: A Biography, Bernd Wedemeyer & David Chapman.
• The Jim Bradford Story, Artie Drechsler.
• The Voyage of a Lifetime, Ben Weider.
• The Atlas and Vulcana Group of Society Athletes, David Webster.
• Ironclad – Paul Anderson’s Famous Safe, Joe Roark.
• Who Posed for the Statue of Prometheus (Ray Van Cleef and Leon Nole), Martha Deal.
• The Iron Grapevine.
  • The Last Great Bash of the Century, Ken Rosa.
  • Commemorating Bob Hoffman, John Fair.
  • Alonzo James “Lon” Hanagan, 1911-1999, David Chapman.

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Volume 6 Issue #2 – (January 2000)

• The Jowett Scholarship – A Gift That Keeps on Giving, Terry Todd.
• Il Duce and the Father of Physical Culture (Bernarr Macfadden), Charles Kupfer.
• Book Review, John Fair:
  • Arthur Drechsler, The Weightlifting Encyclopedia: A Guide to World Class Performance.
• The Brothers Baillargeon (excerpted from Homage aux celebres freres Baillargeon), Rejean Levesque, Kathy Paradis, & David Chapman.
• The Flemish Hercules (Peter Ducrow), David Webster.
• Ironclad – Paul Anderson’s 1953 Hiplift, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 5 Issue #4 & Volume 6 Issue #1 – (April 1999)

• John Grimek – The Man, Terry Todd.
• Immortalizing Grimek, David Chapman.
• My Friend: John C. Grimek, Vic Boff.
• Our Memories of John Grimek, Pudgy and Les Stockton.
• “Strongmen I Remember Best…I Meet the ‘Champ’,” Siegmund Klein.
• The King is Dead, Alton Eliason.
• “Life With John,” Angela Grimek.
• Experiences with John Grimek, Jim Schwertley.
• Remembering Grimek, Clarence Bass.
• Another Memory, Dan Sawyer.
• Ironclad – John Grimek’s Physique Competitions, Joe Roark.
• I Thought He Was Immortal, Jim Murray.
• My Thoughts and Reflections on John C. Grimek, Ken Rosa.
• “My Visit to Desbonnet,” John Grimek.
• Best of Them All, Terry Robinson.
• Muscle Marvel-John C. Grimek (cartoon), M. Silianoff.
• The First Great Bodybuilder, Jim Lorimer.
• Tribute to a Titan, Tom Minichiello.
• “How Steve Reeves Trained,” John Grimek.
• John Grimek: Master of the Dance, Al Thomas.
• “That Man’s Just Too Strong for Words to Describe” The Weightlifting Exploits of John C. Grimek, John Fair.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 5 Issue #3 – (December 1998)

• John Grimek: 1910-1998, Joe Weider.
• Jim Lorimer: The Iron Game’s Greatest Promoter, Jim Murray.
• Physical Fitness Magazine: Why Did It Fail?, Andy Kozar & Jan Todd.
• McGwire’s Secret, John Hoberman.
• Big Santa (poem), Terry Todd.
• Louis Cyr & Charles Sampson: Archetypes of Vaudevillian Strongmen, Josh Buck.
• Ironclad (Discrepancies in Literature), Joe Roark.
• Book Review, David Chapman:
  • Michael Anton Budd, The Sculpture Machine: Physical Culture and the Body Politics in the Age of Empire.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 5 Issue #2 – (October 1998)

• Editorial – A Progress Report, Terry Todd.
• The Search for Elmer Bitgood: The Paul Bunyan of New England, John Fair.
• Reconsidering Donald Dinnie – A Response to Frank Zarnowski’s “The Amazing Donald Dinnie” (published in IGH V5-1), David Webster.
• Ironclad – The Impending Disconnect: An Opinion/Prediction, Joe Roark.
• Excerpts from: Strength Athletics and Swedish Gymnastics, Georges Le Roy & David Chapman.
• Book Reviews, Nicholas Turse & Grover Porter:
  • Pamela Moore, Building Bodies.
  • Steve Reeves, Building the Classic Physique – The Natural Way.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 5 Issue #1 – (May 1998)

• Harold Weiss – Another Friend Gone, Terry Todd.
• The Amazing Donald Dinnie: The Nineteenth Century’s Greatest Athlete, Frank Zarnowski.
• Mark Henry’s Dilemma – Reflections on Drugs at the Olympics, Terry Todd.
• Some Lesser Known Strongmen of Fifties and Sixties, Steve Neece.
• Book Review: The Indian Club as Folk Art, David Chapman:
  • Alice J. Hoffman, Indian Clubs.
• Sandow: No Folly with Ziegfeld’s First Glorification, Josh Buck.
• The Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen 15th Annual Reunion/Dinner, Ken Rosa.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 4 Issue #5 & 6 – (August 1997)

• Editorial – An Explanation, Terry Todd.
• Weightlifting’s Non-Lifting Patron Saint (Dr. Peter V. Karpovich), Jim Murray.
• The All-Inclusive Body (Excerpted from The Perfectible Body: The Western Ideal of Physical Development), Kenneth Dutton.
• Too Many Cookes? David Webster.
• Apollon (from: Edmond Desbonnet’s Les Rois de la Force [The Kings of Strength]), translated by David Chapman.
• Apollon, The Emperor of Athletes, Edmond Desbonnet.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 4 Issue #4 – (September 1996)

• A Gala Evening: The 1996 Heidenstam Dinner, Ken Rosa.
• The 97-Pound Weakling… Who Became “The World’s Most Perfectly Developed Man” (Charles Atlas), Sam Danna.
• Fugitive Books (Reviews), David Chapman:
  • Bernd Wedemeyer, Starke Männer Starke Frauen: Eine Kulturgesdhichte des Bodybuildings [StrongMen, Strong Women: A Cultural History of Bodybuilding].
  • Gilbert Andrieu, L’homme et la force: Des marchands de la force au culte de la forme (XIXe et XXe siëcles)[Man and Strength: From the Merchants of Strength to the Cult of the Body (19th and 20th centuries)].
  • Kenneth Dutton, The Perfectible Body: The Western Ideal of Physical Development.
• Oasis in Manhattan: Excerpts from an Account of the “Golden Years” of Bodybuilding – Part Two, Tom Minichiello.
• The Superior Physique, Grover Porter.
• Hippolyte Triat (from: Edmond Desbonnet’sLes Rois de la Force[The Kings of Strength]) translated by David Chapman.
• Physical Exercise and Training in Ancient Jewish Lore, Samuel Kotteck.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 4 Issue #3 – (April 1996)

• Relocation Blues (Todd-McLean Collection), Terry Todd.
• From Philadelphia to York: George Jowett, Mark Berry, Bob Hoffman, and the Rebirth of American Weightlifting, 1927-1936, John Fair.
• The Strange Saga of Galen Gough (excerpted from:Galen Gough: The World’s Miracle Strong Man), Greg Travis.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 4 Issue #2 – (October 1995)

• Honoring Al Thomas, Jan Todd.
• Gama the World Champion: Wrestling and Physical Culture in Colonial India, Joseph Alter.
• Jack Walsh – World’s Strongest Man?, Jim Murray.
• How Triat’s Memory was Saved from Oblivion (from: Edmond Desbonnet’s Pour Devenir Fort et le Rester [How to Get Strong and Stay So]), translated by David Chapman.
• Some Thought on Spirit: Its Source and “Uses” in the Best of Games, Al Thomas.
• Paul Anderson’s Moscow Triumph, Arkady Vorobyov.
• The Heidenstam Dinner, Ken Rosa.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 4 Issue #1 – (July 1995)

• Siegmund (Klein) Rejoins the Professor, Terry Todd.
• Hippolyte Triat (from: Edmond Desbonnet’s Les Rois de la Force [The Kings of Strength]), translated by David Chapman.
• European Corner – William Pagel: Circus Strongman, David Webster.
• Oasis in Manhattan – Excerpts from an Account of the “Golden Years” of Bodybuilding – Part One, Tom Minichiello.
• The Roark Report – Measuring the Arm of Manfred Hoeberl, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 3 Issue #6 – (April 1995)

• More on the Nature of Bodybuilding, Mike Graham & Al Thomas.
• From Milo to Milo: A History of Barbells, Dumbells, and Indian Clubs, Jan Todd.
• Mac (Batchelor) & Jan (Todd), Terry Todd.
• A Tale of Two Trainers – John Fritshe & Sig Klein, Jim Murray.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 3 Issue #5 – (December 1994)

• Some Observations on Iron Game History as Revolutionary Manifesto and Evangel, Al Thomas.
• Paul Anderson: Superman from the South, Jim Murray.
• Father-Figure or Phony? George Jowett, the ACWLA and the Milo Barbell Company, 1924-1927, John Fair.
• The Roark Report – A History of the Mr. Universe Contest, Part Two: 1948 – London, England, Joe Roark.
• Reflections on the Twelfth Annual Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen’s Association Reunion, Ken Rosa.

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Volume 3 Issue #4 – (August 1994)

• Paul Anderson: 1932-1994, Terry Todd.
• Bodybuilding in Germany in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, Bernd Wedemeyer.
• Roy Hilligenn – The Smiling Superman, Jim Murray.
• The Expansion of Resistance Training in U.S. Higher Education Through the Mid-1960s, Terry Todd.
• The Roark Report – A History of the Mr. Universe and Mr. World Competitions Before 1950: Part One – Mr. Universe 1947, Joe Roark.
• An Evening to Remember: The 1994 Heidenstam Memorial Trust and Hall of Fame Awards, Ken Rosa.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 3 Issue #3 – (April 1994)

• Another Big Man Gone, Terry Todd.
• Sandow’s First Triumph, David Chapman.
• John Carrol Grimek: The Nonpareil, Jim Murray.
• The PGA Tour’s Traveling Gym – How It Began, Terry Todd.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 3 Issue #2 – (January 1994)

• Ed Jubinville – A Memorial, Joe Roark.
• More Memories of Bob Hoffman, Jim Murray.
• Thomas Jefferson “Stout” Jackson: Texas Strongman, Kim Beckwith.
• Where Are They Now? Bob Samuels, Allen Smith.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 3 Issue #1 – (September 1993)

• Gregg Ernst: Bringing Back the Backlift, Terry Todd.
• “Strength is Health”: George Barker Windship and the First American Weight Training Boom, Jan Todd.
• Where Are They Now? George Redpath: A Life in the Balance, Al Thomas.
• Remembering Bob Hoffman, Terry Todd.
• The Roark Report – John Terpak: 1912-1993, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 2 Issue #6 – (May 1993)

• Jim Witt: A Life with Two Loves, Terry Todd.
• George Jowett, Ottley Coulter, David Willoughby and the Organization of American Weightlifting, 1911-1924, John Fair.
• Where Are They Now? Bill Curry and the Gospel of Physical Fitness, Al Thomas.
• The Roark Report – Chuck Sipes, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 2 Issue #5 – (January 1993)

• Some Thoughts on the Body: “How It Means” and What It Means, Al Thomas.
• The History of Strength Training for Athletes at the University of Texas, Terry Todd.
• European Corner – Launceston Elliot, Dave Webster.
• Joe Assirati: Reminiscences of Britain’s Renaissance of Strength, Al Thomas.
• The Roark Report – Some Memorable Iron Game Events in Chronological Order, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 2 Issue #4 – (November 1992)

• The Need For a Hall of Fame, Terry & Jan Todd.
• Bob Peoples: Deadlift Champion, Strength Theorist, Civic Leader, Al Thomas.
• The Classical Ideal and Its Impact on the Search for Suitable Exercise: 1774-1830, Jan Todd.
• John Terpak’s 80th Birthday: A York Reunion, John Fair.
• European Corner – A Chronology of Significant Events in the Life of Eugen Sandow, Dave Webster.
• The Roark Report – The Mr. America Contest: A Brief History, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 2 Issue #3 – (July 1992)

• Editorial – Passings (Leo Murdock and Bob Peoples), Terry Todd.
• William Blaikie and Physical Fitness in Late Nineteenth Century America, Doug Bryant.
• Where Are They Now? Terry Robinson: The Legend Behind the Man Behind the Legend, Al Thomas.
• Muscles, Memory: and George Hackenschmidt, Terry Todd & Spencer Maxcy.
• The Roark Report – Gyms of the Past, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 2 Issue #2 – (April 1992)

• Reflections on Musclebinding, Al Thomas.
• The Origins of Weight Training for Female Athletes in North America, Jan Todd.
• The Roark Report – Requiescat in Pace: Alyce Yarick, Bert Goodrich and Bill (Reynolds), Joe Roark.
• Police Chief Joe Peters: Lawman as Strongman, Al Thomas.
• European Corner – Grigori Novak, David Webster.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 2 Issue #1 – (January 1992)

• Peary Rader (1909-1991): Our Best Man Gone, Terry Todd.
• The Legacy of Pudgy Stockton, Jan Todd.
• The Roark Report – Backlifting, Joe Roark.
• Where Are They Now? Mike Mungioli, Al Thomas.
• Al Roy: Mythbreaker, Terry Todd.
• European Corner – Monte Saldo, Dave Webster.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 1 Issue #6 – (August 1991)

• A Pioneer of Physical Training: C.H. McCloy, Terry Todd.
• Talking with the: World’s Strongest Woman, (Katie Sandwina).
• George Lurich, George Hackenschmidt.
• Where Are They Now? Sam Loprinzi, Al Thomas.
• The President’s Report – The Golden Grimeks, Vic Boff.
• The Roark Report – The Rolandow Dumbell, Joe Roark.
• European Corner – Oscar Heidenstam, Dave Webster.
• Notices – Mark Henry & Conclude Important Dates in Iron Game History, Terry Todd & Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 1 Issue #4&5 – (March 1991)

• Love to the Outermost Farthing: Al Leroux, Terry & Jan Todd.
• Bernarr Macfadden: Reformer of Feminine Form, Jan Todd.
• Where Are They Now? Jack Long: Physical Culturist – Physician, Al Thomas.
• Charles A. Smith, Terry Todd.
• Tribute to a Strength Athlete – Bert Assirati, Charles Smith.
• Remembered Pleasures of Another World and Time: Strength and Health Picnics, Al Thomas.
• Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle and the “Iron Pills,” Harold Weiss.
• European Corner – Captain Barclay: Extraordinary Exerciser of the Nineteenth Century, Scott A.G.M. Crawford.
• A Briefly Annotated Bibliography of English Language Serial Publications in the Field of Physical Culture, Jan Todd, Joe Roark, and Terry Todd.
• The Roark Report – Important Dates in Iron Game History, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 1 Issue #3 – (June 1990)

• Looking Back and Moving Forward, Terry Todd.
• Where Are They Now? John Grimek, Terry Todd.
• The President’s Report – Growing Old Strong, Al Thomas.
• Book Review – Inch, Thomas, The Art and Science of Lifting, Terry Todd.
• European Corner – How I Met Dr. Krajewsky, George Hackenschmidt.
• The Roark Report – The Need for References, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 1 Issue #2 – (April 1990)

• Steroids: An Historical Perspective, Terry Todd.
• A Message from the President, 1990 Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen Dinner, Vic Boff.
• The Legend of Louis Cyr, David Norwood.
• European Corner – Giovanni Belzoni: Strongman Archaeologist, Dave Webster.
• Book Reviews, Terry Todd:
  • K.V. Iyer, Physique and Figure.
  • J.R. Judd, Always Strong and Happy.
• Where Are They Now? Gene Jantzen, Al Thomas.
• The Mystery of Minerva, Jan Todd.
• The Roark Report – The Iron Man Hand Grippers, Joe Roark.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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Volume 1 Issue #1 – (February 1990)

• Editorial – A Statement of Purpose, Terry & Jan Todd.
• Profile: John Y. Smith, Tom Ryan.
• Where Are They Now? John Curd Edmunds: Master of the Pull-Up, Al Thomas.
• European Corner – Introduction, Dave Webster.
• Book Review – Apollo [William Bankier], Ideal Physical Culture, Terry Todd.
• Todd-McLean Collection, Terry & Jan Todd.
• The Roark Report – The Value of Accuracy, Joe Roark.
• The President’s Message – 1989 Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen Dinner, Vic Boff.
• Steroids and Monkey Glands, John Hoberman.
• The Iron Grapevine.

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