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The Truth About FoodVia Diet-Blog : The BBC has produced many great series over the years, and one of their latest - The Truth About Food - is certainly high on the list. To see what all the fuss is about, head over to the official site and watch one of the numerous clips they've put online. Not bad at all.

Weightlifting USATracy Fober's latest blog post points to two great online weightlifting magazines - USA Lifting Magazine and the March issue of Weightlifting USA [.pdf, 3mb]. Both are great reads, and both have printed versions available if you enjoy what you see.

A few highlights :

  • A great piece by Frank Rothwell - Joe Dube Beats the Best (March 31 issue of USA Lifting)
  • Another piece by Frank Rothwell : this time on Louis Martin - Britain's First World Champion (Feb 16 issue of USA lifting)
  • A detailed look at Paul Anderson - Strongest Man Ever by Arthur Drechsler (March issue of Weightlifting USA)

Great reading for the weekend.

Earle E. Liederman - Test articles

Earle E. Liederman - photo via Sandow PlusBrian Carson takes a brief look at 1920s bodybuilder and strongman Earle E. Liederman, who claimed several famous pupils including Jowett and Hyson. Very interesting.

Bed of nails pressHere's an old-time strongman display with a twist - a bench press (lying log press, really) on top of someone lying on a bed-of-nails. Very, very unusual [streaming, 3.9mb .flv download].

The Yukon Moose - Test articles

Paul Christy and Edward Cholak - photo via Obsessed with WrestlingAs you can see from the picture at left, Edward 'the Yukon Moose' Cholak was anything but a small man. Wrestling for nearly four decades he racked up an impressive 8,000 fights; most won by grim determination and a second-helping of strength endurance. Big, mean and seemingly unstoppable.

To give you a taste of his wrestling style, here he is in action with Dr Jerry Graham Jr ('the most educated man in wrestling') [streaming, 17.5mb .flv download]; probably in the mid-'50s. Want more? Check out part of a later bout with Blackjack Mulligan [streaming, 22.8mb .flv download].

Say it with me, "Moooooooooo!".

Rob DalesAnother fantastic week here on Straight to the Bar; the DIY competition entries are in, now it's time to vote for your favourite. Also on the playlist :

Eliminating Excuses - Test articles

MartinMartin's mission is a straightforward one - to help you become a fitter, healthier person. A noble goal.

Head over to his blog Eliminating Excuses and say hello.

Taxi? - Test articles

Reg Park lifting taxi

The legendary Reg Park picking up a taxi.

Let the voting begin - Test articles

VotingThe DIY Equipment competition has closed, and now it's your chance to help pick a winner. Before making your selection, however, a quick recap of the entries :

DIY Stongman logClay Johnson : farmers walk bars and a Strongman log.

070531_farmerswalk.jpgTim McFarland : Tim's also constructed a couple of farmers walk bars.

Radman's wooden power rackRad Man : a power rack.

Adjustable Deadlift, Shrug, Row barPat Hodgson : Detailed plans for an adjustable Deadlift, Shrug, Row bar; and the Quick and Easy Forearm Exerciser.

070531_johnfikestonebell.jpgJohn Fike : The Perfect Stonebell; and a Home-made heavy bag.

Horizontal Pinch DeviceChris Rice : Horizontal Pinch Device.

Filling it with sugarJason Kirby : Home-made Medicine Ball (soon to be a Tornado Ball).

T-bar row machineGary Chandler : T-bar Row machine; Wooden squat rack; Wooden weight tee; W-Bar (for chins); Chinning bar and Hammer Press/Pull.

Off HelperTom Moe : an 'Off Helper' for the bench press.

Building a Dip StationBryan Bramhill (aka 'bacon') : an extremely sturdy Dip Station. Watch the video to find out exactly how it was made and used.

There's some incredibly inventive stuff in there. Which is your favourite? To cast your vote, simply leave a comment below*. Whichever entrant has the largest number of votes by the end of next Friday (June 8th) will be declared the winner - and will receive the prizes shortly afterward. In the case of a tie, I'll cast the deciding vote.

Time to decide the winner - let the voting begin!

* if you're not comfortable leaving your email address, or don't have a website, just put your first name. The vote will still count.

SquatThe latest edition of Mike Mahler's newsletter contains a great article by the one-and-only Mistress Krista (OK, there's another one) on workouts for the time-poor. If you identify with the character on the right in the recent Randy Glasbergen cartoon, read on.

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