Little Friedrich Müller was a puny weakling who longed to be athletic and strong like the ancient Roman gladiators. He exercised and exercised. But he to no avail.

As a young man, he found himself under the tutelage of a professional body builder. Friedrich worked and workedHe changed his name to Eugen Sandow and he got bigger and stronger. Everyone wanted to become “as strong as Sandow.”

Inspired by his own experiences body-building, Don Tate tells the story of how Eugen Sandow changed the way people think about strength and exercise and made it a part of everyday life

Backmatter includes more information about Sandow, suggestions for exercise, an author’s note, and a bibliography.


Format Inbunden Omfång 40 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Utgivningsdatum 2017-08-22 ISBN 9781580896283