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  • The Essence of Strength
    John D. Fair
    Much has been written for popular consumption about the great moments, movements, and motives that have shaped the development of modern weightlifting and bodybuilding, but only since the 1970s has it received the attention and respect of research scholars at institutions of higher learning. The essays in this volume easily fit the time period (1993-2021) when that newly-fra...
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  • Tommy Kono
    John D. Fair
    In a career spanning three decades, weightlifter Tommy Kono won three Olympic medals and eight world championships, captured 11 U.S. national and three Pan-American titles, and set 26 world records--all before the advent of steroids. A Nisei American, Kono was interned at Tule Lake, California, during World War II. Weighing only 105 pounds at age 14 and suffering from asthma...
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  • Muscletown USA
    John D. Fair / John DFair
    From the 1930s to the 1980s, the capital of weightlifting in America was York, Pennsylvania, the home of the York Barbell Company. Bob Hoffman, the founder of York Barbell, propagated an ideology of success for Americans seeking physical improvement. Often called the 'Father of World Weightlifting,' Hoffman was a pioneer in marketing barbells and health foods. He popularized we...
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