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| Hermann Goerner |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Hermann Goerner had some of the strongest
hands and fingers of any man who ever
lived -- and he had tremendous all-around
strength, as well.
On October 8, 1920, Goerner performed a
one-hand deadlift with a barbell weighing
727 1/2 pounds!
He performed a one-hand snatch with a
barbell weighing 220 1/2 pounds on Nov-
ember 30, 1919 -- and performed a one-
hand clean and jerk with a barbell weighing
264 1/2 pounds on November 9 of the same
year.
On March 21, 1920, he performed a one-
hand swing with two kettlebells having a
combined weight of 220 1/2 pounds.
In the same year, he deadlifted 793 2/3
pounds, clean and jerked 390 1/4 pounds,
and performed a front squat with 474 1/2
pounds.
Goerner was 6' 1/2 inch in height, and weighed
just 220 pounds at the time he made these
amazing lifts.
Later. his muscular weight increased to
about 245 pounds, making him one of the
most impressive looking of all strongmen.
Goerner had a unique training system to
strengthen his hands, fingers and grip.
I cover it in detail in Strength, Muscle and
Power -- and it's one of the best programs
there is to build truly Herculean grip strength.
After all, it's the program Goerner used to
perform that amazing one-hand deadlift.
What a powerhouse he was!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. You can grab Strength, Muscle and
Power right here at Dino Headquarters:
Power right here at Dino Headquarters:
P.S. 2. For more about Goerner and his
training methods, grab his biography,
Goerner the Mighty, from my good friend
Bill Hinbern:
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "You can argue
about a lot of things, but you can't argue
about the training methods of a man who
deadlifts 727 1/2 pounds with one hand."
-- Brooks Kubik
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