I agree with Kitosho, I think it was Henry Steinborn who did it first.
Here’s a 1964 article talking about it:
As for documentation, the picture above is the best I could find, from this page:
And about the old-time videos, here’s a thread where I found some clips of Eugene Sandow…from 1907. YouTube FTW!1!!1
http://www.T-Nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1037141
Check out http://www.weightlifting.moonfruit.com/
its not exactly what u wanted but shows a pile of the old time exercises.
Does anyone know how to perform some of these less well known exercises? What is a continental jerk, continental press, or a two hands anyhow?
I’m assuming the continental refers to doing the clean in several steps, by pulling it to the gut/top of weight belt, and then to the chest and finally flipping it over at the top.
As far as I know that little maneuver is illegal in oly competitions, where only inceidental contact (the bump?) is allowed.
As a big, fat vanilla gorilla, continental is the only way I clean a barbell.
[quote]squatdude wrote:
Does anyone know how to perform some of these less well known exercises? What is a continental jerk, continental press, or a two hands anyhow?[/quote]
I defer to Arthur Saxon on the Continental Lifts -
http://sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Saxon/Weightlifting/wl-04.htm
The above pic is the mid point of a continental clean. After you get it to shoulder height, you’d do a “traditional” jerk or press.
For the Two Hands Anyhow:
Another classic Saxon strongman maneuver…the behind the back continental.
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