Ken Leistner is
an American strength training writer, personal trainer, strength
consultant for the National
Football League, and chiropractor.
He is often known as "Dr. Ken". Photo By Kathy Leistner - Stone
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History
of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Part
One
by Dr. Ken Leistner
There are many fundamental differences among the participants
of the various aspects of the iron related sports. The emotional
response and make up of the athletes involved in strongman
competition differs from those who compete in bodybuilding
shows and powerlifters think and often behave very differently
than those who do Olympic weightlifting as their primary
sport. It wasn’t always like this.
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History
of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training -
Part Two
by Dr. Ken Leistner
One’s choice of lifting activity could have been very
much determined by their geographic location in the 1940’s
through the 1960’s. Referring to the first installment
of this series, while most “training guys” did
the same basic exercises, different parts of the country,
different parts of some specific states, gravitated to one
of the three major types of lifting expression. The most
obvious example of this was the York Barbell Club located
in York, Pennsylvania.
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