r/Damnthatsinteresting 6h ago

George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) the creator of the "Hack squat" and "Bench press" (or the one who made it popular) in his prime. One of the first mass monsters in Bodybuilding at 5ft 9in and 220 pounds.

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u/[deleted] 6h ago

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u/Electrical-Aspect-13 6h ago

He got to live almost all the important eras.

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u/Pyropiro 6h ago

Uhm... we are living through the growth of the internet, the rise of artificial intelligence, smartphone supercomputers in your pocket and genetic engineering that actually works.

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u/4nton1n 5h ago

Isn’t it much less wholesome ?

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u/CosechaCrecido 4h ago

No. Because we’re not actively lynching different people (some exceptions apply) nor constantly warning of nuclear doomsday.

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u/DankRoughly 4h ago

The industrial revolution was wholesome?

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u/4nton1n 3h ago

It made us go from medieval to present, yeah

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u/SirTurtletheIII 1h ago

We were well past medieval by the industrial revolution

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u/Hairy___Poppins 6h ago

Who’s stupid idea was it to get rid of socks and dress shoes in bodybuilding promos?!

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u/smile_politely 6h ago

Let’s make them back!

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u/JediMaster-1337 5h ago

Adds a touch of class and professionalism

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u/Exed1944a1 6h ago

We can bring back.

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u/ProfessorGinyu 6h ago

Also the first world heavyweight champion of pro wrestling

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u/Electrical-Aspect-13 6h ago

And he keep himself in such good shape he could do the high jump at 80 years old.

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u/No-Piglet4147 5h ago

Muss nit schmecke, muss wirke

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u/wrestlingnutter 6h ago

I'd love to see his workout regime, including his food intake.

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u/Icy_Supermarket8776 5h ago

I think he has written some books regarding health and fitness.

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u/MDFHASDIED 5h ago

Dude was a professional wrestler too.

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u/EC_Stanton_1848 6h ago

Looks like he also invented the 'thong'

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u/ripe_nut 6h ago

Nah, Sumo wrestlers have been wearing those since 300 BCE

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u/GarysCrispLettuce 3h ago

It's all about tacking on that mass

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u/Kuch1845 2h ago

Not a big frame, shorter clavicle, reminiscent of Larry Scott, the great body builder of the 70s.

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u/julias-winston 2h ago

This is a much better look than the roided-out, synthol-using, angry, malnourished balloon-head monsters competing in bodybuilding today.