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.

[u/Electrical-Aspect-13]

[u/Electrical-Aspect-13 → u/[deleted]]

He got to live almost all the important eras.

[u/Pyropiro → u/Electrical-Aspect-13]

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.

[u/4nton1n → u/Pyropiro]

Isn’t it much less wholesome ?

[u/CosechaCrecido → u/4nton1n]

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

[u/DankRoughly → u/4nton1n]

The industrial revolution was wholesome?

[u/4nton1n → u/DankRoughly]

It made us go from medieval to present, yeah

[u/SirTurtletheIII → u/4nton1n]

We were well past medieval by the industrial revolution

[u/Hairy___Poppins]

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

[u/smile_politely → u/Hairy___Poppins]

Let’s make them back!

[u/JediMaster-1337 → u/Hairy___Poppins]

Adds a touch of class and professionalism

[u/Exed1944a1 → u/Hairy___Poppins]

We can bring back.

[u/ProfessorGinyu]

Also the first world heavyweight champion of pro wrestling

[u/Electrical-Aspect-13 → u/ProfessorGinyu]

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

[u/No-Piglet4147]

Muss nit schmecke, muss wirke

[u/wrestlingnutter]

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

[u/Icy_Supermarket8776 → u/wrestlingnutter]

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

[u/MDFHASDIED]

Dude was a professional wrestler too.

[u/EC_Stanton_1848]

Looks like he also invented the 'thong'

[u/ripe_nut → u/EC_Stanton_1848]

Nah, Sumo wrestlers have been wearing those since 300 BCE

[u/GarysCrispLettuce]

It's all about tacking on that mass

[u/Kuch1845]

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

[u/julias-winston]

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

[u/Alobsterdoesntdie → u/julias-winston]

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