Bodybuilders -- Biography; Exercise -- Popular works; Physical education and training -- Popular works; Sandow, Eugen, 1867-1925
Before After After
Training. 6 weeks. 3 months. Increases.
Neck 12⅜ 13 13¼ ⅞
Chest Contracted 29½ 31 31½ 2
” Expanded 32 36½ 37 5
Upper Arm, Right 10 12 12½ 2½
” Left 10⅛ 12 12½ 2⅜
Fore Arm, Right 9½ 10¼ 10½ 1
” Left 8¾ 10¼ 10½ 1¾
Waist 24 24 24½ ½
Thigh, Right 18½ 19½ 19¾ 1¼
” Left 18½ 19½ 19¾ 1¼
Calf, Right 12 13 13¼ 1¼
” Left 12 13 13¼ 1¼
Height 5ft. 4⅜in. 5ft. 4¾in. — ⅜
Weight 8st. 3lb. 8st. 4lb. 8st. 6lb. 3lb.
Lung Capacity 200 219 222 22
Chest Expansion 2½ 5½ 5½ 3
[Illustration: THOS. A. FOX.]
23, CHURCH ROW,
LIMEHOUSE, E.,
_December 3rd_.
MR. E. SANDOW,
DEAR SIR,
_I write these few lines to convey to you my thanks and gratitude for
the boon you have given me and the public at large. I refer to your
excellent book on how to gain health, muscle, and strength._
_I procured one about two years ago, and have studied and practised
the drills incessantly since. The result is far beyond my
expectations. I am nineteen years of age and small of stature, being
only five feet in height and seven stone in weight, yet, without
exaggeration, I can say that my strength and muscular development
would do credit to a man six feet high._
_I have gained this solely by your system and cannot praise it too
highly._
_Another great advantage over other systems is the small outlay
required, as I have obtained for a few shillings all that is necessary
to train with, whereas if I had trained under another system I should
have had to have made a much larger outlay for apparatus._
_I enclose a list stating what I have gained in strength and muscle
since I started training._
_It will always be a great pleasure to me to answer any questions
concerning your system, likewise interview anyone who might be
desirous of seeing me._
_I remain,
Yours truly_,
THOS. A. FOX.
_Name_:—T. A. FOX.
_Address_:--23, CHURCH ROW, LIMEHOUSE, E.
MEASUREMENTS.
BEFORE TRAINING. AFTER TRAINING.
Chest 29 inches 32½ inches
Chest (expanded) 30 ” 34 ”
Biceps 10 ” 13 ”
Forearm 9½ ” 12 ”
Thigh 16½ ” 20 ”
Calf 11 ” 13 ”
Waist 26 ” 26 ”
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