The Perfect Man: Eugen Sandow (Legends of the Past)

[@atlaspowershrugged]

Sandow was definitely a great athlete, but lacked integrity, foreshadowing some figures in modern day. His claim to be the "Strongest Man in the World" was so important to him either emotionally or for marketing purposes that he sued Arthur Saxon for claiming (truthfully) that he beat him at the Bent Press. He was already well established at the time and could have congratulated the newer strongman on surpassing him, but he chose to surpress his defeat. Very unsportsmanlike. And of course he never answered Louis Cyr's challenges, which is a real shame because that would have been a legendary contest! Cyr was undoubtedly much stronger in a more limited sense, but Sandow was much more athletic and versatile, so either way it went, it would have been an awesome show! But Sandow was unwilling to compete with a man he might not be able to beat, which shows he didn't really love the iron game itself, just the personal glory and wealth it could bring him. His contemporaries all mocked the light dumbell system, saying the reason for the light dumbells was that he would sell more programs that way than if his program required more serious weights not that it actually worked. Again, foreshadowing the use of a shredded physique to sell ineffective programs for tons of cash. But he legitimately inspired a lot of people and proved that a lean healthy physique could be very strong, helping to diminish the trend of obese strongmen, a very positive thing. All in all a complicated legacy

[@NaturalHypertrophy]

Some good balance added to my laudative portrait of Sandow.

[@atlaspowershrugged]

@@anysimmers8702 I think in terms of natural strength Cyr was beaten overall by Goerner. He was probably better at pure pressing power, but Goerner was so very versatile, and had a ton of brute strength as well.

[@LiverpoolfanINchina]

@atlaspowershrugged how strong do you think Arthur Saxon would’ve been if he didn’t drink so much beer

[@JaMeshuggah]

You're a modern judgemental anachronism. You don't get to make the call that he didn't love lifting. You're a sad sack and something tells me you're Anglo, French, or Russian.

[@atlaspowershrugged]

@@LiverpoolfanINchina hard to imagine he could get much stronger. But definitely leaner. His brothers didn't have the same problem with drinking and they were absolutely shredded!

[@SacredBurn0ut]

The thought of Eugene walking around town and destroying machines with his giga strength and then just walking away refusing to elaborate is immensely hilarious to me.

[@hunterofexoticgame4208]

Gigachad move

[@simranbiryani3068]

The best thing about Sandow is he proves that hard work is all that’s needed to build a good physique. There is this trend today about everything being “optimal”. Eugene was able to build a phenomenal physique with only a set of light dumbbells and very little knowledge of training or nutrition.

[@ChiselledK1990]

To be fair though, Sandow’s training was probably still better than most Steroid user’s way of training.

[@zed1123]

Loving this series

[@wakawaka1976]

Rip away suit like a male exotic dancer 😆 Dude knew how to entertain.

[@BrandonsAscension]

Sandow and the Farnese Hercules physique is my lifetime goal

[@MasterDChief]

Long car ride home, tuning in to the NH Podcast 🙂

[@The_Okami]

Thank you for posting these videos on bodybuilders from before widespread steroid use. It's important that us natties learn from them. I Hope you make more legends of the past content. You got my sub. Cheers!!!

[@jonruiz3806]

The casual shade thrown at the mustache, haha.

[@michaelsigmond5912]

Superb!! Thank you.

[@archis4236]

>barges in >smashes machines >refuses to elaborate >leaves

[@chrisstanley9477]

Day 32 of asking NH to do a livestream for the next fake merc character study to celebrate his comeback. #ReleaseTheLiveMents #ReleaseTheMercGameLive

[@tsulkalu8640]

That tangent about TDR makes me want a video about the guy. He was an absolute unit

[@BaldOmniMan]

If you didn’t read the thumbnail in Alex Louis Armstrong’s voice, dishonor upon you and your kin

[@dannyhitsprs9301]

yessir! been waiting on this one

[@Arms.Enthusiast]

Next one on Arthur Saxon please!

[@codingtranquility]

Love these videos, keep it up bro, would love to see this become a series

[@breadqueen5351]

this man was the og gigachad, both looks and personality wise

[@rajarshichakraborty8862]

Wait a minute, you said he was born in 1867 and when he turned 18 Prussia was at war with France, the Franco-Prussian war ended in 1871 resulting in the formation of the German empire and conflict wouldn't arise in Europe up until 1914, there was no war between France and Germany in 1885, the year Sandow turned 18

[@lifetime_chronic_insomniac5603]

Anyone figured out NH's name yet?!

[@archockencanto1645]

@Spooky Hephaestus Well, what is it?

[@oogaboogaman9631]

@@archockencanto1645 Gaston Le Pepe

[@GB-ld6lf]

Jason Blaha

[@Croissantrophy.meme.channel]

Richard Baguette de la Bastille

[@John-cena6483]

Yes, it's ligma

[@JaMeshuggah]

My fav

[@deathbleu5741]

I'm not a homophobe (i don't care what people do in their bedroom) but bisexual rumours from the 1950s don't mean much... Especially if they are about a guy who had "nice biceps bro!" as part of his vocabulary. Probably just a misunderstanding by some gym guys who thought he was hitting on them. Just a thought lol.

[@goldman5762]

As a homophobe, it seems to me like the people who say he's bisexual are mostly just gay writers/enthusiasts wishing for it to be true.

[@deathbleu5741]

@@goldman5762 could be. I'm actually looking forward to NH's video about homophobia. He said he was working on one. Should be good.

[@jpraise6771]

hello random viewer. in this dark world, i thought i'd just let you know that GOD loves you and to also ALWAYS love yourself.

[@sh0rty9_46]

Whats your opinion on this program? (3 days a week, 4th day jumps into next week and so on.. - (+ = AMRAP last set.) #1 Squat 5x3+ Bench 3x10 Lat Pulldown 3x15+ DB Floorpress 3x15+ High Pull 2/3x4-8 Lateral Raise 3x15+ / Neckcurls 3x15+ ---------------------------------- #2 OHP 5x3+ / Facepulls Snatch RDL 3x10 DB Row 3x15+ Neckcurls 3x15+ / Lateral Raise 3x15+ OH Extension 3x15+ ---------------------------------- #3 DL 5x3+ OHP 3x10 DB Row 3x15+ Curls 3x15+ / Neckcurls 3x15+ Lateral Raises 3x15+ ---------------------------------- #4 Bench 5x3+ / Facepulls Squat 3x10 Lat Pulldown 3x15+ High Pulls 2/3x4-8 DB Floorpress 3x15+ / Curls 3x15+ Lateral Raises 3x15+ ----------------------------------

[@timshufflebottom6771]

_NH, you have abandoned your duty. Think about that._

[@Furkan-zf7hu]

What duty?

[@Croissantrophy.meme.channel]

@@Furkan-zf7hu to deliver the ments

[@timshufflebottom6771]

@@Croissantrophy.meme.channel *If he won't pay in ments, then he will pay with his hide.*

[@JeffreyJefferson]

@@Croissantrophy.meme.channel what ments?

[@Croissantrophy.meme.channel]

@@JeffreyJefferson blohos ments

[@kronk5072]

My physique goals are actually shifting to be more like Sandows. I'm not a huge fan of having a big chest , and his quad size to me is perfectly fine. His delts , arms, and back are awesome, and he has a really balanced core (albeit I would focus on obliques more than his look). In a couple photos of him it also shows he is posterior dominant in the lower body too (which is my preference). He's also almost the same exact height!

[@ohhellothere3217]

True but keep in mind that his "underdeveloped" muscles were still BIG (online says 48in. chest unflexed), makes his muscles that he focused on even more impressive

[@kronk5072]

@@ohhellothere3217 Great point. Considering he only did push ups and vertical presses, that makes it even more impressive.

[@lifetime_chronic_insomniac5603]

Tryna get my v taper to cartoonish superhero levels. Let's goooo

[@MasterDChief]

I literally was just watching Justice league unlimited a couple days ago, I had to stop myself from miring Green Latern and Superman’s absurd V taper

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

Walk into bar, break strength machine, refuse to elaborate 🗿

[@NaturalHypertrophy]

Which legend should I cover next?

[@chrisstanley9477]

Joussaint Blohoux. He was a legend in the french powder wars during the norman conquests.

[@zed1123]

The great Blahino

[@nandochavez4546]

Pfft life is too short to exercise, exercise is a conspiracy

[@TheGovernmentputcrackinmyblunt]

I don't know but keep doing this. I love these series on moggers of the past

[@knali8315]

Bobby pandour

[@mxldr8658]

These Legends of The Past episodes are great! A few years ago, I became borderline obsessed with researching these old time strongmen and their methods. I even tried the light dumbbell system but couldn't stick to it. That particular training method is steeped in it's own lore and is just as fascinating as the strongmen who would use it. There are so many awesome characters from the bronze era of bodybuilding. It's a shame that some of them become forgotten or never got the publicity when they were alive. Maxick and Bobby Pandour are two of the most interesting names in my opinion.

[@AdityaSingh-vx8hi]

Great video what a Chad of a man. Also I'm not sure but the yoga as far as i know has both physical and spiritual elements to it. As it was made to connect both body and mind so I'm not sure about the claim that he transformed yoga could be propaganda by the British during that time I'm not sure.

[@qwertyq4073]

Love this series, you may already have this suggestion down but can you do a video of George Hackenschmidt sometime for this series

[@Protein-Man]

I see a NH video *I click*

[@Croissantrophy.meme.channel]

Love this series

[@kemptonbryan]

You mean to tell me a croissant is watching KZbin?

[@Croissantrophy.meme.channel]

@@kemptonbryan are you pastryphobic? 😤

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

@@Croissantrophy.meme.channel yes. 🗿

[@kemptonbryan]

@@iangraham-white5717 character study is now canceled. Jason proved himself in competition. Months of claims of fake plates were proven false.

[@72Dexter72Manley72]

Sandow was Professor Attila's protege. Atilla taught Sandow the Light Dumbbell System, which is very similar to Jonathan Migan's/ Team3DAlpha's, Nucleus Overload training. 💪🏾💪🏾

[@danelgegeev4144]

“Encourage people (women included!)”

[@amkool6135]

Born in Prussia not Russia. Prussia was the largest German kingdom of the time

[@danelgegeev4144]

I would like to add something to the lion story. I don’t know if what happened is truth or a myth; but it remarkably resembles an episode from Don Quixote. Don Quixote also challenged the lion to prove that he is a good knight and the lion was too lazy to fight him and didn’t engage. When I read it as a kid I thought the scene was comical. When I read it last year I realized that this is how author showed us that Don Quixote obtained supernatural power when challenged the beast and his spirit was strong and brave enough to peace the lion.

[@bio-plasmictoad5311]

I think the cops thought twice about putting hands on him after witnessing his power.

[@sethgaston8347]

I feel like changing your own name is something of a prerequisite for great men. Emperor Augustus is a great example being originally named Octavian.

[@GODAIM-ANDY]

Bronze era was the most interesting.

[@saadishsnake]

"he died a Chad"

[@MichaelOhngren]

Aerotube

[@keion_arknights]

You should do one of these on Tommy Kono. Bodybuilder and also extremely successful olympic weightlifter (2 time gold, 1 silver, many world championship golds), won many medals before Soviets starting utilizing steroids, multiple weight class champion, most decorated american weightlifter ever and even considered by some the best weightlifter of the 20th century, and lived a long and probably natty life.

[@shawnpatten6515]

Another great portrait NH. Thank you for this series. It is both entertaining and inspiring.

[@EM-it9ju]

Man I was expecting to see a video of Sandow for a long time, thanks you made it 👌👌

[@ninjaknight4486]

Would you do a video on George Hackenschmidt

[@alokyadav9161]

Waiting for the good chest day vs bad chest day video

[@JJ-tm5pm]

"Nothing resists fitness" Karen has entered the chat

[@l33r0y-8r0wn.]

Bruce Lee

[@zed1123]

I wish Bruce Lee cared more about packing on mass, he had insane work ethic

[@jokostyle3669]

I would be interested in seeing one of these on Jean Claude Van Dam

[@M14armorer]

Awesome content man. Subbed!

[@jordandashiell5541]

First?

[@sheadoherty7434]

Yes.

[@chrisstanley9477]

Spooky Hephaestus wont be too happy

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

@Spooky Hephaestus 😂😭

[@js-gstrength4190]

Love this!

[@dionysosalters3145]

Where are the ments? No trasparancy mate

[@Boddah.]

28:29 You don't know what feminism is.

[@TheGovernmentputcrackinmyblunt]

This was literally the one punch man of the 19th century

[@professorartlifts1268]

I'm always inspired by the robust natural bodybuilders of the past. I'm going to hit a shoulders, back and biceps workout extra hard today.