Strongman – Derek Prior

Review of Taming the Bent Press by Iron Tamer Dave Whitley

By Derek Prior | April 30, 2017 by Derek Prior

The bent press is probably one of the most technical lifts there is, a true all-round lifter’s lift, as the mighty Arthur Saxon would have said. Saxon himself was recorded to have bent pressed 371lbs, a record that still hasn’t been beaten. No doubt his accomplishment was down to the power of the mustache and…

Review of Sandow the Magnificent by David L. Chapman

By Derek Prior | April 30, 2017May 20, 2018 by Derek Prior

Those of you who have read Return of the Dwarf Lords will have been introduced to Ardo the Strongman, who engages in a bit of bent pressing with the Nameless Dwarf. Ardo is, in many ways, a tribute to the strongmen of yore, and especially to the great Eugen Sandow. Here’s my review of a Sandow…