SIG KLEIN

Sig was born in Germany in 1902, but his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio (USA) the following year. As a boy, he became fascinated with the strongman Vaudeville shows that came to the theatres in Cleveland, and by the age of 17 he was lifting weights.

In 3 years, Sig had already built a good enough physique to seek out the great Professor Attila in New York City in 1926, but the Professor had passed away only a short time before. Instead, he had negotiations with Attilas widow, and re-opened the Professors recently closed gym. It was a profitable decision both in terms of business, and in love, for Sig married the professors youngest daughter, as well. He later opened his own studio and it was Klein (who loved gadgets and experimentation in training) who began to methodically test the weightlifting equipment, movements and exercises that produced the most rapid and best results for building muscle size and definition.

Sig was a true believer in the power of natural bodybuilding and its relationship towards good health and longevity... he was right, he lived to the ripe old age of 85 in 1987. We owe Sig a debt of gratitude for helping develop the standards and techniques of modern bodybuilding we use to this day.