The Internet Gym website above has many handsomel tee shirts with traditional bodybuilding designs. We recommend them!

David Chapman's NEWEST BOOK!
A wonderful collection of Muscle Movie Posters and Images from mid-century Europe.

Click here to purchase a copy of David Chapman’s new book: "RETRO STUD"!




"Adonis, The Male Physique Pin-Up from 1870-1940" - by David Chapman - a large-format softbound book with high quality photographs of physique champions on heavy paper - including several of Eugen Sandow, not found on this website! Click the following link to read more about this book!

Click here to purchase a copy of David Chapman’s "ADONIS" !

One of the finest bodybuilding books on the market. Paperback, but jam packed with Bodybuilding history, musclebuilding tips, and resources. A virtual library of the sport. I highly recommend this one!

Dave Draper's - "BROTHER IRON, SISTER STEEL"

 

EUGEN SANDOW'S
BIOGRAPHY

David Chapman's biography of Eugen (Eugene) Sandow is an in-depth look into the life of this extrodinary man - This is the hardback edition with a center section of wonderful and rare photographs - many not seen on this site. Chapman is an incredible writer, collector and has contributed a great deal to this site. He is an authority on the history of bodybuilding.


COLLECTING SANDOW
MEMORIBILIA AND PHOTOS

The "eBay" website is probably the most enjoyable way to find real bodybuilding antiques and photographs. Original photography, cabinet cards and other wonderful items may be found for sale and view on this massive site. Keep in mind that there are a number of sellers that deal in photographic reproductions of Sandow. They are usually quite good and decorative... and are enjoyable to display, but keep in mind what is a reproduction and what is original and bid with this in mind. If you are in doubt about the authenticity of an item, send an email to the seller and ask. Learn who is reputable by looking at their feedback rating. Most original Sandow items are now out of most casual collectos reach, such as his signature dumbells, cigar boxes and labels, and the small statuettes. But just seeing these items is enjoyable amd a learning experience.

 

 


Official Sandow Museum
Poster by Artist Ron Dunn
To purchase one, click the image!



The New SANDOW GYM T-Shirt
and other "Sandow Gym" items!


Assembled from a world-class collection of rare vintage photographs spanning the 1880s to the early 1950s, Strongman showcases images of the famous and the forgotten.

Robert Mainardi's STONG MAN:
VINTAGE PHOTOS OF A
MASCULINE ICON

 






 

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