| A small, powerfully built man who had a strongman act, his real name was Louis Durlacher. When the young Sandow saw him on stage, he was awestruck by Atilla's feats of strength. It was Atilla who inspired Sandow to take up body-building. After a time, Atilla became Sandow's mentor when he saw how gifted and enthusiastic the boy was. Later, as seen in the illustration, Atilla developed a physical culture course and mentions Sandow (now quite famous) as his greatest student. Attila was the man who invented the hallow barbell, with buckshot filling, so that the weight could be varied. |
