free weights were invented after WWII?

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dpopiz

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a guy I know who's into wrestling was telling me today that free weights were actually invented in the 1940s -- that nobody ever used "weights" before that; they just did pushups and pullups and that kinda stuff.

that's pretty cool if it's true
 
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Ronstang

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So that is why you see pictures/drawings portraying turn of the century strongmen lifting bar bells?
 
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Saulbadguy

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I don't know. It could be true, though. Weight training for athletes did not become popular until the 60's-70's, especially for Baseball players.
 
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Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
I don't know. It could be true, though. Weight training for athletes did not become popular until the 60's-70's, especially for Baseball players.
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We're not talking about "popularity."

free weights were actually invented in the 1940s
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:)
 
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Originally posted by: Ronstang
So that is why you see pictures/drawings portraying turn of the century strongmen lifting bar bells?
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Barbells != free weights
 
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RaiderJ

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Originally posted by: dpopiz
a guy I know who's into wrestling was telling me today that free weights were actually invented in the 1940s -- that nobody ever used "weights" before that; they just did pushups and pullups and that kinda stuff.

that's pretty cool if it's true
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Sounds like a scholar to me.
 
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Kipper

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Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: Ronstang
So that is why you see pictures/drawings portraying turn of the century strongmen lifting bar bells?
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Barbells != free weights
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Actually...a free weight is any weight device which is not structurally supported or moving in a predetermined fashion. A smith press is NOT a free weight machine. Dumbbells definitely qualify as free weights.
 
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Originally posted by: Ronstang
So that is why you see pictures/drawings portraying turn of the century strongmen lifting bar bells?
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Sandow is the most famous example.

And weightlifting with purpose-built weights probably goes back much farther than that.
 
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krcat1

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Henry VIII had a system of weights and pulleys that he used in getting ready for battle.
 
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Goosemaster

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Originally posted by: RaiderJ
Originally posted by: dpopiz
a guy I know who's into wrestling was telling me today that free weights were actually invented in the 1940s -- that nobody ever used "weights" before that; they just did pushups and pullups and that kinda stuff.

that's pretty cool if it's true
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Sounds like a scholar to me.
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LOL...I couldn't have pointed that out better myself:p
 
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RagingBITCH

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Originally posted by: jjsole
If I'm not mistaken, the Mr. America contest dates back to the 16th century.
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How did it date back to the 16th Century when America didn't exist back then? :p
 
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Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: jjsole
If I'm not mistaken, the Mr. America contest dates back to the 16th century.
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How did it date back to the 16th Century when America didn't exist back then? :p
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idiot
 
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