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To my mind, every man should devote at least some small attention to Weight-lifting.

I don't think that I have come to this conclusion simply because I myself have gained some distinction as a weight- lifter, but rather for the reasons set forth below.

First of all, why does a man learn to box ? Well, because it is asserted that every man should learn how to defend himself in case of necessity.

A good and sufficient reason, you will say.

The same may also be put forward as an excuse for learning wrestling and ju-jutsu no doubt, but I am inclined to fancy that the noble art would possibly be more useful than either.

As to fencing, club-swinging, etc.

, I know no reason for their practice except it be that of pleasure or a desire for physical exercise, which said reasons may be equally advanced for Weight-lifting, which it will, I think, be further readily admitted is the most sure and certain means of developing strength -a quality which would be most undeniably useful in any means of self-defence.

Now, beside all this, every man in every walk of life is certain, sooner or later, to be confronted with a heavy object, bulky or otherwise, which he strongly desires to lift.

- Arthur Saxon This is an original version, restored and re-formatted edition of Saxon's 1910 classic.

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com About the Author:The feat of holding up a genuine 300 lb.

barbell with two heavy men seated thereon and at the same time supporting upon the feet a long heavy plank with about a dozen men clutching each other for safety upon that insecure seat was most impressive, and everything was done with such ease and lack of effort I felt astounded.

I made up my mind to make this superman's acquaintance.

This I was shortly after enabled to do through the editor of a physical culture magazine commissioning me to visit the Brand Music Hall, Clapham, and take with me a scale with which to test Saxon's claim that he was raising 300 lbs.

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