![]() This brutish display was classic of Zottman, using nothing but raw strength. Sitting on a chair next to the mammoth dumbbell, he reached over, cleaned it up to his shoulders before pressing it overhead with one hand. His most notable display of strength was a 175lb seated floor to overhead. ![]() Zottman’s 19-inch biceps and 16.5-inch forearms made him a real-life Popeye. ![]() However, his piece de resistance were his arms. It just so happened one was looking for someone to fill in as a strongman and came looking for a Philadelphia teen, kick-starting Zottman’s decade long career as a strongman.Īt his peak Zottman stood 5’11 and 218lbs, boasting an enormous 47-inch chest, 58-inch shoulders, and 27-inch thighs. In those days, touring troops of performers would grace the theaters, showing feats of strength and challenging locals to wrestling matches. However, his outlandish response to training earned him the unofficial title of the strongest boy in Philadelphia by 17. Before getting into body development and gymnastics at 16, Zottman was described as a big-boned lad but not particularly large. Using this advanced curl, you can blow up your biceps, force forearm growth, improve grip strength and save time during workouts.īorn in 1867, George Zottman was a strongman from Philadelphia famed for his physique and freakish forearms. The great news is there is an exercise that will fill out your forearms and build your biceps - Zottman Curls. Without too much training time directed towards them they can really blow up and make your arms look much more impressive. The key difference is that while calves can be extremely stubborn, the forearms can be really responsive to training. It is boring and it's usually an afterthought done with a complete lack of intensity. Direct forearm training is a bit like calf training. Developing strong forearms can be done with heavy rows, pulls, and deadlifts, but to make them really stand out, some direct forearm training is needed. They signal that you have a vice like grip capable of crushing steel or twisting open the most stubborn of jam jars (see – I told you they build real world strength). Vascular, bowling ball forearms let everyone know you have real world strength. Let’s be honest, none of us would say no to another inch on our biceps, more meat on our triceps or thicker forearms. There are two types of lifters - those that would like bigger arms and liars.
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