This fictional biography follows Rob Kearney as he grows from a strong teen to a professional strongman and finds the courage to wear rainbows to the North American championship.
"One of seventeen children, Cyprien-No? Cyr, was born in 1863 to a poor family in a small village in Quebec. A sturdy boy, his strength steadily increased as he grew up. Soon, he was performing incredible feats, but no one imagined that one day he would become Louis Cyr, the world's strongest man!"--Dust jacket.
An illustrated account of the life of Angelo Siciliano, an Italian immigrant who, tired of being pushed around, developed a program of physical fitness that transformed his life and earned him the name Charles Atlas.
This book is all about the incredible people who push themselves to their physical limits. Whether it's swallowing the most swords, pulling a 200-ton plane, or balancing on four fingers for the longest time, these Guinness World Records holders show what we can achieve with a little courage and a lot of hard work. Every one of us has the ability to be super human!.
Uses a comic strip format and simple sentences to present the life of strong man Charles Atlas. Focuses on his childhood, friendships, life on the streets, small size, and how he trained to get stronger building his own weights and developing his own exercises Later on Atlas entered several competitions and developed his own fitness system known as "Dynamic Tension.".
Text and illustrations look at the life of Croatian-Canadian strongman, professional wrestler, and eccentric Antonio Barichievich, known professionally as The Great Antonio.
Presents an account of the life and feats of a vaudeville strongman, who bit through iron bars and crushed steel spikes with his hands during his performances.
Tells about the various muscle sports --bodybuilding, weightlifting, powerlifting, Sumo wrestling, wrestling, shotput, discus, javelin, hammer and wristwrestling--and their champions.
Explores the origins of strength sports, looks at some of the events featured in strongman competitions, and discusses the accomplishments of male and female athletes in such contests.
