#dynamic tension

[fitsofgloom]

Don't Dream It -- Be It!

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Charles Atlas (born Angelo Siciliano) struts his stuff by lifting four Rockettes, each weighing about 110 lbs., on the roof of Radio City Music Hall, September 10, 1937.

Photo: Bill Meurer for the NY Daily News

[jstor]

Pages from a Charles Atlas leaflet from 1939 promoting a correspondence course with instructions how "in just 7 days YOU can have a body like mine." Leopardskin trunks not included.

From the Open: Wellcome Collection on JSTOR. 100K+ open access images, no login needed.

It's late already so let's start tomorrow morning and check in next week to see if the course worked, shall we?

[i-m-wright]

Photos from a project on Dynamic Tension. Focusing on composition, angles, and perspective creating an "off balance" and drawing the eye

Enjoy!

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[dopecheddar]

Surgeon "The Etheric Body" [First Floor Premiere]

[milfitinstitute]

What is an Isometric Exercise Device?

Introduction An isometric exercise device is a device used to exercise most body parts including the wrist and is often used as part of physical therapy or in order to build muscle strength in a low impact manner. Devices can range in size from large bulky machines used by physicians to small hand-held devices that can be used by an individual. Isometric devices have been used for centuries. The…

What is an Isometric Exercise Device?

[milfitinstitute]

What is Dynamic Tension?

Introduction “Dynamic Tension” is the name Charles Atlas gave to the system of physical exercises that he first popularised in the 1920s. Dynamic Tension is a self-resistance exercise method which pits muscle against muscle. The practitioner tenses the muscles of a given body part and then moves the body part against the tension as if a heavy weight were being lifted. Dynamic Tension exercises…

What is Dynamic Tension?

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