Does Sandow's Light Dumbbell System Actually Work?

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  @NattyLifeYT · 2 years ago · pinned

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  @gabetorresx · 2 years ago

  Morning protocol: light exercise system<br><br>Evening protocol: lift horse over head

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  @mattmatthews1525 · 2 years ago

  His greatest feat of strength was keeping that leaf in place with pure willpower.

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  @davidmastro5406 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Another &quot;missing link&quot; is the fact that Sandow was a health crusader: &nbsp;he was an advocate for prenatal care for expecting mothers, and a critic of the corset. &nbsp;He also ran a series of facilities in England that were intended for ordinary people--including many who were in poor overall health. &nbsp;So his light dumbbell system was something that could be done by non-athletes. &nbsp;He obviously did heavy lifting himself, although, as he became more famous, he focused more and more on physique exhibitions, as opposed to strongman performances. &nbsp;He had too many formidable athletes gunning for him--men like Apollo (William Bankier), G.W. Rolandow, and Arthur Saxon.

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  @donrane · 2 years ago

  Regardless of light dumbbell works or not, it was really impressive hearing him emphasize the mind muscle connection 125 years ago.

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  @themischeifguide · 2 years ago

  I use this method just to maintain something close to an average physique, I&apos;m disabled and this reminds me of the low weight, moderate rep exercises that I do in physical therapy. This won&apos;t make anybody huge, but it seems to be geared more towards encouraging people to exercises with an entry level program. If you enjoy this you can progress on to other training techniques. For me, I combine this system, with my physical therapy, stretching and daily walks, I think without moderate exercise I&apos;d already be in a wheelchair.

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  @CA-or9ix · 8 months ago

  My uncle spent time in prison and came out absolutely jacked. They didn&apos;t have weights in the prison he was in so all he did were push ups, towel curls, etc. He did a shit ton of reps for each exercise. He&apos;s always advised me to keep weights light enough to do at least 50 reps with, and then to do sets with short rest intervals until I can&apos;t do a single rep more. I&apos;ve never seriously tried his methodology, but it clearly worked for him. He&apos;s in his 50&apos;s now and hasn&apos;t worked out in years, but for his age he&apos;s still jacked. Just a little anecdote.

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  @25inspector · 2 years ago

  I think Sandow&apos;s system would be really great for people for what ever reasons (health or other) can&apos;t lift heavy weights.

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  @ATomRileyA · 2 years ago

  These were mostly a gimmick, Sandow said they were years later if you can find his old interview he did when he was 50+ he mentioned in that interview that heavy weights were the only way to build strength.<br><br> Sandow was also a big believer in cold showers iirc.<br><br>There was a great website that had all these old books and copies of health and strength, he also cured scoliosis with exercise, there was this hilarious picture of before and after of a orphanage of kids that were all bent out of shape and after he trained them they all looked like mini Captain America&apos;s :)

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  @roktoprobal9505 · 2 years ago

  Sandow was one hell of a specimen, a true greek god.

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  @BradYaeger · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m 57 and lifted since i was a kid, but over last few years I&apos;ve backed off the weight and intensity but I have to say I am surprised at the results I get . &nbsp;I do what he says , focus on clean technique , shorten the overall motion because I get less injuries that way. &nbsp;And I mix it up. &nbsp;I may just do pushups but change my hand positions every 5th rep. You just have to take your ego out of it

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  @Oldtimenattylife · 2 years ago (edited)

  Though I prefer a heavier style I can assure you the system<br>Works having used it my self quite late into my lifting journey

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