This is Thomas Bench, the father of the bench press. Today marks 146 years since his contribution to the fitness world. Say something nice.
>>77351593Thank you king
This is Ooga Booga Squats, he invented the Squat in 50,000 BC.
John Run invented running in 1832 when he walked twice at the same time.
Alistair Climber invented the stair climber in 1994. It was named after his grandfather, whose first name was Stair.
Jean Doumbelle created dumbbells in 1784 paris to help revolutionnaries stay in fighting shape.
>>77351593You got my autism cranking for a moment.But then I remembered Powur Liftan invented Power Lifting not the bench. Can you believe they used to call it Large Mass Movementuming.
>>77351593Bullshit next you'll tell me some guy name George Hackenshmidt invented the Hack Squat.
>>77353362If this was true it would be called the Hackenschmidt.>tfw people are trying to falsify history and take away recognition from true pioneers like Ooga Booga
This is Tom Platz he invented barbell plates in 1978. Before that bodybuilders had to use inconvenient sand bags and water jugs for their workouts. Say thank you Platz and you will be blessed with one more plate in your lift of choice before the next quarter is over.
Most accurate thread on /fit/ rn
>>77353360Mankind knows no bounds when it comes to innovation it’s truly remarkable.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) was founded in 1835.They invented the french press (both the exercise and the coffee brewing device) and named them after the agence itself.