Episode 156 - Dr. Conor Heffernan - A brief history of the gym & the evolution of training equipment

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Dr. Conor Heffernan returns to the show. In this episode, we discuss the evolution of the gym/strength training facilities as well the history of free-weight strength training implements (barbells, dumbbells etc.). Follow/share the podcast on Instagram - @noliftpodcast You can follow Conor on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PhysCstudy Sources mentioned in this discussion: Prof. Jan Todd's article - https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://www.starkcenter.org/igh/igh-v3/igh-v3-n6/igh0306c.pdf Kimberly Beckwith's Thesis on Alan Calvert - https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/3816 Eric Chaline's book on the history of the gym - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Temple-Perfection-Eric-Chaline/dp/178023449X Rogue legends series documentary on Eugen Sandow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-nPD2__e0E&t=1s The Strongmanproject - https://strongmanproject.com/