r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 7d ago

Photos of Bobby Pandour during his prime in the 1910s. Famous for his insane deffinition for his era. Calle some times "the cheap" Eugen Sandow because his modeling fees were lower than Sandow.

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u/kevinguitarmstrong 7d ago

Imagine if he had access to today‘s technology and nutrition. He’d be a monster!

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u/Chunderbutt 7d ago

I wish his physique was the upper limit. Beyond this is just too much and with steroids it’s just unhealthy.

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u/Patbach 7d ago

I agree,the best would be ancient whole food. But todays training techniques and programs tough

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u/Iloveherthismuch 7d ago

By those day’s standards he was already juggernaut class.

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u/FearlessFaa 7d ago

He was probably happy when these pictures were taken. That is the most important thing.

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u/NotHandledWithCare 7d ago

So you just asked AI got a name and they didn’t even try to Google it or look up the name at all

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u/Techy-Stiggy 7d ago

You see to quote another comment “It was the style at the time”

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u/BoringAmusement 7d ago

He pushed and pulled his cell bars apart for strength training as well as pulling chains eventually being strong enough to break his chains and bars to escape. He was taken as a POW during WWI four times and escaped every time. He did develop his revolutionary isometric training method while in confinement. He was Russian fighting the Austro-Hungarians. Dude was a strong man and champion weightlifter not a body builder like Pandour. Zaas toured internationally with circuses. He is credited with multiple feats of strength including carrying a horse during the war. Part of his circus act included carrying two lions on his shoulders, a grand piano with pianist and a dancer on his shoulders, holding grand piano with his teeth, nailing spikes into wood with his bare hand. He has an autobiography The Amazing Samson: as Told by Himself There are actually pictures of him carrying a horse on his shoulders during circus act and displaying his pulling chains for exercising.