Contemporary Sandow, Arthur Saxon, born in 1878, not only was the strongest man of his time, even surpassing himself in the art Sandow BENT PRESS , but also was a man interested in weight training and its possibilities. Owner of an impressive body and a colossal force, its circus acts with his brothers were widely recognized, like his books where he turned his knowledge and experience. Regarding the above motion, Saxon was able to do with 385 lbs. which are approximately 175 kilos. Germano birth, Arthur and his two brothers travel to U.S.. UU. in 1909 to present his show in New York. Saxon not only possessed impressive levels of force but also a muscular quality of the artist's own iron. After participating in the First World War can not recover from the ravages of war, died in 1921 a victim of pneumonia. Among his books are mentioned, for example "The Development of physical power "(the development of physical power), 1905.
In its most prominent movements in addition to the bent press can be name the military press, boot, and a movement called Two Hands Anyhow it is primarily a press bent but with the addition that once the bar is on the performer's head, it looks as if the photo above ( using a kettlebell) a new element to load through a push to end with a press, placing both weights on the head in a position straight. In this movement could load 448 lbs Saxon, what about nearly 200 kilos over the head.
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