Secrets of the Champions w/ Ed Theriault

Secrets of the Champions by Ed Theriault, published in Muscle Power in the late 40s. Photos by Russ Warner and Lanza.

SECRETS OF THE CHAMPIONS "Flushing Muscles" BY JOSEPH E. WEIDER her In Chial, and Troiver Of The Champions QUESTION: "I have read where it is necessary to 'pump' up the muscles to make them grew large and full. The course I am following is not a Weider Course, but it does contain many different eser cises. Still, I never feel really pumped up after a work- out. How about having the Weider System Clinic delve Into this problem?" WHEN a work-out leaves you with a feeling of thorough stimulation, when each living tissue of the body throbs and pulsates with the glow of vibrant flushness and the muscles feel warm, full, round and firm then and only then do you really benefit of a perfect exercise routine. Valles, experience the exhilarating Wonder new Weider An exercise course cannot be put loosely together and yet do the job of molding a perfect physique as it should. You can follow all the recognized body- building exercises, and still fail to make the full im provement that you should. This explains why pupils of other systems so often fail to reach championship glory, while so unfailingly it is the Weider Pupil who takes the top contests, wins the biggest awards and fully develops his body to maximum muscular size and strength. While the actual exercises the bodybuilder performs (Continued on next page) The sensational muscle-size and massive impressiveness shown here by Ed Theriault is the direct result of following the "flushing muscles" method explained in this exclusive article. Warner photo.
Jums physique photographer Lon sho nadhkin this pose, he eat stood there and ble POWER DISPLAY 17.3 ingresate mawice. JOE WEIDER Secrets of the Champions mental-contraction exercises by joe weider Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Trainer of the Champions!! • Your mind is your greatest physical asset. Learn how to harness your mental powers and to utilize them to make your muscles develop that final degree of muscularity and impressiveness. Men- tal-Contraction exercises can literally lift you from the average class and place you overnight into the CHAMPIONSHIP class. FIFTY-FIVE years ago, in 1895, C. A. Sampson, who claimed to be the strongest man in the world at that time, had this to say about the professional strongman: "Genius is absolutely essential if he (the strongman) is to reach the highest eminence in his profession." While this may be a rather far flung conclusion, the truth of the matter is that of all the famous strongmen and body- builders who I personally know, each and every one of them 12 have learned the necessity of the full control and develop ment of WILL POWER and a tremendously strong MEN- TAL APPROACH while lifting or exercising. There is ab- solutely no doubt but that this determined and undivided mental attitude during their training has made them the great champions that they are. They have learned to harness the amazing mental powers we all possess to some extent and to put these powers which are usually unexploited by the average bodybuilder, to work for them. By doing so they develop not only greater muscular power, but obtain a type of cultured musculature unobtainable in any other manner. Therefore, this month I am going to deal with the subject of Concentrated Exercises which will encourage the full de velopment of your mental-physical ability. I will also deal with direct Mental-Concentration moves which will teach

Ed Theriault of Canada
One of the best-built men at his height and weight in the world. Ed’s recent open challenge has been readily accepted by another world-famous Pocket Hercules -Mahmoud Namdjou. There are obvious difficulties to such a match of this nature but Health & Strength would be proud to stage such an inspiring and outstanding contest.

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