Sandow, Eugen ()
Although a native of Koenigsberg, Germany, Eugen Sandow left an indelible mark on American life. Born Friedrich Wilhelm Muller, on April 2, , he became one of the most popular and influential men of his age throughout the world through his activities that gave rise to the modern conceptualization of what we now term bodybuilding. Sandow traveled Europe as an acrobat, artist's model, and wrestler, before achieving prominence in England as a strongman/physique artist in the latter stages of the nineteenth century.
While Eugen Sandow's stage act consisted of the standard weightlifting feats of the era's strongmen, he achieved his greatest recognition for artistic physique posing, in which he displayed hitherto unseen muscular definition and vascularity. In contrast to the barrel-chested and pot-bellied weightlifters of the age, he popularized a new physical ideal that captured the imagination of turn-of-the-century men and women. Appearing on stage in nothing but a pair of briefs or, posing for physique photographs clad only in a fig leaf, Sandow offered an aesthetically appealing, scantily-clad, sexualized physique which challenged the repressive conventions of
Eugen Sandow é o criador do esporte do fisiculturismo e considerado o pai da musculação moderna - um dos primeiros atletas a desenvolver intencionalmente sua musculatura à pré-determinadas dimensões. Por 30 anos foi considerado um ídolo e dono do melhor físico do mundo.
Ele nasceu em 2 de abril de , na antiga cidade alemã de Königsberg, na Prússia Oriental - hoje Kaliningrado, na Rússia. Seu verdadeiro nome era Friederich Wilhelm Müller, filho de pai alemão (um verdureiro humilde) e mãe russa.
Após vários atritos com a sua família e para evitar o serviço militar, em ele deixou sua cidade natal com um circo que estava de passagem e se tornou um acrobata. Sua intenção era a de correr o mundo enquanto adquiria a base para o seu desenvolvimento muscular - a ginástica e as acrobacias endureceram e definiram os seus músculos a um grau notável. Mais tarde, escolheu rebatizar-se "Eugen Sandow" porque os artistas de palco tradicionalmente mudavam seus nomes e para encobrir seus rastros do projeto prussiano.
LOUIS ATTILA
A carreira acrobática de Sandow poderia ter continuado indefinidamente, mas o circo para o qual ele trabalhou faliu em Bruxelas. No entanto, este momento acabou
Life Story of Eugen Sandow: Father of Bodybuilding
You’ve seen his statue being handed out as a trophy to every Mr. Olympia. Yet, do you know why earning a Sandow became the highest honor in bodybuilding? Well, one thing’s for sure: You have to be an extraordinary man to become the symbol of a sport and earn the nickname The Father of Bodybuilding. However, calling Eugen Sandow extraordinary may even be an understatement.
Eugen Sandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Muller) on April 2, , in Konigsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia) was an average kid. While his German father and Russian mother wanted him to become a Lutheran minister, the youngest had other things in mind. Sandow dreamed of achieving the physique of Greek gods after being inspired by classical Greek sculptures. He also gravitated toward achieving feats of strength.
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Eugen Sandow the strongman
Wanting to pursue his dream, a young Friedrich Wilhelm Muller left Prussia and became a performing circus athlete. No one held the World’s Strongest Man competitions in the late s. Just like bodybuilding, no one considered strongman a sport. However, there were no shortages o
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Dates
- Existence: 2 April - 14 October
Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm Müller aka Eugene Sandow, was born on 2 April in Prussia. Although his parents were of Jewish origin, they became Lutherans and wanted Eugene to become a Lutheran minister. However, Eugene became interested in bodybuilding at a very young age and in , he left Prussia to avoid military service, after which he started to travel around Europe with a circus, performing as an athlete under the stage name of Eugene Sandow.
By the late s, he was training with strongman Ludwig Durlacher aka Professor Attila and soon started competing and winning awards and fame.
By , Eugene had become so famous that he featured in a short film by the Edison Studios, doing his characteristic poses flexing his muscles. In Eugene organised the world's first major body building competition at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The judging panel was form by himself, author Arthur Conan Doyle and sculptor Charles Lawes-Wittewronge.
Eugene travelled extensively around the wold giving exhibitions of strength and lectures on physical exercise and diet. He eventually settled down in England w
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