Joe Roark's IronHistoryArchives.com
The HUGE library of Iron History compiled by Joe Roark.
Welcome to Iron History with Joe Roark!
Joe Roark has been studying the iron game since 1957, and by 1970 began a systematic gathering of information on index cards. By the time his first computer was acquired, there were several hundred thousand references to be typed into it.
For a few years he published his own newsletter called MuscleSearch: The Roark Report. By 1992 he was appointed as the IFBB Men's Bodybuilding Historian, and began writing about history for FLEX in his column Factoids. For ten years he contributed to Iron Game History from the U of Texas at Austin. Recently he also began writing All Our Yesterdays for FLEX.
His passion has always been the period between 1880 and 1920, with particular emphasis on the oldtime strongmen of that era. Joe will be offering bits of history for Cyberpump once per week, and the text will be relevant to the dates of the calendar for those events of yesteryear relevant to the coming week.
In this column, readers will also be able to ask Joe questions or comment on his posts. Note: The comments are solely for interaction between Joe and the readers only -- not reader to reader.
2/24/06: Willoughby from Your Physique: Lifting Certificates. One hand snatch
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Willoughby's Certificates of Merit, con't
Willoughby from Your Physique October 1946 "The One Hand Snatch"Posted by TheEditor @ 10:39 PM CST
2/17/06: Willoughby: Lifting Performances/Certificates of Merit
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Willoughby: Weightlifting Performances of Merit, from Your Physique Aug/Sep 1945.
Willoughby: Weightlifting Certificates of Merit, from Your Physique Aug/Sep 1945.
Posted by TheEditor @ 07:29 PM CST
2/10/06: Willoughby: Leading Performances in Weightlifting from Your Physique
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Willoughby: Leading Performances in Weightlifting, part 1
Willoughby: Leading Performances in Weightlifting, part 2.Posted by TheEditor @ 08:09 PM CST
2/3/06: Willoughby: Weightlifting Records/Greatest
Thursday, February 2, 2006
From Your Physique April/May 1945: Weightlifting Records and Their Merits.
Willoughby from Your Physique June/July 1945: Greatest Lifts and Lifters.
Posted by TheEditor @ 07:51 PM CST
