1. Max Unger, known as Lionel Strongfort, was a German bodybuilder, wrestler and author of the correspondence physical exercise course, known as the Strongfort System of Physical Culture, or Strongfortism.
11 Facts About Lionel Strongfort
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Lionel Strongfort immediately noticed the potential of the young man and encouraged him to attend his trainings.
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Lionel Strongfort defeated Turkish wrestlers - Yusuf Ismail and Adali Halil, who at that time were doing a world tour.
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Lionel Strongfort adopted the stage nickname Lionel Strongfort and began his own series of shows in vaudeville and circus productions around the world.
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Lionel Strongfort claimed to possess the world record in the bent press with 312 pounds.
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Lionel Strongfort established the Max Unger Health and Strength Institute in New York City around 1915, and later the Strongfort Institute in New Jersey.
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Lionel Strongfort launched a mail-order health training system that continued into the 1930s.
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Similar to Eugen Sandow and other strongmen of the period, Lionel Strongfort equated the muscular male body with heterosexuality.
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Lionel Strongfort recommended a diet that consisted of fruit, vegetables, grains, milk and eggs.
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In 1909, Lionel Strongfort issued a challenge in the Physical Culture magazine to Strongman Arthur Saxon.
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Lionel Strongfort was particularly fond of beef and ate it three times a day.