Sandow on Physical Training: A Study in the Perfect Type of the Human Form (Summarized Edition)

First published in the 1890s, Sandow on Physical Training outlines a complete, progressive regimen for strength, health, and symmetry. In lucid, didactic Victorian prose it prescribes calisthenics, light- and moderate-dumbbell drills, chest expanders, breathing, diet, and hygiene, illustrated by plates and measurements. Framing the "Grecian ideal" within Victorian physical-culture and Muscular Chr...