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"From Sickly Youth to Super Man"

Learn the strength secrets of one of the Iron Game's Greatest Teachers - As they say, once a Jowett pupil, always a Jowett pupil...


He wasn't supposed to overhear the doctors when they said he wouldn't make it to his 15th birthday... but as that young man lay in a lonely hospital bed he silently made a commitment to himself to prove them wrong. Though poor, small, weak, broken, and sickly, he made up his mind to live a strong, healthy, and full life.

That young man, George Jowett, would eventually go on to become one of the strongest men in the world and inspire millions of people to build super strength and power through his training courses. Over 75 years after they were first published, George Jowett's training courses will help YOU do the very same:

Now Available, on www.oldtimestrongman.com: George Jowett's three greatest training courses:

The Jowett Institute Course in Health, Muscle Building and Physical Perfection (1927)

Originally published in 1927, as a 6 month, 12 lesson, mail-order course, this collected edition teaches you how to become strong using just your bodyweight or a pair of adjustable plate loading dumbbells.

There is enough material in this course to turn many a skinny kid into a powerhouse. This is the same course that sent shock waves through the Golden Era of Strength Training in the 30's and 40's when George F. Jowett was referred to as, "The Most Scientific Weightlifter in America".

Like all of the great Training Courses, The Jowett Institute Course is progressive, step-by-step instruction and features much more than just training how-to advice:

  • The 4 things that every successful training program must have and why your workouts will suffer without them


  • How the strength of the internal organs determine how much strength can be gained in your muscles


  • The 2 biggest reason why a proper diet is necessary


  • The types of food to avoid and the types of food you should be eating every day


  • 11 beginners tips for a successful workout


  • Jowett's thought on breathing exercises, why most teachers teach it incorrectly, the 4 different recognized types of breathing which of these is the most important form of breathing and how to perform that technique for the maximum benefit


  • 6 different sleep tips in order to get a full, healthy nights sleep for increased recovery

  • 4 specific exercises four stimulating the respiratory organs - how to put P-E-P into your vital motors!

  • The benefits of massage and why elastic muscles are the strongest muscles - keep them loose, pliable and elastic


  • Why it is a mistake to train your muscles to do one thing and why you won't after doing exactly what Jowett recommends


  • What to picture in your mind when you get the Blues


  • Why strong feet are important and 4 different drills to train them


  • Jowett's grip challenge


  • The difference between "Weightlifting" and "Exercising"
  • Jowett Institute Course
    The Jowett Institute Course


  • The importance of bright eyes and clean teeth


  • The meanings of "strength begets strength" and "pep repays with pep"


  • The favorite exercises of Staff Sergeant Moss and Herman Goerner


  • How to recharge your Nerve Batteries


  • The meaning of the "Abdominal Brain" and the 4 best exercises for developing abdominal power


  • The single most important component of why this course works, and why any course without that factor will undoubtedly fail

  • 4 things to avoid when building a muscular chest and promoting muscular chest growth


  • The topic that only 5% of bodybuilders know anything about


  • Why your muscles aren't of any use unless they possess *this*


  • The 4 principles that govern strength limitations


  • An advanced lesson which covers a period of 3 months

  • "Once a Jowett pupil, always a Jowett pupil!" The Jowett Institute course in Health, Muscle Building and physical Perfection is 12 lessons, over 130 pages, fully illustrated with step-by-step photos and instructions. Highly recommended!

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    The Molding Series:
    Molding a Mighty Grip (1930)

    In 1930, George Jowett came out with some of his most popular training materials in the form of his "Molding Series" Booklets.

    Each of these booklets was devoted to a specific area of training: Molding a Mighty Arm, Molding a Mighty Chest, Molding Mighty Legs, Molding a Mighty Grip and ending with Strongman Stunts Made Easy. Hundreds of thousands of these were sold all over the world during the Jowett Institute's heyday.

    While the rest of these booklets are currently out of print, the most popular title: Molding a Mighty Grip is currently available from this website in a high-quality modern reprint format.

    Jowett was no slouch in the grip department and was well known for his 8.25" wrists, 15.25" muscular forearms, 17.75" upper arms, and legendary feats of grip strength. His most memorable was that of a single handed clean and press of a 160+ pound anvil.

    Molding a Mighty Grip begins with George Jowett's remarks about many of the famous old-time strongmen and their specialty feats of grip strength.

    After that, the course describes, in detail, many of George Jowett's favorite hand and forearm training exercises. The first half of the course is devoted to grip exercises and the second half is devoted to barrel lifting techniques. 8 1/2 x 11, 15 pages on high quality stock.
    Molding a Mighty Grip by George Jowett
    Molding a Mighty Grip

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    The Key to Might And Muscle (1926)

    At just under 300 pages, Jowett's magnum opus The Key to Might and Muscle does not disappoint - it is one of the most complete training books ever written. You won't find any puffed up muscle heads here... just a ton of great advice and training information that is just as relevant and useful today as it was eighty years ago when this book was first published. Here is what you can look forward to in its pages:

  • The details behind the terrible accident that nearly ended George Jowett's life and the difficulties that he had to overcame in building his great strength


  • The Life Exercise Gave me - Jowett's many adventures 'round the world and the many times great strength saved his life and that of others


  • The Truth about exercise and how, despite the popular notions of the times, it is the purest expression of "life and living"


  • The biggest obstacle to the mind of the average layman and how to defeat it easily


  • The folly of training two or three hours every night and the specific training frequency that Jowett recommend for the best progress


  • Why exercise should be viewed as "Man Building"


  • How to solve "The Mystery of Strength" and why anyone can become stronger


  • Strength - Can it be developed or are some people simply born with (or without) it?


  • The relationship between muscular strength and muscular size - and the greatest mistake made by most "strong men" and how to correct it


  • Why Jowett feels there is only one kind of strength and how to uncover it


  • The value of curative exercise for strengthening the internal organs and building overall health


  • 4 simple midsection exercises to aid in digestion


  • The Jowett method of performing sit-ups and the importance of abdominal strength


  • Why chest expansion is possible and 7 different exercises to make it happen


  • How to build a mighty chest and why your overall strength training progress may depend on your chest development


  • Is there such a thing as bone strength? - George Jowett gives it to you straight


  • The biggest obstacle in forearm and calf development and how to easily overcome it


  • 14 exercises for thickening the wrist and strengthening the grip


  • The biggest reason not to wear wrist straps


  • The value of finger strength and how it is acquired


  • The Key to Might and Muscle by George Jowett
    The Key to Might and Muscle
    by George Jowett

  • An extremely valuable tip for thick handled object lifting


  • Scores of famous men of might and muscle - who they were and how they trained


  • How a columnar neck builds nerve force - neck trapezius and upper beck development


  • Do you know the weak link in the spinal chain? Here are 7 exercises to make it stronger


  • 3 unusual exercises for intense vitality through abdominal development


  • 7 exercises for banishing round shoulders and protruding shoulder blades


  • Some fascinating facts and figured from the world of the Iron Game


  • 8 exercises for building superb hips and thighs


  • The science of lifting weights and how it can be applied to everyone


  • 7 methods for building a shapely arm


  • How specialization destroys the jinx of stubborn muscles


  • Why home exercise is best


  • In addition to the valuable training information, throughout this book you will also find 33 pages containing 65 classic photos of the strongest men in recorded history including: Apollon, Aston, Attila, Cadine, Caswell, Coulter, Cyr, Dandurand, DeCarrie, Elliott, Giroux, Goerner, Jowett, Klein, Liederman, Londos, MacMahon, Manger, Maxick, McAskill, Moerke, Pandour, Rigoulot, Saldo, Saxon, Steinborn, Travis, Willoughby, and more!

    These training courses are a treasure trove of great training ideas, unique exercises, and Old Time Physical Culture designed to do one thing, and that is to give you results.

    The Jowett Courses are the perfect place to start for rookie lifters because they do a great job of establishing the fundamentals. Even if your an "old hand" at strength training, the "Old Master" can still teach you a few of his secrets... not to mention that after reading what George Jowett has to say, you'll be ready to tackle your training with everything you've got.

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    P.S. Among Jowett's many students you will find the names Hoffman, Weider, Kubik, Furey and many more. Add your name to the list by clicking below:

    The George Jowett Classic Training Course Collection
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