Eugen Elastic cord

Eugen Elastic cord born Friederich Wilhelm Mueller , (Königsberg, April 12th 1867 - April 2nd 1925) is a German athlete who was the first body-builder universally known, occurring throughout the world in exposures and films at the beginning of the 20th century. He is commonly regarded as the father of the modern Bodybuilding .

Child, it lived in Italy with his father, it is there that it was caught admiration in front of the Roman statues of Gladiateur S and heroes mythological. As of 19 years it started to occur in small spectacles of circus for shows of force. Florenz Ziegfeld, business manager American noticed it and the engaga in 1893 to occur in the Chicago World' S Columbian Exposition .

In this end of the 19th century, the spectacles of force were very current and their very popular high-speed motorboats. Elastic cord was distinguished from his/her colleagues by the care which it carried to its appearance, seeking one muscular esthetics more reproducing an ancient ideal rather than a rough show of force. It was, by this requirement, the first to develop the concept of sculpture of the body (bodybuilding) which became an objective with whole share, distinct from the exercises of muscular force of fair.

For its drives, it used equipment comprising of the thin straps of rubber which were employed thereafter with other uses, it is the origin of the common noun elastic cord entered the French language.

Publications of Eugen Elastic cord

Sandow' S System off Physical Training
Strength and How To Obtain It
Body-Building, Strength and Health
Life is Movement

External bonds

Museum Elastic cord
Elastic cord and the golden age of the '' Hommes of Iron ''

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