HOW THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME TRAINED...PROBABLY (Part 1 Out Now)
Reconstructing the Training of History's Greatest Powerlifters and Strongman Athletes
 
For years, one question has appeared more than almost any other:
 
"How did they actually train?"
Not what someone claims they did twenty years later. Not a polished social media routine. Not a "based on" program written by someone who never trained alongside them.
The closest we can realistically get to the truth.
How the Greatest of All Time Trained...Probably is unlike anything we've released before.
 
Rather than teaching a single training system or asking you to follow one philosophy, this book reconstructs the methods used by many of the strongest athletes ever to compete in powerlifting and strongman.
 
Drawing from interviews, training logs, competition footage, magazine articles, books, seminars and countless hours of research, each chapter pieces together how these legendary lifters most likely trained throughout their careers.
 
Some reconstructions are backed by published routines. Others rely on decades of interviews and first-hand accounts. Every chapter is built around evidence rather than myth.
 
Inside you'll explore the likely training methods of some of the biggest names the strength world has ever produced, including legends such as Donnie Thompson, Bill Kazmaier and many more from both powerlifting and strongman, alongside expanded versions of the athlete analyses that have become some of the most-read articles on the TEAMJOSHHEZZA website.
 
This is a historical and practical reference that examines what separated the greatest from everyone else, comparing the methods, philosophies and approaches that produced world records, World Championships and some of the biggest lifts ever witnessed.
 
Whether you're fascinated by old-school training, obsessed with strength history or simply looking for ideas you can apply to your own lifting, this book offers something genuinely different from anything else in the catalogue.
 
Here’s what we’ve got…
Reconstructed training systems from many of history's greatest powerlifters.
Detailed chapters covering legends of strongman across multiple generations.
Expanded versions of the athlete profiles that have become fan favourites on the TEAMJOSHHEZZA website.
Comparisons between different training philosophies and eras.
Practical lessons you can take from each athlete's approach.
Honest discussion about what we know, what we don't know and why some myths simply don't stand up to scrutiny.
 
This book marks a deliberate departure from previous TEAMJOSHHEZZA publications. Rather than presenting one methodology, it explores dozens, allowing you to study the ideas that shaped generations of exceptional strength athletes and decide what deserves a place in your own training.
Pre-order Information
 
History remembers the records.
This book looks at the training that probably built them.
 
PART 1 OUT NOW - PART 2 OUT 20TH AUGUST 2026 - PURCHASES ENTITLE YOU TO EVERY PART
 
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