Do you want vibrant health for your entire life? Is your strength training building the look that you want? If you don’t know about the history of physical culture, then you are missing out on the fundamentals of what it means to build strength.

The basics of strength training have remained the same, and those who incorporate the wisdom of the ancients enjoy good conditioning, better health, and optimal strength. Does this describe your training program?

If you’re interested knowing more about physical culture, and how to achieve better strength training, then you’ll want to invest 20 minutes to listen to this edition of Super Strength where your host Nick Jaworski interviews Ray Toulany about the rich history of physical culture and how it can take your training to the next level.

Strength training offers a wide range of benefits. An article in The Huffington Post says that total body training with weights can have a more positive effect on the metabolism than cardio alone. This interview is a chance to learn how strength training can benefit your health.

The episode kicks off with Ray explaining what “physical culture†means. He shares the history behind the phrase, which pre-dates trends like steroids and goes back to the early 1900s, and how it affected participants in the early days of bodybuilding.

Next Ray reveals specific strength training methods from the era of physical culture, and then contrasts how their methods differed from the ones we use today.

If you’re in a strength training program without knowing the definition or history of physical culture, then you’re not getting the most out of your workout.

It’s important to train for every aspect of your body. Ray explains the influence of training practices from the past on today’s bodybuilders, and also answers these questions:

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• What makes this approach better than others being used today?
  
• How can I get more strength or endurance with my training program?
  
• Can I increase performance if I am happy with my current look?
  

Now ask yourself these two questions: Am I using core methods of physical culture in my strength training program? Am I increasing performance while improving or maintaining my current look? If you answered “No†to either, then it’s time to reevaluate your program.

You might be thinking that strength training methods from a thousand years ago are too old school and that they have no place in today’s programs. Ray shares his thoughts on that mode of thinking by looking back to the mentality that people had in the original days of bodybuilding.

During the podcast Ray gives specific examples of historic bodybuilders, including one that he calls “the perfect specimenâ€, as well as the methods they used to build up their own strengths.

A lot of progress takes place through trial and error. Your competition in the gym is using these methods to achieve a better look and better health. What’s stopping you from doing the same?

The episode wraps up with Ray offering some final thoughts about physical culture and how that influences today’s strength training programs.

Do you want to know more about strength training methods from the strong men of ancient times? Could you use help in achieving your optimal look? Listen to the entire podcast now. If you have questions or comments after the show, then share them in the space below so we can discuss them with you.

Ray Toulany has been working out for practically his entire life. He’s heard most of the advice on the topic, and now makes it his mission to help others separate fact from fiction so they can identify the difference between hype and solid training advice. Visit his website now to get started on increasing your own physical strength.

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Original post: Super Strength #003 – History of Physical Culture – Take Your Training To the Next Level