Training Methodologies of the 1960's by Dr. Ken E. Leistner

minimal back squatting after they’d achieved a certain mini mal amount of muscular size in the thighs. Continuing right down the list, everyone did rows. Everyone did cleans. Everyone did deadlifts. There were a number of basic exercises — 10 or 12 basics — everybody did if they were interested in being bigger and stronger. The bodybuilders would diet, doing more repetitions and more sets prior to contests. The powerlifters would focus pri marily on the squat, bench press and deadlift. They did lower repetitions heading toward a contest. The Olympic lifters did the Olympic lifts, of course, but con tinued to squat, front squat, row, shrug and again do the ba sics prior to their contests. Because of that, most of the fellows who were consistent in their lifting all looked really good as long as their fat percent age wasn’t too high, and all of them had great, basic overall levels of strength. Of course, this is another concept that has flown out the win dow.

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