Slap on gladiator sandals and a loincloth, and flex your muscles–or wear this costume for a bit more modesty:
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Somehow the contemporary version just isn’t as impressive.
I know, haha!
Very nice body on Mr Sandow! No stupid steroidal appearance like you would find these days.
His famous physique was rare back then as well!
Sandow was one of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr’s first presentations, before he began glorifying the American Girl in his Follies.