Roark Posted December 9, 2001 Share Posted December 9, 2001 Edward Aston died on Dec 9, 1974. Aston's lifting accomplishments always seemed to be shadowed by Thomas Inch. Around 1914 Aston held the record for a single handed overhead lift at 300.5 lbs. Then Inch claimed 304.5 lbs, but the important distinction was that Inch took the bar to the shoulder using two hands, then put it overhead with one hand, hardly a one handed all the way lift such as Aston had performed. At the time, Inch's best in that manner was about 245.75 lbs. At of 1960 Aston was working in London at a Fish & Chips shop, and was then able in his mid 70s, to handle 112 lb bags of potatoes with ease. At death he was 89. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 Roark, You forgot to mention that he was undefeated as "Britian's Strongest Man", a title he won from Inch. He won it in June, 1911 and retired undefeated in 1934 - a record of 23 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted December 10, 2001 Author Share Posted December 10, 2001 John, I have noticed my posts on history have been read less and less, so I have been keeping them shorter, perhaps on their way out. On a related issue: Just a few weeks before the June 3, 1911 match wherein Inch lost to Aston, Inch was able to clean only 170 on a regular bar one handed. So exactly how was he able to clean the 172 thick handled bell during that time period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdawg Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 personally, i would hate to see these posts gone. i always find them interesting. i think our history should be imprortant to all of us. if you don't know where you've been, how do you know where you're going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Luke Reimer Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 Joe, your history pieces are a highlight for me. I click every one as soon as it hits the board. I can't get enough of one-handed lifts, especially if they involve thick bars and cleans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 Me too - keep them coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest woody36 Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 Ditto on all of the above! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotGrip Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 I also agree, continue the history lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted December 10, 2001 Share Posted December 10, 2001 Joe, I meant to mention this to you "off the board" but in light of the comments above I think it should be said for everyone. First, let me say that the history posts are great, but sometimes they don't require or demand a response. Thus, we all read them excitedly, but because of the fairly high traffic now on the board they quickly get moved to the bottom of the page as other posts that ask questions or are a continued thread push the history posts down. What I suggest is that if a member reads a history post that is off the first page that does not have a reasonable amount of views, suggesting that not everyone has seen it, then they simply reply "bump" and the post is deservingly bumped to the top where it belongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul valpreda Posted December 11, 2001 Share Posted December 11, 2001 Roark, I also love the history posts! I hope you continue sharing them with us. I look forward to each and every one of them. I am so much more impressed by the strength feats of old than the drug-induced feats of today. Please keep them coming! Thanks, paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2001 Share Posted December 11, 2001 Roark, your history posts are my favorite feature of the grippage. Tom mentioned that because they do not necessarily need a reply, they get moved to the bottom and on to the next page quickly. So, I suggest that we give Roark his own section on the Grip Board for posting history. It will make an easier reference for everyone, and Roark could post as much history as he wanted without flooding the main board (although I wouldn't mind that.) So, keep 'em coming please. We all really appreciate them and wish there were even more! Waiting for the next, Michael Falkov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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