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Via Diet-Blog : The BBC has produced many great series over the years, and one of their latest - The Truth About Food - is certainly high on the list. To see what all the fuss is about, head over to the official site and watch one of the numerous clips they've put online. Not bad at all.

Tracy Fober's latest blog post points to two great online weightlifting magazines - USA Lifting Magazine and the March issue of Weightlifting USA [.pdf, 3mb]. Both are great reads, and both have printed versions available if you enjoy what you see.

A few highlights :

• A great piece by Frank Rothwell - Joe Dube Beats the Best (March 31 issue of USA Lifting)
• Another piece by Frank Rothwell : this time on Louis Martin - Britain's First World Champion (Feb 16 issue of USA lifting)
• A detailed look at Paul Anderson - Strongest Man Ever by Arthur Drechsler (March issue of Weightlifting USA)

Great reading for the weekend.

Brian Carson takes a brief look at 1920s bodybuilder and strongman Earle E. Liederman, who claimed several famous pupils including Jowett and Hyson. Very interesting.

Here's an old-time strongman display with a twist - a bench press (lying log press, really) on top of someone lying on a bed-of-nails. Very, very unusual [streaming, 3.9mb .flv download].

As you can see from the picture at left, Edward 'the Yukon Moose' Cholak was anything but a small man. Wrestling for nearly four decades he racked up an impressive 8,000 fights; most won by grim determination and a second-helping of strength endurance. Big, mean and seemingly unstoppable.

To give you a taste of his wrestling style, here he is in action with Dr Jerry Graham Jr ('the most educated man in wrestling') [streaming, 17.5mb .flv download]; probably in the mid-'50s. Want more? Check out part of a later bout with Blackjack Mulligan [streaming, 22.8mb .flv download].

Say it with me, "Moooooooooo!".

Another fantastic week here on Straight to the Bar; the DIY competition entries are in, now it's time to vote for your favourite. Also on the playlist :

• Articles : Eric Cressey begins a superb deadlift journey, Mike Amos demonstrates some heavy sandbag training and I look at several ways to build a monstrous yoke.
• Videos : Brian Carson points to a great pistol squat video, Bryan shows off the construction and use of a hand-built dip station and something you definitely don't see every day - a Sumo Wrestler vs an Orangutan in a tug-o-war contest.
• Ideas : Brad Johnson combines grippers and push-up stands, Daniel Baker discusses several interesting ways to enhance power development in his free e-Manual and Tom Moe brings us his bench press 'off helper'. Superb.
• Sites : Dan Gilliland shows why he's the Strongest Man in the Gym, Ryan Coisson is definitely Rock Climbing for Life and Randy Glasbergen lightens the mood a little with a fantastic collection of 500 fitness cartoons.
• Bonus : Arthur Jones, Nautilus and HIT - there's a fantastic discussion going on over at Anvil or Hammer. Dive on in.

Martin's mission is a straightforward one - to help you become a fitter, healthier person. A noble goal.

Head over to his blog Eliminating Excuses and say hello.

The legendary Reg Park picking up a taxi.

The DIY Equipment competition has closed, and now it's your chance to help pick a winner. Before making your selection, however, a quick recap of the entries :

Clay Johnson : farmers walk bars and a Strongman log.

Tim McFarland : Tim's also constructed a couple of farmers walk bars.

Rad Man : a power rack.

Pat Hodgson : Detailed plans for an adjustable Deadlift, Shrug, Row bar; and the Quick and Easy Forearm Exerciser.

John Fike : The Perfect Stonebell; and a Home-made heavy bag.

Chris Rice : Horizontal Pinch Device.

Jason Kirby : Home-made Medicine Ball (soon to be a Tornado Ball).

Gary Chandler : T-bar Row machine; Wooden squat rack; Wooden weight tee; W-Bar (for chins); Chinning bar and Hammer Press/Pull.

Tom Moe : an 'Off Helper' for the bench press.

Bryan Bramhill (aka 'bacon') : an extremely sturdy Dip Station. Watch the video to find out exactly how it was made and used.

There's some incredibly inventive stuff in there. Which is your favourite? To cast your vote, simply leave a comment below*. Whichever entrant has the largest number of votes by the end of next Friday (June 8th) will be declared the winner - and will receive the prizes shortly afterward. In the case of a tie, I'll cast the deciding vote.

Time to decide the winner - let the voting begin!

* if you're not comfortable leaving your email address, or don't have a website, just put your first name. The vote will still count.

The latest edition of Mike Mahler's newsletter contains a great article by the one-and-only Mistress Krista (OK, there's another one) on workouts for the time-poor. If you identify with the character on the right in the recent Randy Glasbergen cartoon, read on.