Charles Atlas
Charles Atlas (1893–1972) became the first nationally recognized American bodybuilder. Born Angelo Siciliano in Italy in 1893, Atlas moved to the United States as a skinny youth. He developed dramatic, shapely muscles using his own system of isometric exercises that pitted muscles against each other to build strength. Atlas was dubbed the "World's Most Perfectly Developed Man" in 1921.
Atlas became a national celebrity selling his "Dynamic Tension Bodybuilding Course" through the mail. His.....
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