how would one acquire this physique in the late 1800s

[AbrahamG]

Lmao, there's a brother who post pics of himself looking like this in posing trunks on this site

LMFAO.  You clever MF-er.

[Papper]

I like the hard and "real" look that these nineteenth century cats sported.

[mame09]

the biggest and baddest mofo that ever lived

he was in his prime 212 at 6'2

all the whites tried denying him and he triumphed

embarrased and beat the living shit out of white boxers in the 1900s as the first generation of freed slaves

fukd white women when blacks where getting hung just for looking

maybe the greatest african american to ever live

the first and only black man to really piss off white folk he even started the first race riot when he won

against the greatest white heavyweight champion the goverment even tried to fuk him

the irony in all of this is a great white boxer joe chowinsky taught him in jail for 23 days while they where

both locked up after joe KOd him in 3

[Bad Boy Dazza]

fukd white women when blacks where getting hung just for looking

maybe the greatest african american to ever live

Clearly a great moment in Black American history.  They should celebrate that during black history month.

[Army of One]

the biggest and baddest mofo that ever lived

he was in his prime 212 at 6'2

all the whites tried denying him and he triumphed

embarrased and beat the living shit out of white boxers in the 1900s as the first generation of freed slaves

fukd white women when blacks where getting hung just for looking

maybe the greatest african american to ever live

the first and only black man to really piss off white folk he even started the first race riot when he won

against the greatest white heavyweight champion the goverment even tried to fuk him

the irony in all of this is a great white boxer joe chowinsky taught him in jail for 23 days while they where

both locked up after joe KOd him in 3

Clearly leg day was more often than not spent in the local brothel

[NelsonMuntz]

epic

[deceiver]

There was an interesting article in the June 6, 1897 issue of the New York times that detailed Eugene Sandow`s diet verified by the Office of Experimentation in The Department of Agriculture.

His diet was extremely Carb Heavy at 502 grams. Overall calories per day for him were 4462 including Beer and Cigarettes and Ice Cream and Cake and Butter and Wine and Bread Pudding

The Department of Agriculture also calculated the diet for regular laborers, children and students etc...

We find that their average caloric intake in 1897 was certainly  higher than todays purported average intake which is quite interesting.  Clearly their entire lifestyle was different and much less sedentary.  Some may find this article as interesting as I did.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A03E7DE123CE433A25755C0A9609C94669ED7CF

4 days per week weightlifting training (squats every training) + additional bodybuilding work (1.5h+), competed 2 times in powerlifting meet during 3 weeks. I don't have a car, I walk everywhere or take a bus.

76kg @ 165cm, around 12% bf and I still don't need to eat more than about 3k calories.

[slaveboy1980]

the biggest and baddest mofo that ever lived

he was in his prime 212 at 6'2

all the whites tried denying him and he triumphed

embarrased and beat the living shit out of white boxers in the 1900s as the first generation of freed slaves

fukd white women when blacks where getting hung just for looking

maybe the greatest african american to ever live

the first and only black man to really piss off white folk he even started the first race riot when he won

against the greatest white heavyweight champion the goverment even tried to fuk him

the irony in all of this is a great white boxer joe chowinsky taught him in jail for 23 days while they where

both locked up after joe KOd him in 3

Epic quads.

[Parker]

Clearly a great moment in Black American history.  They should celebrate that during black history month.

Well, to be fair, they were hookers, as was his black wife (?).
Because back then, a respectable white woman wouldn't be caught dead with a negro (in public or in a relationship). Hmmm, seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Well, it did help that cocaine was as common for regular use as sugar.

[mame09]

Well, to be fair, they were hookers, as was his black wife (?).
Because back then, a respectable white woman wouldn't be caught dead with a negro (in public or in a relationship). Hmmm, seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same.

most of his women were "pros" but a couple where from the race track

[BB]

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The big Ken Burns Jack Johnson documentary.