Strongman
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1553800095 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 295 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Y. Zohar said The Sad Life of A Strongman. This auto biography was dictated to T. Thurston who did a nice job writing it down. It is a good read for any strength aficionado. However, upon completion, I felt profoundly sad for the man. Doug Hepburn, although a world champion at one point, never attained anywhere near his potential. He was never an Olympic medalist, never attained an education or a profession, failed to reach any modest financial success,never had a normal personal relationship with either of his divorced parents or with a woman, never married, nev. Awesome book kmac80s Doug is a weightlifting legend. "A great mental strength resulted in physical strength" according to Michael Stephen Mcguire. STRONGMAN, THE DOUG HEPBURN STORY was a book I could not put down once I started reading it.I was aware of world champion strongman Doug Hepburn and was excited upon noticing his name and freight-train physique upon the attractive book cover. What was fascinating about Hepburn was that while the world was aware of his physical strength, it was his mental strength and determination that was even more paramount. What could fuel such an obsession? A deformed leg was an insecurity he fought to overcome.When Doug first travel
"A poet, storyteller, inventor, philosopher, and the world's strongest man, Doug Hepburn was a unique and genuine Canadian hero." -- Paul Bjarnason, Canadian Weightlifting Champion, 1966, 1970
In addition to completing the biography of Doug Hepburn, Thurston has written a number of screenplays. For many years he was a close friend of Doug Hepburn. He has a 4th-degree black belt in Teakwood-do and was part of the team that won gold at the 1978 World Championships in Oklahoma City. Moving to Vancouver for a time, he studied urban land economics. He makes his home in Scrapbook, British Columbia.. Tom Thurston was born i
The book traces Doug’s rise to prominence, his temporary fall from grace as he battled alcoholism, and his re-emergence as an advocate for drug-free sport. The author also includes Doug’s unique training schedule for increasing strength without the use of drugs.. In this plain-spoken and moving biography of a strength legend, Tom Thurston captures the story of a Canadian who may have been the strongest man in history. This compelling biography of Doug Hepburn, the weightlifter who won gold for Canada in Stockholm in 1953 and at the British Empire Games in Vancouver in 1954, delivers fascinating, first-hand information about an unusual Vancouver athlete and the sporting world of the 1950s and 1960s