Edwin Checkley
Edwin Checkley | |
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| Born | 1847 London, England |
| Died | 1925 (aged 77–78) |
| Education | Long Island Medical College |
| Occupations | Athlete, physician |
Edwin Checkley (1847–1925) was a British-born American athlete, physician, and the author of a book about strength-training. He was supposedly "one of the strongest men in America" in 1890.[1]
Life
[edit | edit source]Checkley was born in 1847 in London, U.K.[2] He emigrated to the United States in 1871, settling in Brooklyn, New York City.[1] He studied at the Long Island Medical College.[1] By 1890, he had become a long-distance bicycle rider; for example, he rode from New York City to Chicago.[3] That same year, he was "said to be one of the strongest men in America."[1]
In his 1895 book, A Natural Method of Physical Training, Checkley advocated light bodyweight exercises without dumbbells.[4][5] Nevertheless, the book inspired Alan Calvert, the founder of one of the first barbell companies in the world.[2]
Checkley died in 1925.[2]
Selected works
[edit | edit source]- A Natural Method of Physical Training: Making Muscle and Reducing Flesh Without Dieting or Apparatus (1892)
- Checkley's Natural Method of Physical Training (1921)
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