Arthur Saxon

Arthur Saxon (Arthur Hennig 28 Apr 1878 - 6 Aug 1921) may be one of the strongest man there ever was.  Whilst he may not have been the biggest by todays standards, his feats of strength have not been replicated.  Unlike many other strong men of his era he allowed his weights to be weighed and he is credited with a 370lbs (168kg) Bent press (an uncommon single handed lift, that requires skill, strength and balance to complete) 100lbs more than his contemporary, Eugen Sandow. He wrote two books, The Text Book of Weightlifting and Development of Physical Power.

Whilst initially successful with his brothers as a performing trio during the first decade of the twentieth century like Sandow, Saxon was German and fell on hard times during the First World War.  He never regained his early success and passed young as a result of pneumonia aged 43.