An Old-School Powerbuilding Regimen from the Golden Age Powerlifter Hugh Cassidy The other day, a reader suggested that I write an article on Hugh Cassidy, a legendary powerlifter from the ‘70s. It reminded me of something I had forgotten. A few years ago, I had made some notes on Cassidy, with the intent of turning those notes into an article. After reading the comment, I scoured through several notebooks filled with various ideas—I probably have a dozen or so notebooks crammed full of my thoughts for articles—until I found the page of scribblings I had made on Cassidy. After reading over what I had written in ‘23, I have no idea why I didn’t write an essay on Cassidy back then. Perhaps it was too similar to other articles I had written at that time. Usually, when I let something fall to the wayside, that’s a possible reason. Sometimes, I simply lose interest in an article. Oh, well. After reading over my not...
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