What's New on the MAXALDING Web Site?

on the MAXALDING Web Site

9th May 2009
New improved section on W.J. (Bill) Hunt

October 10th 2008
A colour picture of three very nice Maxalding medals won by Arnold Betts in the 1960s. You will find them at http://www.maxalding.co.uk/Medals/medals.htm at the bottom of the page.

April 13th 2006
Two page article on Muscle Control by Alan. P. Mead, one of the Maxalding greats. Contributed by Gil Waldron

March 15th 2006
New article on Court Saldo written especially for this website by Ron Tyrrell.
Excellent Article about Monte Saldo - 'Those Incredible Old Timers' contributed by Gil Waldron.

December 5th 2005
Three items contributed by Ron Tyrrell, all written by Monte Saldo. These are Lighting for Special Muscle Control Poses, Maxick - The Eternal Youth and a block advert 'Saldo Junior'

September 18th 2005
New picture of Monte Saldo added. This was taken in 1903 when he was just 24 and it looks as if he was already practicing Muscle Control.
Also another early picture of David Blazer from 1909 added.

March 15th 2005
CHANGE OF URL & WEBSITE ADDRESS
If you have got this far and are looking at this page then you may have noticed we have moved to www.maxalding.co.uk. Please change any bookmarks that you may have as they will no longer work. Thank you and thanks for your continued interest in Maxalding.

December 8th 2004
The remarkable 'Philosophy, Science & Practice of Maxalding' is now available in PDF E-Book format together with an illustrated tabulated list of all Muscle Control exercises.
All courtesy of Juan Antonio Martinez Rojas (PhD).

November 11th 2004
Revised menu for Monte Saldo - now includes several articles written by Monte
for The Superman Magagine in the 30s. contributed by Ron Tyrrell

November 10th 2004
Part 9 of 'Philosophy, Science and Practice of Maxalding' has been added.
This is the final chapter of this remarkable treatise.

October 14th 2004
New section on Percy Hunt - 'The Great Mavello', one of the first Gold Medal Maxaldists ever and
the subject of a book by Colin Spong Jones who has kindly contributed an article about Hunt.

August 1st 2004
Part 8 of 'Philosophy, Science and Practice of Maxalding' has been added.

July 10th 2004
Part 7 of 'Philosophy, Science and Practice of Maxalding' has been added.

June 14th 2004
10 part series entitled 'The Skill of Muscle Control'. Written by the Woodwards and published in 'Skill Magazine' between 1967 and 1970. Features the 'Auto-Resista' Course and it is illustrated with photos of Tony Holland.

Also added is a 'Muscle Development & Muscle Dancing' postal course written and illustrated by Tony Holland that was issued in 1974. This also includes intruction for use of 'The Autoflex'.

Thanks to Tony and also to David Gentle & to Gil Waldron who not only contributed but researched this material too.

May 22nd 2004
Part 6 of 'Philosophy, Science and Practice of Maxalding' has been added.

May 3rd 2004
We are now up to Part 5 of the splendid 'Philosophy, Science and Practice of Maxalding'.

March 30th 2004
A new translation of 'Muscle Control' in Spanish is now being loaded on to this website. This comes courtesy of
Juan Antonio Martinez Rojas (PhD). Juan is also working on a most remarkable treatise (in English) entitled 'Philosophy, Science and Practice of Maxalding'. This is, without doubt, the most detailed and comprehensive study of the principles of Maxalding ever written. We are most grateful to Juan for his most valuable contibution to this site.

October 26th 2003
It's nice to have some new (old) material to upload. Gil has unearthed 3 early Strength & Development Lessons signed by Monte Saldo. The date is unknown but they are almost certainly pre-WWII.

June 6th 2003
A new (and very rare) Maxalding booklet has been discovered. 'Health, Strength & Willpower' by Maxick & Saldo
was published around 1911. It is the only publication seen so far that mentions 'Maxaldo' and contains sone previously unseen photographs.

April 14th 2003
A series of Muscle Control articles from The Superman Magazine 1932. These are written by Vic Alderson, an early Maxalding pupil. Contributed by Gil Waldron

February 11th 2002
Another interesting article from 1954 Health & Strength Annual, courtesy of Gil Waldron. It is 'First Steps in Muscle Control' by Court Saldo and it is well worth a read, as always.

February 10th 2002
Interesting article from 1958 Health & Strength Annual - 'The Art of Posing' by Syd Baker, 'The Man in Bronze'. Contributed by Gil Waldron.

February 6th 2002
Something completely different. A new section has been opened up on the website to allow Maxaldists who have achieved results either recently or in the past to display their photographs and /or mini biograpy. We already have a section on Maxaldists who have become famous for whatever reasons. This section is for the 'unknown' Maxaldists to come forward and show their stuff. John Thorpe is the first of hopefully many to step
forward. The section is called 'Maxaldists at Large'

February 2nd 2002
An interesting find from the Health & Strength Annual 1932 courtesy of Gil Waldron. An article by Monte Saldo entitled 'Perhaps You Are a Potential Record Breaker'
Also a long-awaited translation of the biograpical section of the German 'Max Sick Album'

December 23rd 2001
Just in time for Christmas - comes a present from Ron Tyrrell who has written a comprehensive biography of Monte Saldo exclusively for the Maxalding Website.
This biography is well illustrated throughout with numerous photos - many of which you may not have seen before. Thank you Ron.

November 30th 2001
Exciting & extremely informative 11 part series of articles - The Why & How of Muscle Control. Written by Court Saldo in 1951 for The Weightlifter & Bodybuilder Magazine. Part of the Ron Tyrrell Collection.

November 20th 2001
From out of the blue, courtesy of Gay W. Ng in the USA comes an excellent booklet from Germany - The Max Sick Album. This contains a series of superb poses by Maxick - all never seen before. This booklet has no date but is probably late 20s - early 30s. A big thank-you to Gay for this.

November 11th 2001
A new set of scans of 'Great Strength by Muscle Control' by Maxick. This time from the original book and not a photocopy. The clarity of the illustrations by Maxick, Monte Saldo, Edward Aston & others is superb now.

November 4th 2001
Another contribution from Ron Tyrrell. We now have another full Strength & Development course, this time from 1957. There are 6 lessons in all in this set, including two advanced ones.

October 17th 2001
More contributions by Ron Tyrrell, to whom many thanks. A collection of articles by Court Saldo and others, all to do with Maxalding and Muscle Control. These are all to found in a new section called Ron Tyrrell's Collection. Also another contribution in the form of a 1954 leaflet entitled 'Maxalding - A Treatise Explanatory'

September 11th 2001
Reproduction of an excellent article about Maxick in the now defunct 'Iron Master' magazine. This article dispels a few myths. Written by Ron Tyrrell, who also contributed the article.

September 9th 2001
Another great find by Gil Waldron. The extremely rare 'How to Pose', written by Monte Saldo in 1914, and contributed to this site by Ron Tyrrell.
This excellent book illustrates the right and wrong ways to pose in the classic style. Models include Monte Saldo, Maxick, Lieut. J.P. Muller & others.

August 6th 2001
Good news for those who follow the MAXALDING lessons. There are two additions, both contributed by John McEneany. They are a Strength & Development Course from 1965 (bought when John was just 15) which includes 2 supplementary lessons - so there are 6 in all and an Advanced Strength & Development Course from 1972 which includes exercises for the use of Dumbells and a Chin Bar.

August 1st 2001
A new and very important addition to this site. 'Great Strength by Muscle Control' written by Maxick around 1913. It actually contains no new Muscle Control exercises but instead concentrates on using Muscle Control techniques for Weightlifting. The illustrations show Maxick, Monte Saldo, Edward Aston and others using Barbells and Dumb-bells. So rare that only a photo-copy was available. Contributed by David Gentle.

20th June 2001
Reproduction of a rare MAXALDING pamphlet from the mid 1920s entitled 'Nature's Way to Health' by Alfred Monte-Saldo. This illustrated booklet, contributed by Gordon Anderson, concentrates more on the beliefs in Maxalding's ability to cure certain illnesses and conditions.

9th June 2001
A new section in the 'Masters of Maxalding - Hall of Fame' about Bill Hunt and some additional pages of 'Court's Column' from 1958 and 1963 copies of Health & Strength

1st June 2001
Probably the most significant addition to the site this year we now have a full reproduction of 'How to Become a Great Athlete', by Maxick and published in 1911. This book is extremely rare and thanks go to Gordon Anderson for making such a valuable contribution.

15th April 2001
Complete revamp of main index pages. There is now no need to wade through the long preamble before getting to 'The Full Monte (and Max)! The 'Competition' section has now been removed to the Sandow Plus website - but can still be accessed from the relevant section on this site. The Sandow Plus website has also been revamped.

March 18th 2001
Added substantial section to 'The Competition' section. George F. Jowett section contains full 1927 course, Moulding the Hips from 1937 and an article about him written by Earle Liederman

March 15th 2001
Added new section to the Hall of Fame. DAVID GENTLE the noted writer and authority on all Bodybuilding matters is a welcome addition.
New article by Court Saldo - 'Pectoral Perfection by Muscle Control' - now added, courtesy of David Gentle.

22nd February 2001
Added one small picture into Monte Saldo page - showing him supporting a Motor Car.
Major additions to the 'Competition' section - now with courses & material on Matysek, Walsh, Evans, Standwell, Capt. Rodrigues and with more imminent.
Added extra photos and biog. page to Walt Redhead's section.

9th February 2001
Improved and enlarged biography section on Monte Saldo.
'The Competition' section opened with the Walsh 'Body-Bulk' course.
New section - 'Maxalding Medals & Maxalding Competitions' - self explanatory.

29th January 2000
Two new articles by / about Maxick added. Maxick section now revised with secondary index page.
New section added - 'Masters of Maxalding - The Hall of Fame'. This section will contain details of Maxalding pupils
who have become famous or made outstanding achievements. Details and Obituary of the late Syd Baker
(he died last year) added. Tony Holland section included and thirdly a section on Walt Redhead who
appeared in Maxalding adverts & brochures for a long time.
New section added (as yet unfilled) - 'The Competion' - details of other better and lesser known
bodybuilding courses that were available at the same time as Maxalding.

1st January 2001
Some additions to the exercises. Alternate versions of A, J, P and Z (some printed, some typed) and Exercise V that was
previously missing. These were contributed by Pete Luckin and others.
A new set of lessons, courtesy of Pete Luckin, from 1977. These consist of the Strength & Development Course and the
Continuation in Advanced Degree Course both of which have been tailored for someone who also trains with weights.
These courses would have been among the last issued as Maxalding ceased trading sometime in the late 70s.
Full reproduction of 'How to Excel at Games & Athletics' written by Monte Saldo in 1937, seemingly a very rare book.
Amongst all the contents are some autobiographical details by Monte.

17th December 2000
New section added - Tony Holland - TVs Musical Muscle Man - Story & Pictures.
Link to new Sandow Website at www.sandow.plus.com.
Section on Tromp van Diggellen and extracts from his book about meeting Maxick. Also nice photo of Maxick pressing an athlete whilst drinking a pint of beer!
Awesome photos of Prof. J. Chandrashekhar demonstrating Isolation of the Abdominal Tendon -
this has to be seen to be believed.
Addition of full repro. of book 'How to Excel at Games & Athletics' by Monte Saldo. This is still being completed -
only part is available at present.

1st August 2000
Article about Maxick by Dave Chapman in 'Ironman' Magazine contributed by Mark. This contains a much clearer picture of Maxick and can be found in the biography section.

27th May 2000
At long last! Thanks to the sterling efforts of Gil Waldron & Harry Rothman we now have full
reproductions of original copies of Maxick's first book.
You can read either the English version 'Muscle Control'
or the German version 'Muskel-Beherrschung'.
The review of Maxick's book (as mentioned below) has been removed
as you can now read it for yourselves!
Also added a search engine for material on the Maxalding site.

19th April 2000
Added review of Maxick's book 'Muscle Control' to the main index.

18th April 2000
New sections added:
Tabulated list of all Maxalding Exercises available.
Full reproduction of Monte Saldo's book MAXALDING.
Alternate Strength & Development Course.
Added Great Strength & Maximum Development Course.

12th April 2000
Added detailed biograpy of Maxick with illustrations.
Reformatted index pages in preparation for additional course material.

Full reproduction of MAXALDING book by Monte Saldo now underway
please check back later as it is still under construction.

16th March 2000
Two nice photos of Maxick and Monte Saldo, the founders of MAXALDING.
Just click on the thumbnails at the top of the opening page to see full size pictures.

Fixed the fault on Lesson 3 that prevented access - sorry!

15th March 2000
A few more 'classic' Maxalding adverts from the 1960s added to the Miscellany section.

13th March 2000
New page with articles by and about the great THOMAS INCH.
You can access it via the MAXALDING MISCELLANY page or click above.

The MAXALDING FORUM is now open to subscribers. Details below.

7th March 2000
Lesson 4 has now been restored

4th March 2000
3 More discoveries from Gil Waldron. A 1919 Health & Strength Advertisement block containing 'Great Strength & Muscle Control' by Maxick and further down 'How to Pose' by Monte Saldo. Plus an advert for Maxalding dating back to 1939 from the Health & Strength Annual and finally a Maxalding exercise 'Special Forearm Exercises' - date unknown. These can all be found in the Miscellany section.

27th Feb 2000
A negative what's new I'm afraid as I have just discovered that I trashed all of Lesson 4 when copying this website to its new URL.
All is not lost but it will take a few days to recover the document and restore it.

The Good News
The article from the Health & Strength Annual kindly contributed by Gil Waldron has now been added in its entirety and the article 'A Great Aid to the Weightlifter - Part 2' by Court Saldo has been rescanned at a higher resolution to improve the clarity of the text - Thank you Gil.