Matysek began teaching in 1910 at the age of 18 and was most active between 1914 and 1925. In 1922 he won the 'Strongest Man in America' award. During that period of the early 20s he appeared as a professional strongman in an act featuring posing and Muscle Control. One of his specialities was a singlehanded lift of a custom built bicycle that held 'three furious pedalling riders' He published a popular book on Muscle Control and also ran one of the many mail-order bodybuilding courses in the 20s. He died in 1963 at the age of 71.
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Antone Matysek - Muscle Control
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Adverts from December 1921 Physical Culture
Antone Matysek - Muscle Control
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Here is a reproduction of his Muscle Flexing course from 1921.
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