Alan Calvert

Alan Calvert (1875 – June 24, 1944) was an American weightlifter, businessman, magazine publisher, and the author of several books. He was the founder of one of the first barbell companies in the world and one of the first strength-training magazines in the United States.

Alan Calvert
Born1875
DiedJune 24, 1944
St. Davids, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationWeightlifter, businessman, magazine publisher, author
Spouse(s)Mary Uhle Githens
Children4

Life

Calvert was born in 1875. He became a weightlifter after reading A Natural Methodist of Physical Training by Edwin Checkley.[1][2]

Calvert founded one of the earliest barbell companies in the world, the Milo Bar-bell Company, in Philadelphia in 1902. He was the founding publisher of Strength, one of the first strength-training magazines in the United States, from 1914 to 1920.[3] In 1919, he sold both the Milo Bar-bell Company and Strength magazine to Richard L. Hunter and Daniel G. Redmond in 1919.[1] In 1932, the company was purchased by Bob Hoffman, who renamed it the York Barbell.[1]

Calvert wrote several books about weightlifting. In his writings, he promoted progressive strength training, and he argued: "There is no greater asset in the business world, and in the social world, than a fine physique."[1]

Calvert died on June 24, 1944 in St. Davids, Pennsylvania.[4] He is interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Selected works
  • Calvert, Alan (1911). The Truth about Weight Lifting. Philadelphia. OCLC 8895592.
  • Calvert, Alan (1924). Super Strength. Philadelphia: Milo Publishing Company. OCLC 637901992.

References
  1. Beckwith, Kimberly; Todd, Jan (August 2005). "Strength, America's First Muscle Magazine: 1914-1935". Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture. 9 (1): 11–28.
  2. Hoffman, Jonathan; Gabel, C. Philip (2015). "The origins of Western mind–body exercise methods". 2015. 20 (5–6): 315–324. doi:10.1080/10833196.2015.1125587. PMC 5022134.
  3. Fair, John D. (May 1993). "George Jowett, Ottley Coulter, David Willoughby and the Organization of American Weightlifting, 1911-1924" (PDF). Iron Game History. 2 (6): 3–15. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports.
  4. "Calvert". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 26, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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