Strongman Hairstylist (1959)

Battersea, London.
Several shots show hairdresser / weightlifter Mike Pearman styling a girl's pink (!) hair. We then see him lifting weights in a gym as commentator says "although he's only 18, Mike is showing remarkable promise in both spheres". Also at work with weights in the gym is Mike's trainer, Al Murray, the National Coach to the British Amateur Weightlifting Association. Al is seen instructing athlete Brian Hewson; International Shot putter Ann Ducking lifts weights as she lies on a bench.
More shots of Mike, this time taking some deep breaths before lifting a bar carrying 3151 lbs, under Al's supervision.
Note: on file is a small news cutting about Mike ("Muscleman with gentle touch - he makes their hair curl!") and a leaflet on the Spur Personal (fitness) Courses run by Al Murray.
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[@novityshow]

Wild to think Mike is 81 today and went on to win several common wealth metals and competed at the Olympics three times.

[@connorfields7193]

315 clean that he caught in a lunge that’s crazy impressive

[@Itsnotmethistime]

The coach in red was my maternal grandfather, Al Murray, Sr.

[@kodyschannel4015]

It’s so weird that he cleans in a split / lunge

[@gdog3finally]

Better not fail that clean. Front leg be damned.

[@chrisrose323]

If flexebility is an issue its a style of Clean even used to this day used by seniors mostly.
Not sure why a young man would need it tho XD

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

It was the style of the day.

[@GrilledChickenRamyun]

He is majestically handsome

[@dannybursace9151]

What is wrong with you?

[@gwen2745]

what type or brand of shoes does the trainer wear? I like them.

[@pythgoreansassistant2789]

315 is not bad at all for an athlete back then.

[@julesbuckland8557]

it's actually much more impressive than you think because it's a no contact clean which is harder. usually you can do about 30% more doing a contact clean than no-contact.

[@paulgentile1024]

It's fantastic considering nowadays everyone's on steroids or some other drug.

[@baan7610]

Amazing

[@HonkeyKongLive]

The split snatch is such a bizarre looking lift.

[@Artix902]

Split clean

[@seyonmahendran7182]

Back in those days even the beggars wore a tux and a tie in Britain.

[@Mrgolden1174]

This is awesome

[@lordmegatron6145]

what a beautiful life it was.. not todays clownshow.. i really wanted to lived those times..

[@maxflight777]

I’ve never seen such a pretty shot putter ! 1:52

[@evolveausevolveaus]

shotput girl has a darker moustach than me

[@kaiyuanchen2107]

some of these old school techniques are so alien looking, esp the c&j

[@NAVEENCHAURASIYAA]

Which camera is that

[@manfordsonstegard]

Love old school!

[@catyear75]

I wonder whatever happened to that young man ...?

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

well let's see 1959 if he was 25 -30 yaers old he would be 93 now...probably gone already

[@IamHueGraves]

@@cosmeticscameo8277 it said he was 18 in the video, so he's 81

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

@@IamHueGraves my speakers weren't working so i watched it without sound.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

​@@cosmeticscameo8277 my dad is 88. He was 25 in 1959

[@kodyschannel4015]

Did anyone Else noticed the girls mustache?

[@dongatello6969]

I did

[@sethschettle]

Has modern weight lifting lost something in the past 70 years?😂

[@analienfromouterspace]

Big time!

[@awesomesauce2000]

As a weight lifter.... No we haven't. At least not the ones who actually out time and effort in instead of injecting ourselves with God knows what.

[@edmomo3294]

Very interesting

[@scoopy6969]

kinda remiends me of zohan

[@alfenito]

18 and his British teeth are already evident. LOL

[@billhosko7723]

ideat

[@youwot2430]

Rather have british teeth than an american brain

[@duvalieswift4787]

Americans are such petty creatures

[@richtheunstable3359]

That lass shows just how early athletes got on the steroid train. Why is the teenage boy in his underpants? Did he forget his P.E kit.