![NWA on X: "Remembering former World Champion, inventor of the bench press and hack squat, 'The Russian Lion' George Hackenschmidt! Born on this day in 1877! https://t.co/M8FJhI3Abn" / X NWA on X: "Remembering former World Champion, inventor of the bench press and hack squat, 'The Russian Lion' George Hackenschmidt! Born on this day in 1877! https://t.co/M8FJhI3Abn" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7vidP6XEAAfOHV.jpg:large)
NWA on X: "Remembering former World Champion, inventor of the bench press and hack squat, 'The Russian Lion' George Hackenschmidt! Born on this day in 1877! https://t.co/M8FJhI3Abn" / X
![George Hackenschmidt the first recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, inventor of Bench press and the Hack squat, fought 3000 matches and only lost two times. He could also speak seven languages fluently George Hackenschmidt the first recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, inventor of Bench press and the Hack squat, fought 3000 matches and only lost two times. He could also speak seven languages fluently](https://preview.redd.it/george-hackenschmidt-the-first-recognized-world-heavyweight-v0-yzniyqxnmocb1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5c3e5e97a1c6cf8c48d9434eb938017bc8bd0d4d)
George Hackenschmidt the first recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, inventor of Bench press and the Hack squat, fought 3000 matches and only lost two times. He could also speak seven languages fluently
![Antonio Graceffo on X: "George Hackenschmidt (1877 – 1968), “The Russian Lion”, was a champion weight lifter and wrestler, invented the bench press as well as the “Hack” squat The Wrestler's Dissertation # Antonio Graceffo on X: "George Hackenschmidt (1877 – 1968), “The Russian Lion”, was a champion weight lifter and wrestler, invented the bench press as well as the “Hack” squat The Wrestler's Dissertation #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEMTsTuXEAMuuze.jpg)
Antonio Graceffo on X: "George Hackenschmidt (1877 – 1968), “The Russian Lion”, was a champion weight lifter and wrestler, invented the bench press as well as the “Hack” squat The Wrestler's Dissertation #
![George Hackenschmidt inventor of the bench press looked like this 30yrs before AAS were invented, with far less training and nutrition knowledge than we have now. Just so you all have a George Hackenschmidt inventor of the bench press looked like this 30yrs before AAS were invented, with far less training and nutrition knowledge than we have now. Just so you all have a](https://i.redd.it/xtfvyg3gejl71.jpg)