CONTINUED EXCERPTS OR ARTICLES ON THIS MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM WILL SHOW HERE WEEKLY COVERING EVERY AND ALL ASPECTS OF THE INCREASING AND PERHAPS IRREPARABLE SITUATION IN ALL FIELDS OF WORLD SPORT.
THE
FOLLOWING
IS A LETTER WRITTEN TO GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS BY SAX RAND, PRESIDENT OF
WORLD ELITE
WEIGHTLIFTING ASSOCIATION.
Sirs,
May I respectfully remind you, that in all truth you are not in a
position to give Mr. Hepburn anything, nor did he request that you do so, all
that is desired is your acceptance to that he has already earned!
If you are
cognizant, and I am moved to expect that you are, according to your credentials
you know full well that prolonged drug ingestion increases bodily strength a
minimum thirty five percent, not to mention the addition of body support gear,
DO YOU CONDONE THIS SIRS?
I
AM AFRAID THAT WE HAVE OVERESTIMATED THE CREDIBILITY
OF YOUR PUBLICATION, at least as far as to the science, evolution,
evaluation of physical strength is concerned. I pray that this does not run
synonymous throughout your book!
Respectfully
yours,
Sax Rand
President,
World Elite Weightlifting Association
PS
FOLLOWING
IS AN EXCERPT FROM A LETTER TO DOUG HEPBURN FROM A PAUL ANDERSON FAN.
Dear
Mr. Hepburn,
You were, and I bet you still are, a very
strong man. Definitely one of the strongest ever, but Paul Anderson was stronger
than you. Can you honestly expect people to believe that you were stronger than
him? He bench pressed over 600 pounds in front of witnesses, he squatted 800
pounds for 10 reps several different times, he even squatted over 1100 for the
Ed Sullivan Show. He is in the Guiness book of world records for his back lift
of over 6000 pounds. He lost his amateur status when he was only 23! His
strength kept growing for many years after that.
Paul Gasper
a
letter to Paul Gasper from Sax Rand )
Mr. Gasper,
To introduce myself. I am the chairman and spokesman of the WEWA, World
Elite Weightlifting Association. In matters of this kind I am obliged to
represent Mr. Hepburn, in keeping with my position.
ALLOW
ME TO EDIFY YOU SIR!
Firstly,
I strongly suggest that you review Mr. Hepburn’s challenge to the world as
shown on our site. A challenge, incidentally, that remains unanswered for three
years. Mr. Hepburn has proven, and will prove beyond a shadow of doubt
that he is indeed what he claims via SCOTLAND YARD POLYGRAPH EXTENSIVE
INVESTIGATION, ( Note, this investigative procedure has been accepted as Law in
certain areas within the United States ) that Douglas Ivan Hepburn is indeed
lifetime drug free! Need I say more…
If you Sir wish
to question the above polygraph procedure as to its validity, which,
incidentally, I feel you are obliged to do under the circumstances I strongly
suggest that you immediately contact the pre-mentioned polygraph headquarters!
Do you think it
is unwise sir to ignore the entirety of the immense accumulation of data
compiled on our site directly related to the comprehension, and knowledge
therein presented involving the analysis
Concerning
the evolution of physical strength AND THOSE IMMORTAL DRUG FREE STRONGMEN THEREOF,
AND MORE, DO YOU THINK IT IS INTELLIGENT TO IGNORE OR REJECT THE POSSIBILITY OF
DRUG INGESTION
WHEN UNDERGOING COMPARATIVE EVALUATION STRENGTH WISE
BETWEEN ALL MODERN AGE STRONGMEN?
EVERY
KNOWLEDGEABLE UNBIASED FOLLOWER OF THE STRENGTH WORLD KNOWS FULL WELL THAT DRUG INGESTION,
NOT TO MENTION SUPPORT GEAR, ARTIFICIALLY ENHANCES
BODILY STRENGTH A MINIMUM OF THIRTY FIVE PERCENT!
MAY I STATE
AGAIN SIR THAT SIMPLE MATHEMATICS WILL REVEAL THE TRUTH, WHICH IS, FUNDAMENTALLY,
THAT USAGE OF DRUGS HAS PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, MORALLY,
UNDERMINED THE POTENTIAL OF UNADULTERATED PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND THE GLORY OF
SPORT ITSELF!
In closing,
should you wish to pursue this matter further, I extend an invitation to you to
assist in our crusade to reestablish the credibility of all modern time
strongmen by rendering your assistance in the pursuance of an in depth
investigation involving all modern day strength athletes, past and present in
order to ascertain the absence of drug usage throughout their strength
careers…….
May I hear from you at your earliest convenience,
Yours
in Strength,
Sax Rand
PS.
If, or when Mr. Anderson’s credibility has been established as
explained I will be more than willing to examine the possibility of his
superiority strength-wise as outlined in Mr. Hepburn’s Challenge. The
particulars of which, according to the gist of your letter, leaves me hesitant
to believe that you are aware of same.
Further, may I
suggest that you contact the Guiness book 2000 in order to reaffirm your
statement.
LETTER
MAILED TO DOUG HEPBURN FROM QUEBEC
“ Dear Mr.
Hepburn, my name is J.F. from Montreal, Canada. I thought that you would like to
know that my grandfather met LOUIS
CYR MANY TIMES AND WITNESSED FIRST HAND ALL OF HIS LIFTS MANY TIMES IN HIS LOCAL
VILLAGE WHERE HE AND MY GRANDFATHER ARE FROM, to make a long story short, Grand
Dad once told me THAT THE ONLY MAN THAT WAS STRONGER THAN LOUIS
WAS DOUG HEPBURN. GRAND DAD TOLD ME THAT SOME OF LOUIS’
LIFTS WERE NOT WELL DOCUMENTED AND
WERE EXAGGERATED. Everybody knows your feats of strength are legendary, to say
the least. Grand Dad told me that today strong men are not as strong as you were
even though they have much better gym
food, vitamins, creatine, steroids, etc. ALL THE THINGS YOU NEVER HAD
YET YOU DID INCREDIBLE LIFTS NATURALLY IN THE TRUE MEANING OF THE WORD.
Grand Dad said, OK, THE
RUSSIAN VASELI ALEXZIEV HAD A GREAT
PRESS BUT HOW MUCH OF THAT WAS NATURAL, SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT
OR LESS WHICH MEANS THAT TWENTY FIVE PERCENT WAS POWERED BY DRUGS AND GOD KNOWS
WHAT ELSE THEY USE. GRAND DAD SAW HIM LIFT IN THE MONTREAL OLYMPIC GAMES AND
COMMENTED THAT IF DOUG HEPBURN WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME FACILITIES AND TRAINING
HE WOULD HAVE LIFTED FIFTY PERCENT MORE THAN ALEXZIEV. Taking everything
into consideration it leaves you the strongest men that ever lived in our
period. You know, French Canadians love strong men and are always first to give
credit where it is due, WHY CAN’T THE REST OF THE COUNTRY DO THE SAME! WE
AGREE YOU ARE THE STRONGEST MAN , EVEN TODAY NO ONE CAN TOUCH YOUR LIFTS, THE
RESULT OF A LIFETIME OF BEING NATURAL.
Take care, and a long life to you,
J.F.
DOUG HEPBURN’S “ COACH”S CORNER “
Personal instruction by Doug Hepburn,
And
become a member of the greatest
Power Lifting team in the world !
Dear Daniel,
Find your platform, your starting poundage, a weight that you can do
fifteen sets of two reps with comfortably, this would be a weight that you could
do four reps with if you forced yourself as if in competition. Build up to
fifteen sets of three reps by increasing the total number of reps performed in
your previous workout by one each succeeding training session until you can do
the fifteen sets of three reps then in your next forthcoming workout start at
fifteen sets of two reps and repeat as above. Apply this principle to each
Competitive
lift. Do each lift as explained every third day, one at each training session,
separate upper and lower body lifts alternatively every session. You can “
tinker” with light exercises, such as curling afterwards but no more. ( for further guidance, contact me )
Yours
in strength,
Doug Hepburn,
Dear
Mr. N,
I represent Doug Hepburn in matters of this nature.
I am very
familiar with the Anderson affair as I am the president and spokesman for the
World Elite Weightlifting committee representing Mr. Hepburn, who, incidentally,
holds all the power lifting records in the senior world division. Unfortunately,
he has retired from competition as he has no opponents . He also held all the
pressing, curling, and squatting records in the 1940’s…..He has competed
with Mr. Anderson three times and beaten him three times in Olympic Lifting,
bench pressing and curling. Mr. Hepburn is proven lifetime drug free and holder
of career 200 world records. Nobody else has ever come close to this…When I
told him about the pressing affair overhead in the back yard, according to
several publications he just shrugged, smiled, and walked away. When I informed
him about the Guiness book, he smiled again and said, “ Have you checked with
Guiness lately!” When I told him that the consensus of opinion by world
experts is that, generally speaking, since 1950 virtually all top level strength
champions are ingesting drugs, he shook his head and walked away. This is the
man Douglas Ivan Hepburn, the man who, upon request, answered questions
regarding strength-building in a letter to Mr. Anderson, as he did for Bill
Pearl, Reg Park and many, many, others throughout his life………….
Yours
sincerely,
Sax
Rand
P.S.
It comes to
mind further pertinent information concerning
the
character of Doug Hepburn, his concern for others. Doug personally took it upon
himself to phone Paul Anderson when he first became ill. He had noted when first
meeting Anderson several years before signs that his health was in jeopardy, as
far as he was concerned, due to what he surmised to be the result of pushing
prematurely or being overly misled in his budding strength career. It is his
personal conclusion that this was the fundamental cause of his premature demise.
In his later phone conversation with Paul he strongly suggested a radical
alteration of his diet and exercise directed towards weight reduction and
elimination of bodily toxins. Later when Paul become seriously ill he remarked
that he should have taken Doug’s advice and that he certainly knew what he was
talking about…..
Incidentally, I
wish to recall an incident pertaining to the Mapes Hotel, Reno, Nevada and the
fifteen thousand dollar prize involved. Mr. Hepburn phoned the hotel manager and
informed him he was coming to attempt the lift. An hour later he received a
return call requesting that he forgo his attempt. This story appeared in an
Oregon newspaper a week later!
By
Sax Rand
The foregoing
letter was brought to my attention. I feel it’s import necessitates a public
presentation to the people of Canada.
I
am very familiar with the trials and tribulations that dogged Doug Hepburn
throughout his life. I personally believe, as do many others worldwide, who
remain unmesmerized by the antics of the media, that, in respect to his candor,
tenacity, idealism and morality, his accomplishment in sport, that Doug Hepburn
stands as the greatest Canadian athlete of all time!
Doug Hepburn
has repeatedly offered his services to the Canadian Olympic weightlifting AAU,
stating point blank that he would develop a Canadian weightlifting team the
equal of the Russians, and was ignored. In his earlier lifting career he was
thwarted from setting two world records by the Canadian AAU. He has never been
approached for assistance by the Canadian AAU regardless that the Canadian
lifters continually have experienced failure, or have great difficulty even
qualifying to gain entry in world competition. HE PRESENTLY REFUSES TO ASSIST
THE CANADIAN WEIGHTLIFTING AAU, STATING THAT WITHOUT HIS ASSISTANCE CANADA WILL
NEVER DEVELOP A GOLD MEDALLIST
OLYMPIC CHAMPION.
Doug Hepburn
was once approached by the coach of the Canadian Olympic Team, he extended his
hand to Doug , stating “ LET ME SHAKE THE HAND OF THE ONLY GOLD MEDALLIST
CANADA WILL EVER HAVE!”
IN 1953 Doug
defeated John Davis, twice American Olympic Champion, in Stockholm, Sweden. In
the process Russia, for the first time, won the world team championship, they
have never lost since.
A few years
later, a Canadian coach toured Russia, visiting major weightlifting facilities.
Upon returning to Canada he stated that Doug Hepburn’s strength building
programs have been implemented throughout the entire country….
SAX RAND
“ IT
TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
“
Doug Hepburn
answers…
Dear W.P.,
Thanks for your support re the drug issue.
I was never
presented with the opportunity to meet or discuss with Chuck Ahrens although I
perused articles and several rare photos of him and from this I concluded that
he was inclined to be uncommunicative, preferring solitude as his lifestyle.
Resultantly, his activities, alone or in company, were brought to light second
hand, as it were, and consequently subject to misinterpretation, exaggeration,
or outright conjecture.
You state in
your letter, “ he is reputed to have done one arm presses with up and around
three hundred pounds. Further, you question, “ was he natural, certainly very
powerful.”
Your reference
to, “one arm press” is nebulous.. Was this a standing, overhead strict
press? This is physically impossible, even with drugs! However, it is possible
by utilizing “side-pressing”, or “bent-pressing” technique wherein the
dumb-bell is supported with the elbow
on the hip whilst lowering the torso sideways and downwards until an
arm-lock is established. You will note here that Arthur Saxon, one of the
greatest of old time strong men one arm pressed upwards of three hundred and
seventy pounds overhead by using the above procedure at a bodyweight of one
hundred and eighty-five pounds! DRUG FREE!
Yours in strength,
Doug
Hepburn
May 5th 2000
THE
FOLLOWING LETTER WAS IN REPLY TO AN ARTICLE IN THE NATIONAL POST, CANADIAN
NEWSPAPER BY BRAD EVENSON REGARDING, “ CANADIAN FINDS CELLULAR KEY TO MUSCULAR
GROWTH.”
I take
exception to several statements issued by Dr. Anderson. Especially those
involving weightlifting. Canada has long basked in the glory given through the
exploits of medallist Canadian lifters who repeatedly upheld the continuous
sagging of Canada’s prestige in world-wide competition unto this day. In
corroboration, and for edification, I am presently recognized throughout the
world as the nominee for the title of the strongest natural man in modern
history by a world challenge to duplicate the recognized strength lifts I
performed in my time prior to the advent of drugs and has been publicized
throughout the globe for three years. THE SAID CHALLENGE STANDS UNANSWERED..
If there are any that question this I would be pleased if they would do
me the honor to discuss this at length publicly. More, I CHALLENGE THEM TO DO
SO. I maintain that Mind stands a-priori in regard to extraordinary attainments
in any and all fields of endeavor. I respectfully request that those who
disagree voice their opinion of how I gained my strength and of course provide
proof by presenting an individual superior to the level that I attained.. In
this instance the silence of those doubters is generally construed as tantamount
to acquiescence and may I say here that such silence is not golden, rather the
opposite..
At a previous
period, prior to a forthcoming Olympic Games in which the Canadian
weight-lifting assembly on route passed through Vancouver, the coach of the
pre-mentioned team paid me a visit. HE TOOK MY HAND A SAID, “ LET ME SHAKE THE
HAND OF THE ONLY CANADIAN LIFTER THAT WILL EVER WIN A GOLD MEDAL FOR CANADA.”
In closing, I
would appreciate your assistance to publish this letter before it becomes too
late due to the failings of my aged crippled and diseased body. I HAVE DONE..
Yours in strength,
Douglas Ivan Hepburn
May
6th 2000
MUSCULAR
REFLEX theoretical analysis
regarding acceleration of by Doug Hepburn.
“ An
extraordinary activation of muscular contractility is brought about through the
involvement of the intuitive process of higher mind or ( intuitive plane )
wherein “ Self “ may be temporarily dismissed , nullifying any, or all
impediments effecting the swiftness of a forthcoming bodily movement causing an
EXPLOSION OF AN UNINHIBITED FORCE OF ENERGY.
Extended concentration on the word EXPLOSION facilitates interaction with the intuitive plane over riding restriction.
To introduce my initial article on this volatile and pressing subject, if I may, I would like to open with a broad, sweeping statement regarding the phrase “hard gainer”. Being lifetime drug free, this term, somehow, just didn’t sit right with me. Suddenly, just the other day, it hit me. Why was it then that my strength carrier was easy sailing all the way? Strength came to me easily and I enjoyed every minute of it. Sure, there may be a few tough experiences, that’s life I guess. But in those happy days it didn’t put any dints on my inherent good nature or me.
You will note
that history points out that most of the old school “clean” strong men were
good-natured fellows and were not prone to bullying or bickering. This kind of
nature, incidentally, has a lot to do with their great physical power. Mean men,
morally unsound, rarely rise to the top of the strength totem pole and the few
that did were “a flash in the pan”. Here today and gone tomorrow.
I realize this
vital principle at the tender age of seventeen. At school I was off-times the
butt of a joke. Names like “rolly polly”, “fatty arbuckle”, “blimp”,
and the like. I didn’t let it affect me. I was determined not to sink to their
level. I took it all good-naturedly. Let them harm themselves but not me.
You may think
that I am putting too much emphasis and time on this single point. So in closing
let me say that correct attitude alone could mean the difference between success
or failure in your strength building carrier.
I maintain that
anyone, and I mean ANYONE, can acquire super-strength if all the essential
principles are present in an extended regimen of training. Remember, the term
“regimen” of training refers to all activities within and without the actual
work out period. As a matter of fact the activities outside the workout period
are more important in the final analysis.
I imagine that
we can now summarize “hard”, as in hard gainer in reference to this
interpretation of the word “hard”. It brings to mind a statement made to me
by a “hard” drinker who after years of futile attempts to stop finally
managed to “beat the booze”. I asked him, “how in the hell did you do
it?” A smile crossed his face “well, in my attempts to stop I constantly
used the term ‘I’m on the wagon’ until one day it hit me when that little
voice inside me said ‘remove the wagon’”. Nuff said.
Now, let’s
get down to the “nitty-gritty”. Most of you clean guys are a hell of a lot
better than you think you are. Now here’s the big one. All
present day world powerlifting and weightlifting world records have to be
reduced a minimum of 35% due to the possibility of drugs. Now
simple math will show you where you really are in the world of strength.
For example, let’s take a 1000-pound dead lift. Deduct 35%=350 pounds and we
now have 650 pounds and a 700 pound bench press at 555 pounds, according to the
consensus of worldwide experts.
I admit I may
be slightly off the mark here with such a broad, sweeping statement. But let’s
regress here by examining the lifts I performed publicly witnessed in the
pre-steroid era as per my world challenge on this site, still standing
unchallenged, incidentally this is not “pie in the sky”, this is the truth.
The immutable fact is that if you deduct the 35% from the pre-mentioned top
lifting performances you will note that the poundages showing are almost an
exact duplication of the lists I performed in the late 1940’s. If I may add
here that the present top lifters are invariably of a considerably heavier body
weight when they established their records.
In summary, my conclusion is as follows: we presently have a wide schism or split in the lifting world this modern age between those that condone the present overall situation overlooking and accepting drug usage irregardless of the morality and sanctity of sport.
-AND-
The true
believers that follow and uphold the glory and idealistic principles that have
existed for many centuries that represent the foundation of our culture. May I
congratulate all of you, for you represent the foundation of true sport.
Yours in
strength,
Doug Hepburn
March 27, 2000
ON BEHALF OF THE WEWA AND ITS PRESIDIUM, OF WHICH I AM THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, I DEDICATE THIS WEBSITE TO THE CONTINUENCE OF A PLATFORM AND SOUNDING BOARD FRONTING A WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN TO RESURRECT THE PRESTIGE OF TRUE SPORT AND VALUES.
An investigation will be
instigated worldwide by the wewa INVOLVING ALL BODY WEIGHT DIVISIONS IN
POWERLIFTING AND OLYMPIC LIFTING ESTABLISHED AND ALL RECORD HOLDERS AFTER 1950
WILL BE SUBJECT TO A SERIES OF POLYGRAPH TESTING ASCERTAINING THAT ALL
APPLICANTS ARE LIFETIME DRUG FREE BEFORE THEIR RECORDS WILL BE CONSIDERED VALID
BY THE WEWA.
rE-EDUCATION, VIA CIRCULARS, ETC, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG BY THE WEWA.
NOTE: No world records accepted wearing support gear other than
regulation belt. Those record holders that dispute the wewa rulings are invited
to undergo polygraph testing to ascertain their validity permanently
establishing world recognition of their performances.
Doug hepburn
march 27, 2000
“Develop
an affinity between yourself and
that what you believe to be the cause of your existence. This alone can increase
your athletic potential ten to forty percent.”
MARCH 27, 2000