A FASCINATING VIDEO from the 1800s, taken by renowned American inventor Thomas Edison, has showcased the routine of the man many people consider ???The father of modern bodybuilding.??? Footage shows Eugen Sandow, the German-born bodybuilder who pioneered the idea of ???muscle display performances,??? flexing his muscles in a variety of positions in one of the earliest video recordings ever made for the Edison studios in 1894. In the video Sandow shows off his abs, biceps and back muscles, with the sole focus of the film being on his looks rather than feats of strength, which had characterised ???strongman??? shows up to this point. Born in Prussia in 1867, Sandow first gained fame in Britain in 1889 after winning a strongman competition in London. Adoring crowds began to follow Sandow across the country, and he spent the next four years travelling up and down the length of Britain refining his show, which featured posing and incredible feats of strength. mediadrumworld.com