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Straining every muscle, Syd Charendoff prepares to lift barbell in workout at Northern YMHA
Straining every muscle, Syd Charendoff prepares to lift barbell in workout at Northern YMHA

Straining every muscle, Syd Charendoff prepares to lift barbell in workout at Northern YMHA

Date6/10/1964
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Original Toronto Star caption: Straining every muscle; Syd Charendoff prepares to lift barbell in workout at Northern YMHA. He is one of three Toronto lifters seeking spots on team for Olympics at Tokyo. Only world standard performances will get them there.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0098831F
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      Bull, Ron
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      Syd Charendoff
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      Power, Peter
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      Straining at a muscle-developing machine, Ken Clarke works out in Argonaut Rowing Club in preparation for coming Canadian Football League season. Clar(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      3/26/1975
      Jean Troisgros lifts the salmon gently from the pan as he prepares his favorite recipe salmon with sorrel sauce, in The Star Kitchen. Jean says having(...)
      Jean Troisgros lifts the salmon gently from the pan as he prepares his favorite recipe salmon with sorrel sauce, in The Star Kitchen. Jean says having(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      8/4/1976
      If the shoe fits: Clint Galbraith, left, trainer, driver and co-owner of Niatross, chats while Greenwood smith Gerry Bergeron prepares shoes for the super horse prior to yesterday's workout
      If the shoe fits: Clint Galbraith, left, trainer, driver and co-owner of Niatross, chats while Greenwood smith Gerry Bergeron prepares shoes for the super horse prior to yesterday's workout
      Goode, Jeff
      12/11/1980
      His 21-inch biceps straining, strongman Vasily Alexeev of the Soviet Union takes a breath before completing world record jerk lift of 225 kilos
      His 21-inch biceps straining, strongman Vasily Alexeev of the Soviet Union takes a breath before completing world record jerk lift of 225 kilos
      Alexeev, Vasili
      7/27/1976
      Bundled up against last week's biting cold, exercise lady Gaye Lynch, above, prepares to take a Northern Dancer colt, aptly named Sudden Frost, out for a Woodbine warm-up
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      Goode, Jeff
      2/8/1989
      Getting a lift: Above, spa and club owner Sonia LaFontaine performs the non-surgical facelift that electronically tones and lifts facial muscles
      Getting a lift: Above, spa and club owner Sonia LaFontaine performs the non-surgical facelift that electronically tones and lifts facial muscles
      Combs, Erin
      8/5/1988
      Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
      Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
      Spremo, Boris
      1/24/1972
      Home workout: Angella Issajenko looks after her daughter, Sacha, while strengthening her legs with electronic muscle stimulator
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      Griffin, Doug
      3/30/1987
      'Russian women have so many worries in life that we must be both strong and beautiful,' says Natasha Serova, here performing barbell squats
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - YMCA and YMHA (old)
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - YMCA and YMHA (old)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/4/1913