Peary Rader (1909-1991) was an early bodybuilder, Olympic lifter, writer, and magazine publisher from Nebraska. Rader was born on October 17, 1909. He started lifting weights at age 12, but in 1933, he weighed just 128 pounds at a height of 5'11.5". Then he shifted his emphasis to heavy, high repetition squats, and built his bodyweight up to 210 pounds within about a year (he eventually reached 220 pounds). Wikipedia
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