Mark Berry

Mark H. Berry (1896–1958) was an American national weight lifting champion, author and trainer. Biography Berry was born in Chicago in 1896, the son of an engineer and inventor. He was the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting coach at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was the first Olympic weight lifting coach for the U.S. After his success as a weight lifter he focused on teaching others. Berry advocated drinking milk and focusing on compound movements especially heavy squats for building power and bulk. He is considered one of the pioneers of weight lifting with his classic books Physical Training Simplified and Physical Improvement. He edited several magazines published through the Milo Barbell Company, these were Strength, The Strongman and Physical Training Notes. Berry became director of the Milo Barbell Company and editor of the Strength magazine in 1926.