page_title: Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of Eugen Sandow wearing leopard-skin trunks. Entitled "A New Sandow Pose (VIII)." Photo taken from Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture. General Collections Keywords: Athlete; Physical Education and Training; Athletes; Exercise; Physical Education
context_page_description: Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture, established by Eugen Sandow in 1898, has been regarded as the first bodybuilding magazine.
  Founded in July 1898 under the name Physical Culture, the magazine was renamed Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture in April 1899. Howard Spicer was editor. Contributors included the music-hall artist Dan Leno, and several young writers who would subsequently achieve fame: P. G. Wodehouse, H. H. Munro and George Douglas Brown. It closed, due to a decline in interest, in June 1907.
context_section_description: Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture, established by Eugen Sandow in 1898, has been regarded as the first bodybuilding magazine.
  Founded in July 1898 under the name Physical Culture, the magazine was renamed Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture in April 1899. Howard Spicer was editor. Contributors included the music-hall artist Dan Leno, and several young writers who would subsequently achieve fame: P. G. Wodehouse, H. H. Munro and George Douglas Brown.  It closed, due to a decline in interest, in June 1907.
caption: "A New Sandow Pose (VIII)" was one of the magazine's illustrations.
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