Betty Lou Young Our First Century: The Los Angeles Athletic Club 1880-1980, LAAC Press: Los Angeles, California 1979, 176 pp., 1918
"In the mood of the day, the revolutionary new "LAAC System" of physical fitness was introduced by an anonymous guru in January, 1918: the perfect body working in harmony with the subconscious mind to develop the perfect man. Adherents were promised that the proper application of thought, desire, and will, leading to concentration guaranteed a life expectancy of one hundred years, with middle age beginning at seventy. The regimen included regular exercise, daily baths, correct living, two meals a day, and a proper mental attitude.
"Al Treloar's program translated theory into action . . . with before-and-after pictures of his male clients in their undershorts . . . Insructors were hired in the exotic arts of judo and jiu jitsu to foster the cause of bodily and intellectual training, will-power development, and character-building."