The Two Hands Anyhow is a traditional strongman

Strongman (strength athlete)

In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...

 lift that was popular with lifters such as Arthur Saxon

Arthur Saxon

Arthur Saxon , born Arthur Hennig and nicknamed "The Iron-Master", was a strongman and circus performer from the late 19th century into the early 20th century...

 and Thomas Inch

Thomas Inch

Thomas Inch held the titles of Britain's Strongest Youth and Britain's Strongest Man.He is known for the Thomas Inch dumbbell, known as "172", a dumbbell that weighs 172lbs and 9 ounces...

 (of challenge dumbbell fame). The goal was to lift as much weight overhead with two hands in any method as long as you were not assisted by an outside force. The most common version of the Two Hands Anyhow had lifters bent press

Bent press

A bent press is a type of weight training exercise wherein a weight is brought from shoulder-level to overhead one-handed using the muscles of the back, legs, and arm. A very large amount of weight can be lifted this way, compared to other types of one-hand press...

 a barbell with the strong arm and then lift a smaller weight with the other arm, usually a kettlebell

Kettlebell

The kettlebell or girya is a cast-iron weight used to perform ballistic exercises that combine cardiovascular, strength and flexibility training.Sizes may range from to...

. The world record for the two hands anyhow is 448 lbs by Arthur Saxon

Arthur Saxon

Arthur Saxon , born Arthur Hennig and nicknamed "The Iron-Master", was a strongman and circus performer from the late 19th century into the early 20th century...

who used a 336 lb barbell and a 112 lb kettlebell.