His inspirations included Eugen Sandow, having seen the German ripping a pack of cards in half and throwing the split deck into the audience.

[3] Unlike many professional Strongmen of his day, Inch focused on standard lifts with barbells and dumbbells and left the hoisting of wooden barrels, heavy sacks of grain, pianos, or holding back a team of horses, to his contemporaries.

Inch realized in order to advance his fame and fortune as a world class strongman, he needed to meet the prerequisite of publishing a well-written book pertaining to physical fitness.

[2] In 1909, Inch, still only a middleweight, refused to compete in a weightlifting match against the Austrian Strongman Max Sick (Maxick), who had recently arrived in London.

[7] Even though the overhead portion of the lift is heavily disputed by many strength historians, it is undeniable that Inch successfully cleared it off the floor to a deadlift position.

[10] After Inch's death, David Prowse purchased the original dumbbell somewhere between 1969-1971 and it was in his possession until 2000, where it was sold to Kim Wood (strength coach for the Cincinnati Bengals) who brought it to the United States.

From 90s onwards, many manufacturers including Sorinex, Rogue, Slater, Gladiator, Wallace, Holle, Adamski, BruttoBells, Sahlaney, Gods of Grip and FBBC created replicas of the dumbbell paving the way for many modern day athletes to attempt them.

Inch occasionally served as a strength and conditioning trainer to professional boxers, and helped to rehabilitate wounded soldiers at Fulham Military Hospital following World War I.