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Bodybuilding Articles - Muscle & Fitness Magazine circa 1987
Bodybuilding Legends Show
11/12/24 • 74 min
On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads four articles from Muscle & Fitness magazine circa 1987. Included in the articles read on this episode are "The First Great Strongman" about the life of Eugene Sandow written by David Chapman, "Eyewitness to History" about the 1987 Night of the Champions contest report written by Ben Pesta, "The Psychology of a Competitor" written by Mike Mentzer and "Haney by a Mile" about the 1987 Mr. Olympia contest report written by Jeff Everson.
Time Stamps:
4:00 - Emails to the Podcast
9:00 - Happy Birthday Lee Haney
10:30 - John reads the article "The First Great Strongman" written by David Chapman from the September, 1987 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
27:20 - John reads the article about the 1987 Night of the Champions contest called "Eyewitness to History" written by Ben Pesta from the October, 1987 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
42:40 - John reads the article "The Psychology of a Competitor" written by Mike Mentzer from the November, 1987 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
55:20 - John reads the article about the 1987 Mr. Olympia report called "Haney by a Mile" written by Jeff Everson for the February, 1988 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
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1993 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum
Bodybuilding Legends Show
02/15/24 • 100 min
Jerry Brainum, former writer for Flex, Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1993 in Bodybuilding. In Part Two of their interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about some of the major professional bodybuilding competitions in 1993 including the IronMan Pro Invitational, the Arnold Classic won by Flex Wheeler, the Night of the Champions won by Porter Cottrell and some other IFBB Grand Prix events. At the end of the podcast, John reads an article written by Kal Szkalak for the May/June issue of Muscle Digest magazine regarding the controversial judging of the 1977 IFBB Mr. Universe in which Kal beat Mike Mentzer in the heavyweight class. (Time Stamps below)
Time Stamps:
5:20 - RIP Carl Weathers
6:13 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum
6:40 - Flex Wheeler's pro debut
11:10 - Myostatin gene
15:40 - New bodybuilding talent in the 90's
20:17 - Growth hormone and insulin
23:45 - Women competitors and drugs
27:05 - 1993 Pro IronMan Invitational
42:25 - Mike Matarazzo's dangerous condition
48:45 - Grand Prix contests after the Arnold
50:53 - Porter Cottrell sweeps the spring shows
59:40 - Porter vs Munzer at the 1993 Night of the Champions
1:06:00 - Low body fat percentages and muscle loss
1:19:15 - WBF Bodybuilders return to the IFBB
1:32:00 - John reads the article "What Happened to Simple Honesty?" written by Kal Szkalak for the May/June 1978 issue of Muscle Digest magazine.
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Jerry Brainum - 1990 In Review, Part Two
Bodybuilding Legends Show
02/01/21 • 95 min
Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1990 in Bodybuilding. Jerry talks about the 1990 NPC USA Championships won by Aaron Baker, the 1990 NPC Nationals won by Alq Gurley and the 1990 Mr. Olympia contest, the only drug-tested Olympia in history.
Time Stamps:
04:45 - Comments from last week's podcast
06:45 - Upcoming guests for the podcast
09:30 - Beginning of interview with Jerry Brainum
09:37 - The 1990 NPC USA Championships
13:10 - Aaron Baker's calf implants
15:50 - How the NPC drug tested the pro qualifiers
22:35 - The NPC Nationals
24:00 - Alq Gurley's impressive physique
25:17 - Edgar Fletcher, an uncrowned pro
25:57 - When Ronnie Coleman was natural
33:08 - The 1990 Mr. Olympia
34:15 - Which bodybuilders looked the best at the 1990 Olympia?
42:00 - What does the drug DNP do?
46:45 - How Shawn Ray passed the drug test
52:17 - Mike Quinn's appearance at the 1990 Mr. Olympia
53:25 - Frank Hilldebrand at the 1990 Olympia
55:19 - Francis Benfatto looked amazing at the 1990 Mr. Olympia
1:01:11 - Lee Labrada was winning the Mr. Olympia after the prejudging
1:02:50 - What Wayne DeMilia said about drug testing at the Mr. Olympia
1:07:26 - How would bodybuilding have changed if the drug testing continued after 1990?
1:09:30 - Tom Platz was recruiting bodybuilders for the WBF at the 1990 Mr. Olympia.
1:11:34 - The Anabolic Diet followed by the WBF Bodybuilders
Jerry Brainum
Bodybuilding Legends Show
12/22/20 • 85 min
Jerry Brainum, former writer for Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness Magazine, is a guest on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1970 in Bodybuilding. Jerry talks about the 1970 AAU Mr. America where Chris Dickerson became the first African-American bodybuilder to win the title. Jerry also discusses the 1970 AAU Mr. World contest in Columbus, Ohio in which Arnold Schwarzenegger first defeated his rival, 3x Mr. Olympia Sergio Oliva.
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03:20 - John talks about doing the Backstage Interviews at the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest
06:00 - John reviews the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest results
19:00 - John reads this week's emails
25:25 - Jerry Brainum Interview
29:50 - The 1970 AAU Mr. America contest
31:52 - 18 year old Casey Viator - the sensation of the 1970 Mr. America contest
34:45 - The introduction of the Nautilus machines
37:05 - The Colorado Experiment
51:41 - Why Chris Dickerson was the first African-American to win the Mr. America title
1:02:13 - The 1970 AAU Mr. World contest with Arnold and Sergio
Peter McGough
Bodybuilding Legends Show
06/15/20 • 79 min
Peter McGough, former Editor-in Chief of Flex Magazine is the guest on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Peter talks about the best Mr. Olympia winners in the 55 year history of the biggest contest in bodybuilding (17:10). Peter also shares his memories of traveling with the professional bodybuilders on the Grand Prix tours that would take place after the Mr. Olympia in the 1990's (38:21). Finally, Peter talks about the magical period of the early 1990's when so many great bodybuilders turned pro at the same time (49:47).
Shawn Ray and Tom Terwilliger
Bodybuilding Legends Show
05/25/20 • 82 min
Shawn Ray and Tom Terwilliger talk about the art of posing in Bodybuilding on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Shawn Ray talks about some of his most memorable posing routines in his career and how he developed each one. Shawn and Tom also talk about some of the iconic posing routines from the best bodybuilders of the 1980's and '90's. Finally, Shawn and Tom talk about how the posing today is lacking and why there are no more memorable posing routines in Bodybuilding.
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Robert Nailon
Bodybuilding Legends Show
05/11/20 • 102 min
Bodybuilding Photographer Robert Nailon is the guest on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Robert took photos and got to hang out with some of the most iconic bodybuilders during the Golden Age including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Frank Zane, Dave Draper, Larry Scott, Reg Park, Bill Pearl, Sergio Oliva and Serge Nubret. Robert talks about some of the experiences he had being friends with and training with these great bodybuilding legends. Robert also talks about his first hand experience being one of the official photographers for the 1980 Mr. Olympia contest, held in Sydney, Australia and his thoughts on the contest. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads an article written by Robert Nailon for the Muscle Mag Annual 79/80 called "Arnold Came to Dinner".
Jerry Brainum - Part One
Bodybuilding Legends Show
04/27/20 • 87 min
Jerry Brainum is the guest this week on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for Part One of his interview. Jerry talks about training at home during the Coronavirus period, different ways to train the calves and why it's so important to weight train as you get older. Jerry and John also talk about some of the most iconic bodybuilding photos of all time and then they get into a discussion of the best way to build muscle size - heavy weights for 6-12 reps or pumping up with lots of reps and high volume.
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Bob Gruskin Tribute
Bodybuilding Legends Show
04/21/20 • 106 min
On April 14th, 2020, the respected and legendary bodybuilding coach Bob Gruskin passed away. As a tribute to this legendary man in the bodybuilding world, four world champions join the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about how Bob helped to motivate and educate them to be winners in the sport. Guests include Tom Terwilliger, former IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, John DeFendis, 1988 NPC USA Champion, Jerry Scalesse, 1987 NABBA Mr. Universe winner and Richard Politano.
Bodybuilding Magazines - Mr. Olympia articles
Bodybuilding Legends Show
11/21/23 • 74 min
On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads a series of articles about the Mr. Olympia winners from 1977-1983. The articles that are included in this episode include "How the Kid with the Football Exploded Robby's Dream" about Frank Zane's first Mr. Olympia win in 1977, "A Bodybuilders Notebook: How I won the Mr. Olympia" by Franco Columbu in 1981, "Chris Dickerson: Iron in the Blood", an interview with Chris Dickerson before he won the 1982 Mr. Olympia and "The Higher You Climb, the More You Can See" by Samir Bannout after his 1983 Mr. Olympia win.
Time Stamps:
4:00 - Emails and comments from podcast listeners
9:20 - John reads the article "How the Kid with the Football Exploded Robby's Dream" written by Rick Wayne from the February, 1978 issue of Muscle Builder/Power magazine.
26:55 - John reads the article "A Bodybuilder's Notebook: How I won the Mr. Olympia" by Franco Columbu from the April, 1982 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
44:24 - John reads the article "Chris Dickerson: Iron in the Blood" by Bill Reynolds from the January, 1983 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
1:04:43 - John reads the article "The Higher You Climb, the More You Can See" by Samir Bannout and Bill Reynolds from the March, 1994 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
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How many episodes does Bodybuilding Legends Show have?
Bodybuilding Legends Show currently has 197 episodes available.
What topics does Bodybuilding Legends Show cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Bodybuilding, Podcasts and Sports.
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The episode title 'Joe Nazario' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Bodybuilding Legends Show is 87 minutes.
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Episodes of Bodybuilding Legends Show are typically released every 7 days, 9 hours.
When was the first episode of Bodybuilding Legends Show?
The first episode of Bodybuilding Legends Show was released on Apr 7, 2020.
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