1993 In Review, Part Two with Jerry Brainum
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, 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.
Links:
Previous Episode
1993 In Review, Part One with Jerry Brainum
Jerry Brainum, former writer for Muscle & Fitness, Flex and IronMan Magazine, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1993 in Bodybuilding. In Part One of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the top amateur competitions from the year 1993. Included in their discusssion is the 1993 NPC USA Championships won by Chris Cormier, the 1993 NPC Nationals won by Mike Francois and the 1993 IFBB North American Championships won by David Fisher. (Time Stamps below)
Time Stamps:
4:20 - Emails to the podcast
8:25 - John and Jerry talk about the 1993 NPC USA Championships
20:47 - The 1993 NPC Nationals won by Mike Francois
41:48 - The 1993 IFBB North America Championships
47:26 - The 1993 IFBB World Amateur Championships
53:10 - Bodybuilders in the movies
58:35 - Visualizing your success
1:05:00 - 1993 NPC Teenage Nationals with Jay Cutler and Branch Warren
1:12:12 - John reads the article "When Fate Has Different Plans" written by Lou Ferrigno about Lou's preparation for the 1994 Masters Mr. Olympia competition from the March, 1995 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
Links:
Jerry's Applied Metabolics newsletter
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1993 In Review, Part Three - 1993 Mr. Olympia Review with Shawn Ray and Jerry Brainum
On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, guests Shawn Ray and Jerry Brainum discuss the 1993 Mr. Olympia contest where Dorian Yates won his second Mr. Olympia title and Shawn Ray placed a very close third place behind runner-up Flex Wheeler. Shawn talks about training with Flex Wheeler earlier in the year to prep him for his Arnold Classic win, his own preparation for the Mr. Olympia that year and his thoughts on Dorian Yates changing the sport of bodybuilding by introducing the Mass Monster era. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the 1993 Mr. Olympia Report written by Peter McGough from the January, 1994 issue of Flex Magazine.
Time Stamps:
7:14 - Start of interview with Shawn Ray and Jerry about the 1993 Mr. Olympia contest
8:30 - Shawn talks about the 1992 Mr. Olympia
10:40 - Training with Flex Wheeler for the 1993 Arnold Classic
13:45 - Flex Wheeler's physique at the 1993 Arnold
15:20 - Shawn's analysis of his physique at the 1993 Mr. Olympia
17:30 - Shawn's reaction after the 1992 Mr. Olympia
19:45 - Losing to Flex at the 1993 Olympia
22:00 - Flex's genetics vs. condition
24:00 - Dorian vs. Flex at the 1993 Olympia
27:20 - Flex's reaction to beating Shawn at the 1993 Olympia
32:20 - Dorian introduced the Mass Monster Era in 1993
34:00 - Changing the judging rounds from the relaxed round to posing
36:00 - The introduction of lighter weight classes in bodybuilding
42:30 - Shawn's opinion of Dorian in 1993
43:53 - Should Dorian have won the Mr. Olympia with a torn bicep?
49:30 - The end of Symmetry and Shape
51:45 - The Incumbancy Factor
56:10 - Judging Symmetry and Posing
1:02:20 - Adding more divisions
1:07:50 - Lou Ferrigno in the 1993 Mr. Olympia
1:08:27 - Why Shawn refused the WBF contract
1:21:42 - Health care for pro bodybuilders
1:29:50 - John reads the 1993 Mr. Olympia report written by Peter McGough from the January, 1994 issue of Flex Magazine.
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