Bodybuilding Articles - Muscle & Fitness Magazine circa 1987
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.
Links:
John's Online Workout and Nutrition Programs
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.
Links:
John's Online Workout and Nutrition Programs
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On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, former Muscle and Fitness writer Jerry Brainum is the guest to talk about the 2024 Mr. Olympia contest. In Part Two of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the top competitors in the contest. They also talk about the Classic Physique Olympia and the retirement of Chris Bumstead. At the end of the interview, John reads the 1985 Mr. Olympia contest report written by Bill Reynolds from the February, 1996 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
Time Stamps:
2:15 - Chris Bumstead planning to compete in Open Men's Bodybuilding
4:20 - John's current diet to get ripped
10:09 - New videos up on YouTube
11:00 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum, Part Two
11:05 - Andrew Jacked, 5th Place in the Mr. Olympia
19:45 - Hungry to win
23:42 - 2024 Classic Physique Olympia
27:00 - Chris Bumstead retires
33:30 - The popularity of the Classic Physique division
35:38 - Top competitors in Classic Physique
38:00 - Weight restrictions for Classic Physique
41:00 - Mandatory blood tests for Pro Bodybuilders
47:25 - Symmetry Round
51:00 - New divisions in Bodybuilding
1:02:50 - Prize money in the Mr. Olympia
1:15:42 - John Hansen reads the article "Haney: Two in a Row" written by Bill Reynolds for the February, 1996 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
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Sean Paul Jenkins - Part One
Sean Paul Jenkins, Middleweight Champion of the 1985 NPC USA and IFBB World Games, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. On Part One of his interview, Sean Paul talks about how he started bodybuilding after incurring an injury playing football and his early experiences competing in the sport. Sean also talks about competing in the 1985 NPC USA Championships and then traveling to London to compete and win his class at the 1985 IFBB World Games, earning his pro card. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the article "Sean Paul Jenkins: A Bodybuilding Star is Born" written by Margaret Wallace from the February, 1986 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
Time Stamps:
2:00 - Chris Bumstead competes in Open Bodybuilding
5:35 - Emails to the Podcast
6:55 - Videos on YouTube
8:50 - Sean Paul Jenkins interview, Part One
9:55 - When Sean started weight training
14:15 - Sean's first bodybuilding competitions
16:22 - Training with J.J. Marsh
19:19 - Great genetics
21:00 - 20 Rep Workout
23:00 - Competing natural
25:30 - Getting ready for the USA
31:30 - Sean's competition diet
35:50 - Sean's workout after retiring
39:00 - Life after competition
48:00 - 1985 NPC USA
49:00 - 1985 IFBB World Games
52:10 - Competing in Pro Mixed Pairs competitions
56:10 - Becoming a good poser
1:02:30 - John reads the article "Sean Paul Jenkins: A Bodybuilding Star is Born" written by Margaret Wallace from the February, 1986 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
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