Bodybuilding Magazines - Mr. Olympia articles
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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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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Paul Becker - Mike Mentzer and Me
Author Paul Becker joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for this episode to talk about his new book Mike Mentzer and Me. Paul explains what it was like to train with Mike Mentzer about a year before he passed away and what he learned about Mike's training philosophy. Paul also talks about how he was able to apply these training principles to his own workouts in order to compete in natural bodybuilding competitions. At the end of the episode, host John Hansen reads the article "Mike Mentzer Heavyweight" written by Bill Reynolds about Mike Mentzer's training to win the 1978 IFBB Mr. Universe. This article appeared in the March, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder & Power magazine.
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Time Stamps:
2:30 - 2023 Mr. Olympia report
12:15 - Emails to the Podcast
22:00 - Interview with Paul Becker, author of Mike Mentzer and Me.
1:07:45 - John Hansen reads the article "Mike Mentzer Heavyweight" written by Bill Reynolds for the March, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder & Power magazine.
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Bodybuilding Magazine - 1980 Grand Prix Contests
On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads a series of articles about the 1980 IFBB Grand Prix circuit as reported in Muscle & Fitness magazine. This was the first year in which the IFBB held a series of professional contests from February to May, 1980 featuring some of the best professional bodybuilders in the world. Included in these competitions were bodybuilders such as Chris Dickerson, Casey Viator, Robby Robinson, Roy Callender, Samir Bannout, Ed Corney, Boyer Coe and others. John reads each of the contest reports from Muscle & Fitness magazine for all five of these competitions. Sit back and enjoy the contest coverage of some of the best bodybuilders in the Golden Era competing in the first IFBB Grand Prix circuit. At the beginning of the podcast, John remembers Ruth Silverman, editor and writer at IronMan Magazine, who passed away on 12/1/23.
Time Stamps:
5:05 - Rest In Peace Ruth Silverman
16:20 - Emails and Comments on the Podcast
25:10 - John reads the article "First Stop Miami" about the 1980 Florida Grand Prix written by Marilyn Guzman from the June, 1980 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
38:15 - John reads the article "Casey is King of Them All" about the 1980 Louisiana Grand Prix written by Bill Reynolds from the July, 1980 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
51:00 - John reads the article "Duel in the Sun" about the 1980 California Grand Prix by Bill Reynolds from the August, 1980 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
1:04:10 - John reads the article "Viator Supreme in Steel City" about the 1980 Pennsylvania Grand Prix written by Bill Reynolds from the September, 1980 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
1:16:30 - John reads the article "Last Stop New York" about the 1980 Night of the Champions written by Marilyn Guzman from the October, 1980 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
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