Lou Ferrigno from “Lou Ferrigno’s Guide to Personal Power, Bodybuilding, and Fitness”. I’d just gotten a new bicycle from my grandfather, and several neighborhood toughs had encircled me and were pushing and punching me, trying […]
When analyzing Gunnar Rosbo’s forearm development versus Ramon Dino’s, it’s hard not to take their respective frame sizes into account. Dino’s height is given as 5’11”, and Rosbo’s was 6’2″. But Rosbo looks like a […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sergio Oliva and himself competing in 1969 versus 1970 Sergio beat me in 1969 because he was a little bit bigger than I was and he was more ripped than I was. […]
In her 1984 work “Flex Appeal,” Rachel McLish fervently opposed the use of growth-promoting agents by female bodybuilders. She adamantly argued that these substances, due to their masculinizing and dangerous characteristics, should have no place […]
While considering the illustrious figures of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sergio Oliva, who unquestionably earned their esteemed positions as the preeminent mass monsters of the 1960s and 70s, one must not overlook Larry Scott. His presence, […]
Will Sasso: Calf King How often, throughout the course of your existence, have you encountered individuals who, by all appearances, abstain from the rigors of physical exertion, yet manifest calf musculature akin to that of […]
Arnold from the Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding No one is immune to being psyched out. I have to admit that I’ve been on the receiving end of this treatment as well as dishing it out. […]
Bill Dobbins on Arnold Joe Weider and Arnold had a mutual respect with a certain degree of conflict. That is, Arnold was the only bodybuilder who really knew how to handle Joe Weider. Joe would […]
Dave Draper on Steve Reeves Dave Draper from Brother Iron, Sister Steel.Not many people I hung around with knew or talked to Steve Reeves. The Muscle Beach originals- Zabo, Joe Gold, Chuck Collras, Armand Tanny- […]
Frank Zane on Role Models Frank Zane from Fabulously Fit Forever.We tend to identify with role models who have the same physical characteristics, such as body type or structure, as we have. There is a […]
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