Old school bodybuilding golden age

Serge Nubret - Side Tricep Pose

Check out my article about the 1980 Mr. Olympia. This is still considered one of the most controversial and talked about Mr. Olympia competitions of all time. When Arnold Schwarzenegger was training hard at World Gym in the summer of 1980, many wondered if the former King of Bodybuilding was planning a comeback by entering […]

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Serge Nubret remains one of the most significant figure and for lots of bodybuilders, he represents the out-of-the-box aesthetic reference. His legacy is well alive, witnessing the Golden Age of bodybuilding when balance and harmony were keys to all achievements.

Courtesy of Ironage

Franco Columbu was a BEAST when it came to pull ups. He cranked them from all angles AND added weight to them as well. High reps AND low reps. Reminds me of my OLD Bodybuilding training partner.... We almost always began our workouts with chins and progressed to weighted chins. He would build up to […]

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Frank Zane

"Can I please speak to Sergio?" The strains of Latin-influenced music nearly drowned out my request. "Which Sergio?" barked the voice on the other end. Is this a quiz? I wondered. Surely it was obvious that I was asking for Sergio Oliva, considered by many to be history's greatest bodybuilder. Then I remembered that his son—who, as an infant, Sergio "The […]

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John Grimek. One of his most inspirational photos.

Here's how Jones Trained Viator for the 1971 Mr. America

Many do not realize the degree to which many of Vince Gironda's ideas about training and diet became part of mainstream knowledge in the fitness industry.