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This article, first written by Vince Gironda in 1974 sought to set the record straight on whether or not a bodybuilder could train by instinct. As always, Vince is frank, honest and straight to the point. This (instinctive training) is a term invented by so-called Body Building Experts who do not have the answers and... Continue Reading →
This article, first written by Fred Howell for Muscular Development in 1974, details some of the fastest and toughest ways to put on slabs of Muscle. While the routines aren't for the faint of heart, they're guaranteed to get results! Somehow in the past few weeks the word leaked out that I had at least... Continue Reading →
This article, first written by Vince Gironda in 1974 sought to set the record straight on whether or not a bodybuilder could train by instinct. As always, Vince is frank, honest and straight to the point. This (instinctive training) is a term invented by so-called Body Building Experts who do not have the answers and... Continue Reading →
In June 1970, Arthur Jones, the father of High Intensity Training, published the 'Ideal Workout' in bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development. In the article, posted below, Jones set out the importance of vigorous training as well as promoting his new brand of exercise machines. Little was Jones to know that his new training machines would soon... Continue Reading →
Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Hero of Perfected Mass This article, written by Abe Peck, first appeared in Rolling Stone magazine (214) on June 3rd, 1976 Outside the hotel Burgers Park, in Pretoria, South Africa, a group of black workmen in baggy pants and clean white shirts form a circle and drink bootleg "Zulu beer" from brown... Continue Reading →