Published in Iron Man Magazine in 1967 by Arnold's friend Albert Busek, the following article details Arnold's rise to fame alongside his working routine of the time. A fine biography and reminder that even during the 60s, people marvelled at the Austrian's successes. JUST a short year ago his name was still generally unknown, but on October 30,… Continue reading The Amazing Physique Of A. Schwarzenegger & How He Developed It (1967 Article)
Published in Iron Man Magazine in 1967 by Arnold's friend Albert Busek, the following article details Arnold's rise to fame alongside his working routine of the time. A fine biography and reminder that even during the 60s, people marvelled at the Austrian's successes. JUST a short year ago his name was still generally unknown, but on October 30,… Continue reading The Amazing Physique Of A. Schwarzenegger & How He Developed It (1967 Article)
Joe Weider is undoubtedly a divisive figure in the history of bodybuilding. Influential to the nth degree regarding the modern climate of the sport, Weider has been continually criticised for selling snake oil supplements to a naive public. Today's post briefly examines Joe's 'Hell-Bent for Leather N'Lead' product, a set of bracelets brought out by… Continue reading Joe Weider’s Power Bracelet
When I was first learning how to train, I used to do full squats. I did them exclusively for the thighs. I labored under the belief that if I did my full squats faithfully on a firm reps and sets basis, I would get everything I needed in the way of thighs. Over the years my… Continue reading Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Squat (1976)
The following post comes from the immensely talented Erny Peibst of jackednatural.com. If you're looking for advice on the best natural supplements to take or simply a review of the latest training trends, I highly recommend it. Guys who’ve just hopped on the bodybuilding bandwagon might have heard of legendary names such as Ronnie Colemanand Dorian Yates whispered from the… Continue reading Who is the Best Bodybuilder Ever? An In-Depth Analysis
Bodybuilders, like most other professional athletes in the last four decades, have undergone an unprecedented change. Whereas the first Mr. Olympia weighed in at just over 200 lbs, the modern champion is more likely to be sixty pounds heavier and leaner as well. While the reasons for this, at least in bodybuilding, are clear, it is still… Continue reading Bigger Faster Stronger: The Mr. Olympia
Do you know what is a bit mind-boggling? How did Arnold Schwarzenegger become such a globally-renowned actor? Honestly, how? His acting range and ability to exhibit a spectrum of emotion aren’t that of, for instance, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Newman, Anthony Hopkins and many other sophisticated personality-shifters who possess… Continue reading How Arnold’s Meteoric Rise Has Influenced New Generations
Are bodybuilders becoming too large? It’s a simple question but one loaded with controversy. Today most Internet forums are filled with heated arguments about whether the ‘mass monsters’ of today are helping or hurting the sport. Rather than continue the common narrative that the 1990s and the Dorian Yates era was the dawn of the ‘Mass… Continue reading Tracing the Mass Monster in Bodybuilding
From Eugen Sandow to Charles Atlas, physical culturists have long made a living through mail order ads. Check out this old Arnie one from the late 1960s flogging the latest Weider product. So next time you grow weary of the hyperbole from today's modern advertisements, just remember that such ads are a time honoured tradition… Continue reading Bodybuilding and the Mail Order Ad
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 1976 Rolling Stone Magazine Interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger
