Tag: Old Bodybuilding Magazines

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John Christy, ‘Evening the Genetic Score,’ Hardgainer, 38, September/October 1995

Conor Heffernan

Conor Note Stuart McRobert's Hardgainer magazine is, and was, one of my favorite training magazines bar none. Similar to Peary Rader's Ironman magazine, it seemed to buck the trend of bodybuilding magazines which sold flashy programmes and, at times, ridiculous training systems. The magazine's ethos was simple. Not everyone is genetically gifted but, through hard… Continue reading John Christy, ‘Evening the Genetic Score,’ Hardgainer, 38, September/October 1995

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Steroids Good or Bad? Muscular Development , September 1968

Conor Heffernan

In 1968 Jackson Bowling, a writer for bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development set out to clear up any misconceptions about the growing trend of anabolic steroids in bodybuilding. Jackson's advice? Use them sparingly and under the supervision of a doctor. Fascinating to think that in less than 50 years Steroids have gone from being relatively unknown… Continue reading Steroids Good or Bad? Muscular Development , September 1968