Breaking News: Introducing the newest show added to the NPC and IFBB lineup. Hydrolyze Ultra and Dymatize Nutrition presents the Iowa Pro 212lb and Bikini Championships, November 12, 2011. This is the first Pro 212lb show on the calendar after the Olympia crowns the last 202lb winner. Also, Species Nutrition and Liquid Sun Rayz present the NPC Battle of Champions, a National Qualifier.
Guest poser for this event will be Dymatize Athlete Andy Haman.
This show will encompass the IFBB Pro 212lb division and Bikini along with NPC Bikini, Bodybuilding, Figure, Fitness and Mens Physique divisions. This is a national qualifying show brought to you by the promoter who brought you the 2011 St Louis Pro Bikini and Figure Championships, Jack and IFBB Figure Pro, Ann Titone....
This month I'm going to give you a couple stories about what it used to be like to party with me. I'm also going to give you what I really think about on today's "conditioning problem" in bodybuilding. I'll give you what I think needs to be done to fix this problem within our sport today. So let's get to it!
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The time was August, 1980. The place was Chicago, Illinois. The event was the annual AAU Central USA Bodybuilding Championships. This regional level contest was famous for attracting the biggest names in bodybuilding in the Midwest because the Mr. America contest was only weeks away and many of the top national contenders from the area would be using this show as a warm-up for the Big One.
The popularity of bodybuilding as a hobby or “sport”, if you will, has grown considerably since Arnold made it cool to be big. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see large guys walking around that take bodybuilding very seriously, and the level of muscle we see at the top of the competitive heap truly is amazing! Still, as a whole, bodybuilding is tiny compared to the NFL or MLB or even Soccer in the U.S. (in Europe; it’s huge), BUT there are still tons of adoring fans, groupies and also what I like to call, ”the other fans”.
QUESTION: After watching a few of the old "Battle for the Olympia" tapes I noticed you were one of the only competitors who had natural looking calves in the mid to late 90's. They were very vascular and shredded with a natural look to them compared to most of the other competitors. Did this phenomenon have anything to do with synthol/site enhancement oils and how rampant was that back in your heyday?
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