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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 225: Sergio Oliva, Mass Mutant

Three-time Mr. Olympia Sergio Oliva had perhaps the most incredible bodybuilding genetics of all time—although some claim it’s an illusion created by a Cuban witchdoctor who cursed him with a shrunken head (Steve Downs photo)… [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 223: Arnold Walks Looking Huge

Here’s a classic shot of Arnold looking incredible, leaving a party because it’s obviously too damn cold… [Read more…]

Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 9

Mike Mentzer’s training concepts work for many bodybuilders. Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates trained in that style… [Read more…]

Mentzer’s High Intensity: Right or Wrong? Part 7

In the last training newsletter I said that volume, intensity, frequency and choosing the correct exercises are all factors governing damage that produces overtraining… [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 211: Arnold’s Wedding Muscle

Here’s a photo of a young Arnold at a wedding when he misinterpreted the term “Best Man.” “I vill show who ees de best man.” [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 210: Mike Mentzer’s Mighty Shrugs

Then there’s the time Mike Mentzer lost a bet and had to cart Casey Viator around the gym in a makeshift rickshaw. Mike’s Heavy Duty belly shirt was not part of the bet. Good times at Gold’s… [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 195: Bob Paris Belts Up

Bob Paris’ aesthetic physique had him looking incredible even when he was just buckling his belt… [Read more…]

When the Overtraining Hammer Hits…

Most obsessed muscle-heads are laser focused on training to the max and not missing workouts. That’s because we can’t bear to lose an ounce of muscle…

That goes double for those of us who are drug-free. Muscle is much harder to accumulate when you’re clean, not to mention old and genetically challenged. [Read more…]

Best-Chest Building Tip from Hercules

A few newsletters back I praised the aesthetic physique of Steve Reeves, movie Hercules who won the 1947 Mr. America and the 1950 Mr. Universe… [Read more…]

Mass Illusion and Your Workouts

I thought I was going to move on to other bodybuilding subjects after my rant on aesthetics, but I was asked about my own training and physique early on compared to Jonathan’s, my co-worker at Iron Man magazine and training partner for almost 20 years. [Read more…]