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Arnold vs Sergio - Bodybuilding's Greatest Rivalry
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- Created on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 19:28
- Written by John Hansen
Arnold vs Sergio - Bodybuilding's Greatest Rivalry
Arnold vs. Sergio
One of the greatest rivalries in the history of bodybuilding was when Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian Oak, took on The Myth, Sergio Oliva. One bodybuilding writer at the time called it “Immovable Object Meets Irresistible Force”.
Two Bodybuilding Icons Remembered
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- Created on Sunday, 28 April 2013 16:14
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Two Bodybuilding Icons Remembered
Last weekend, two giants in the Bodybuilding world were remembered for their incredible contributions to the Fitness industry. Robert Kennedy, the publisher and founder of Muscle Mag International, passed away exactly one year ago on April 13th, 2012. On Sunday, April 14th, 2013, a Memorial service was held in memory of Joe Weider, the publisher of the Weider empire. Joe passed away on March 23rd, 2013 at the age of 93.
The Shape of Bodybuilding
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- Created on Monday, 11 March 2013 00:27
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The Shape of Bodybuilding
All of us who pick up a barbell to change the look of our physiques were initially motivated or influenced by another person to begin our transformation. If you ask the best bodybuilders in the world who inspired them to get into bodybuilding, they will all be able to provide an answer.
1981 Mr. Olympia Part 2
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- Created on Saturday, 01 December 2012 02:16
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1981 Mr. Olympia Part 2
As Franco Columbu climbed the steps leading to the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, October 10th, 1981, he felt confident of victory. Having just returned from several weeks in Hawaii, Franco had put the finishing touches to both his tan and his physique as he prepared to shock the bodybuilding world by adding another Mr. Olympia title to his already impressive resume.
In Memorium - Sergio Oliva
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- Created on Thursday, 15 November 2012 01:57
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In Memorium - Sergio Oliva
The Bodybuilding world lost a legend on November 13th, 2012. Sergio Oliva, also known as “The Myth”, passed away at Saint Frances Hospital in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The official cause of death was a heart attack although Sergio had been in ill health over the last several years and had been on dialysis for kidney failure in the months leading up to his death.
John Hansen's Memory of the 1981 Mr Olympia Contest!
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- Created on Saturday, 05 May 2012 23:50
- Written by John Hansen
After the 1980 Mr. Olympia, a contest now referred to as "The Sydney Affair" by those in the bodybuilding community, all eyes were on Columbus, Ohio in October of 1981. In the months following the most controversial Mr. Olympia contest of all time, the rumors of the contest being fixed had surfaced throughout the bodybuilding magazines.
The Year of Zane- Part 2!
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- Created on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:56
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At the young age of 14, I talked my parents into driving to Columbus, Ohio so I could witness the 1977 Mr. Olympia contest in person. This was the year that the movie "Pumping Iron" was released and I was one of the few bodybuilders who sought out the only theater in town playing this little-known art house film to learn about the fascinating sport of bodybuilding.
The Year of Zane- Part 1
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- Created on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 01:34
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If there was ever a year when bodybuilding finally arrived, 1977 was the year. In January of 77, the movie "Pumping Iron" was released in selected theaters throughout the country. This docudrama introduced the strange world of bodybuilding to an unsuspecting public that knew little about exercise at the time and even less about muscles.
The Most Controversial Mr Olympia- 1980 Revisited- Part 2
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- Created on Wednesday, 07 December 2011 02:34
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When Arnold Schwarzenegger was training hard at World Gym in the summer of 1980, many wondered if the former King of Bodybuilding was planning a comeback by entering that year's Mr. Olympia contest. For the first time since he retired in 1975, Arnold and his partner, Jim Lorimer from Columbus, Ohio, would not be promoting the Mr. Olympia contest
The Most Controversial Mr. Olympia - Part 1
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- Created on Saturday, 06 August 2011 00:40
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The biggest contest in the bodybuilding world was mired in controversy as the 1980's began. After a decade that included Arnold Schwarzenegger's lock on the Mr. Olympia title for six straight years (1970-1975) followed by a single win in 1976 from the Austrian Oak's best friend Franco Columbu, Frank Zane wrapped up the decade by holding back the mass monsters to decisively win bodybuilding's top title three impressive years in a row (1977-1979).
