Search results

Is there any other venue that has had as much rumor and misinformation as BB? I can't name one. Even with the internet there is a plethora of bad info out there. [NOTE: this article was written in 1964. It contains many factual errors. Do not use the advice presented here to make any kind...

I swallowed hard and said "sure I can do it". My son's hockey coach is putting in a new gym for strength training. He bought recycled rolled rubber mats for the weight room. I got roped into putting them down. So a yacht interior designer and a haz mat contractor put in our first gym floor...

The Mr. America Contest: A Brief Background A Short History of the Oldest, Continuous Bodybuilding Contest in the Country by David Chapman For bodybuilders, the Mr. America contest was once the Triple Crown, the Indy 500, the Oscars, and the Olympics all rolled into one. Before Mr. Olympia...

EDITORIAL - This is Olympic Year (excerpts from the editorial) ...In the beginning when we decided to work with the A.A.U. we did not let our personal pride stand in our way. Your editor was president of two of the National bodies previously mentioned, at present am only a member of the...

Ran into this by accident. I have never heard of them. It is a home test kit for Test. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOTjWN27i4A

Pic from the 1950 U

Ironman, November 1969 The Question of Steroids by Bruce Page This subject has been bandied about for some time now in various articles and in various publications. Many conclusions have been arrived at concerning the health of the taker over a prolonged period of time and all seem to...

When you look at the size of these guys it is easy to see why Arnold took things by storm. He was huge in comparison. I is funny to see that we are all bigger that many of these guys now. What is average now was big then. Sorry, I couldn't get it to upload in a couple different...

I remember well the conflicted articles. Steroids don't really work and using them is cheating because that work so well. I guess that is why they call it "practicing" medicine. Reprinted 1999 Muscular Development, Jan-Feb 1976 Anabolic Steroids: The Case of the Misinformed by Donald...

Measurements of Mr America winners Taken when they won their titles As Listed in the Program from the 1956 Mr USA contest measurements are in inches Year Name Height Weight neck arm forearm chest waist thigh calf wrist ankle 1939 Bert Goodrich 5'10.5" 195 17 17 14 47 33 24 17...

Strength & Health, May 1957, page 60 Judging a Physique Contest by Bob Hoffman At the November 1956 meeting of the Weight-lifting and Body-building Committee of the AAU in Los Angeles a number of important rules were adopted for the judging of Physique Contests. These rules apply to all AAU...

Interesting stuff in some of these old articles. Muscle mags removed from shelves as they were seen as Porn. The ironic part is that the first Muscle Mags had ads in the back for just the kinds of magazines that they became associated with. They poisoned themselves. Strength & Health, June...

Looks like there was bad blood early on. Tell us how your really feel Bob..... Editorial: Birds of a Feather by Bob Hoffman, Strength & Health June, 1958 Birds of a feather flock together is an old adage. And like seeks like. A rat is everything that is opposite to goodness, purity, and...

Strength & Health, July 1957, p 64. To the editor: I would like tan explanation about several items in recent Muscle Mags. One of them is aboug George Eiferman, who said he had gone over to Weedy. I undertand he use to recommend York methods and that he often trained at York. Why does such a...

??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsTzd9m5HaU

The number of typos in these articles is incredible! Muscular Developement, September 1968 Steroids Good or Bad ? by Jackson Bowling Bodybuilders and athletes alike are hearing more and more about the "new" tissue drugs and anabolic steroids, but down to earth facts and information has been...

Muscle Builder, June-July 1963 Recenty there has been much talk in bodybuilding circles about so-called "miracle" tissue-buiding drugs. Because of the nature of these drugs and the lack of information, the Weider Research Clinic has decided to publish the results of their study of...

Have you men ever used the Bowflex? I know it has been extremely successful as a fitness product but I have never had the slightest interest. I knew a good friend of mind owned and used one for many years. He is in great shape but not a bodybuilder. Today we got together for Father's day...

Like the many manwhores on this board I have been with more women that I can, or care to remember. All that is great but the pursuit is often better than the sex with someone you don't know or care about. At my age I have really just wanted to find that quality person that I don't need to...

Has anybody tried the float tanks idea? You float weightless in a tank in the dark. I have a nephew in MMA that swears by them. I was thinking about "getting my mind right" and trying one out for the experience.