Doug Brignole, one of the top amateur bodybuilders in the 1980’s, joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about his bodybuilding career. Doug began training at Bill Pearl’s Gym in Pasadena, California at only 15 years old in an effort to gain weight on his skinny frame. Doug talks about his progress in the sport…
Marc Martinez is in the process of making a movie about the Golden Age of Bodybuilding during the late 1970’s. Marc talks about the key figures in the bodybuilding world who he has interviewed for his upcoming film including former Gold’s Gym owner Ken Sprague, Bill Grant, Ken Waller, Pete Grymkowski and Pumping Iron author…
Pat Neve, one of the best amateur bodybuilders in the 1970’s, joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast this week to talk about his successful career in the sport. Pat was a top contender for all the major AAU National level bodybuilding titles during the 1970’s and he won the overall at the 1974 AAU Mr. USA.…
Bodybuilder Writer Jerry Brainum joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about the major events in the Bodybuilding World in 1988. John and Jerry talk about the 1988 Mr. Olympia and why it was one of the best Mr. Olympia contests in the history of the sport. Jerry also gives his opinion of why Lee…
Bodybuilding Writer Jerry Brainum joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the big events in the Bodybuilding world in 1978. Jerry and John talk about Frank Zane winning his second Mr. Olympia title in 1978 over Robby Robinson, what made Frank Zane such a great bodybuilder, how bodybuilders used steroids in the 1970’s and ’80’s,…
On January 1st, 2019, the Bodybuilding Legend Ed Corney passed away at the age of 85. Ed competed in the 1970’s during the Golden Era of Bodybuilding. He won the IFBB Mr. America and Mr. Universe contest before beginning his professional career and establishing himself as the Master Poser, elevating the sport of bodybuilding to…
To celebrate the end of 2018, host John Hansen welcomes guest Jerry Brainum to go back in time and talk about what happened in the world of Bodybuilding 50 years ago in 1968. Jerry talks about meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger when he first arrived in America in 1968, how Arnold used the psychological tool called Modeling…
In Part Two of his interview with the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, Phil Williams talks about winning the 1985 NPC Nationals and the 1988 Chicago Pro Show. Phil shares his memories of the training and nutrition strategies he used to win the biggest national title in the country over Lee Labrada and Ron Love. Phil also…
Phil Williams, one of the best amateur bodybuilders from the 1980’s, talks about the training and nutrition principles he used to win his first national title, the 1984 NPC USA Championships. Phil talks about how he trained to maximize his recuperation and build muscle mass to win the top amateur titles in the NPC. Phil…
Manuel Perry was one of the most promising amateur bodybuilders in the 1970’s, winning the 1977 AAU Mr. USA and taking first place in the Tall Class of the AAU Mr. America in 1977 and 1978. Manuel talks about moving from his hometown of Massachusetts to California in the mid 1970’s and training at the…
