Bob Cicherillo, 2000 NPC USA Champion and the "Voice of Bodybuilding", is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about his long career in bodybuilding. Bob began competing at only 13 years old in his hometown of Rochester, New York. He won the 1987 NPC Junior Nationals and battled his way to the top through the competitive ranks of the NPC until he finally got his pro card by winning the 2000 NPC USA Championships. Bob talks about what bodybuilding was like in the 1980's and '90's, the current judging standards of the IFBB and should the posing round be judged on this episode of the podcast. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the article "The Junior Nationals Champ Doesn't Train for Second Place" written by J.M. Manion from the April, 1988 issue of Flex Magazine. (Time Stamps below).

Time Stamps:

3:00 - Reading the book Mister America

4:30 - Emails to the Podcast

10:55 - Start of interview with Bob Cicherillo

12:00 - When Bob started bodybuilding

19:30 - Competing against Shawn Ray

21:30 - When the NPC started

29:20 - Bob's first Mr. Olympia show

32:35 - Winning the Jr. Nationals

37:00 - The Incumbancy Factor at the Mr. Olympia

44:07 - Judging all 3 Rounds in Bodybuilding

1:07:30 - Predicting the 2024 Mr. Olympia

1:17:52 - Host John Hansen reads the article "The Junior Nationals Champ Doesn't Train for Second Place" written by J.M. Manion from the April, 1988 issue of Flex Magazine.

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