Arnold Schwarzenegger, 7x Mr. Olympia and 5x Mr. Universe, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part Three of his interview, Arnold talks about meeting Sergio Oliva in 1968 and then training with him at the Duncan YMCA in 1969. Arnold also talks about competing against Sergio at the 1969 Mr. Olympia on the same night he won the 1969 IFBB Mr. Universe contest. Arnold continues talking about Sergio as he talks about the three competitions he won in 1970 including the NABBA Pro Mr. Universe, the AAU Pro Mr. World and the 1970 Mr. Olympia. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads three articles from Muscle Builder/Power magazine including "From Where I Sat" by Rick Wayne from the March, 1970 issue and "The Night A Legend Died" by Rick Wayne and "The Great Olympia Posedown" written by Robert Kennedy in the July, 1971 issue.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction

4:55 - The passing of Albert Beckles

14:20 - Beginning of interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Part Three

14:50 - Meeting Sergio for the first time

17:40 - Training with Sergio

23:00 - Competing against Sergio at the 1969 Mr. Olympia

25:32 - 1969 NABBA Pro Mr. Universe

27:00 - Winning the 1970 NABBA Pro Mr. Universe

27:35 - 1970 Pro Mr. World

30:25 - 1970 Mr. Olympia

32:17 - Photo shoots with Jimmy Caruso

33:50 - Studying other bodybuilders

35:30 - Worrying about the competition

37:05 - Psyching out Mike Mentzer

38:00 - When Sergio walked off the stage

40:13 - Beating Reg Park in 1970

43:30 - John Hansen reads the article "From Where I Sat" written by Rick Wayne from the March, 1970 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine

1:04:30 - John reads the article "The Great Olympia Posedown" written by Robert Kennedy from the July, 1971 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.

1:12:25 - John reads the article "The Night a Legend Died" written by Rick Wayne from the July, 1971 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, 7x Mr. Olympia and 5x Mr. Universe, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part Two of his interview, Arnold talks about winning his first Mr. Universe title in 1967 at 20 years old. Arnold also talks about the training he did to bulk up his physique, winning his second NABBA Mr. Universe title in 1968 and then competing in his first contest in America, the 1968 IFBB Mr. Universe, where he took second place to Frank Zane. Arnold also talks about training at Vince's Gym and Gold's Gym and his memories of Vince Gironda. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads three articles including an article about Arnold written by Albert Busek from the July, 1967 issue of IronMan Magazine, the 1967 NABBA Mr. Universe report written by Oscar Heidenstam from the January, 1968 issue of Muscular Development magazine and "How I Exploded My Chest" written by Arnold Schwarzenegger from the October, 1968 issue of Muscular Development magazine.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 7x Mr. Olympia and the undisputed King of Bodybuilding, is the guest on this special episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part One of his interview, Arnold talks about his first competitions in Austria as a teenager, winning the Best Built Man in Europe - Junior Division at 18 years old, moving to Munich, Germany in 1966, competing in his first NABBA Mr. Universe contest at 19 years old and meeting his idol Reg Park. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "How I Build My 22 1/2" Arms" by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the May, 1971 issue of Muscle Builder/Power magazine.

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Former Muscle & Fitness and IronMan Magazine writer Jerry Brainum joins John Hansen to review the year 1975 in Bodybuilding for the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part One of their interview, Jerry and John talk about the 1975 AAU Mr. America won by Dale Adrian and featuring the national debut of Robby Robinson. Jerry and John also talk about the 1975 NABBA Mr. Universe won by Boyer Coe (Professional) and Ian Lawrence (Amateur). At the end of the Podcast, John reads the article "Adrian Wins Mr. America" written by Dave Sauer for the September, 1975 issue of IronMan Magazine.

Jon Jon Park, son of 3x Mr. Universe Reg Park, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Jon Jon talks about meeting Arnold for the first time in 1967 when he was a guest of his father's in South Africa, the many business interests owned by Reg Park and his memories of his dad competing in the NABBA Mr. Universe contest.

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Jon Jon Park, the son of Reg Park, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Jon Jon talks about growing up in England and South Africa with his father Reg Park and his mother Mareon. He also talks about when Arnold came to South Africa to train with his father after winning the 1967 NABBA Mr. Universe, how Reg met his wife Mareon and the many businesses that his father ran. Jon Jon also talks about losing his house in the California fires last year.

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Jerry Brainum is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to review the year 1965. Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the major competitions from this year including the AAU Mr. America, the NABBA Mr. Universe and the IFBB Mr. America, Mr. Universe and the first Mr. Olympia. At the end of the podcast, John reads an article from the February, 1966 issue of IronMan Magazine about the 1965 Mr. Olympia, Universe and America.

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Rick Valente is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Rick is the author of his new book, My Life's Ride, and he talks about his life journey from growing up in Conneticut, moving to Florida and then finally relocating to Southern California. Rick also talks about training at Gold's Gym during the Golden Age of Bodybuilding and all the famous and influential people he met during this period of his life. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the article "Rick Valente: Between Myth and Reality" written by Rick Wayne for the October, 1984 issue of Flex Magazine.

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Bob Birdsong, 1974 IFBB Mr. America winner, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Bob was one of the best bodybuilders during the Golden Age and he trained at the original Gold's Gym in the early 1970's alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu and Kent Kuehn. Bob made a comeback to competition in the early 1980's and placed very high in the IFBB professional competitions. Bob talks about how he started bodybuilding, competing in the AAU Mr. America in the early 1970's, switching over to the IFBB in the mid-1970's and competing against Lou Ferrigno, Sergio Oliva and others. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "Bob Birdsong's Pilgrimage to Mr. America" written by Armand Tanny from the June, 1975 issue of Muscle Builder/Power magazine.

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3:00 - Emails to the Podcast

11:24 - Start of interview with Bob Birdsong

12:00 - When Bob started bodybuilding

18:37 - Bob's early competitions

22:50 - Moving to California

24:00 - Training at the original Gold's Gym

31:00 - Competing in the IFBB

36:00 - Taking a different path

45:15 - The 1974 contest season

47:35 - Returning to competition

53:00 - Steroids in the Golden Age

1:08:15 - John Hansen reads the article "Bob Birdsong's Pilgrimage to Mr. America" written by Armand Tanny from the June, 1975 issue of Muscle Builder/Power magazine.

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On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, author John Little talks about his new book Mike Mentzer: American Odysseus. In Part Two of his interview, John talks about Mike Mentzer's physique progress in regards to his genetics vs his Heavy Duty training style. John also talks about Mike's challenge of competing in the Frank Zane era, his weight for the 1980 Olympia

Time Stamps:

2:23 - Emails to the Podcast

7:20 - Start of interview with John Little

12:00 - Mike Mentzer's Challenge of competing in the Zane Era

16:50 - Mike's weight for the 1980 Olympia

22:00 - 1980 Olympia coverage in the book

31:20 - Was Kal Szkalak the heir apparent to Arnold?

35:40 - Joe Weider vs Arthur Jones

39:37 - The lawsuit between Arnold and Joe Weider

44:00 - What if Arnold had guest posed at the 1980 Olympia?

50:35 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Rest Pause Training" written by Mike Mentzer from the June, 1979 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine.

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