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Sean Paul Jenkins, 1985 NPC USA and IFBB World Games Middleweight winner, is the guest this week on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part Two of his interview, Sean talks about the art of posing, returning to competition in 2010, competing in his first Mr. Olympia, competing in Mixed Pairs competitions and starting a career as a chiropractor. At the end of the Podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "Sean Jenkins: The Wild Child Speaks Out" written by Milika Popovich for the March, 1987 issue of Flex Magazine. 

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2:50 - John competing again

3:45 - Chris Bumstead article

5:00 - Emails to the Podcast

9:00 - Sean Paul Jenkins interview, Part Two

9:30 - The Art of Posing

13:45 - Returning to competition in 2010

17:00 - The current gym culture

20:10 - Dealing with injuries

23:12 - Competing in his first Mr. Olympia

26:40 - Problems with peaking

28:00 - Competing in Mixed Pairs competitions

34:00 - IFBB Pro competitions

39:30 - Getting in shape once a year

41:10 - Sean as a Bodybuilding TV commentator

44:00 - Helping out other bodybuilders

48:47 - Becoming a chiropractor

1:01:24 - Host John Hansen reads the article "Sean Jenkins: The Wild Child Speaks Out" written by Milika Popovich for the March, 1987 issue of Flex Magazine. 

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Sean Paul Jenkins, Middleweight Champion of the 1985 NPC USA and IFBB World Games, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. On Part One of his interview, Sean Paul talks about how he started bodybuilding after incurring an injury playing football and his early experiences competing in the sport. Sean also talks about competing in the 1985 NPC USA Championships and then traveling to London to compete and win his class at the 1985 IFBB World Games, earning his pro card. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the article "Sean Paul Jenkins: A Bodybuilding Star is Born" written by Margaret Wallace from the February, 1986 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. 

Time Stamps:

2:00 - Chris Bumstead competes in Open Bodybuilding

5:35 - Emails to the Podcast

6:55 - Videos on YouTube

8:50 - Sean Paul Jenkins interview, Part One

9:55 - When Sean started weight training

14:15 - Sean's first bodybuilding competitions

16:22 - Training with J.J. Marsh

19:19 - Great genetics

21:00 - 20 Rep Workout

23:00 - Competing natural

25:30 - Getting ready for the USA

31:30 - Sean's competition diet

35:50 - Sean's workout after retiring

39:00 - Life after competition

48:00 - 1985 NPC USA

49:00 - 1985 IFBB World Games

52:10 - Competing in Pro Mixed Pairs competitions

56:10 - Becoming a good poser

1:02:30 - John reads the article "Sean Paul Jenkins: A Bodybuilding Star is Born" written by Margaret Wallace from the February, 1986 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.

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On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, host John Hansen reads four articles from Muscle & Fitness magazine circa 1987. Included in the articles read on this episode are "The First Great Strongman" about the life of Eugene Sandow written by David Chapman, "Eyewitness to History" about the 1987 Night of the Champions contest report written by Ben Pesta, "The Psychology of a Competitor" written by Mike Mentzer and "Haney by a Mile" about the 1987 Mr. Olympia contest report written by Jeff Everson. 

Time Stamps:

4:00 - Emails to the Podcast

9:00 - Happy Birthday Lee Haney

10:30 - John reads the article "The First Great Strongman" written by David Chapman from the September, 1987 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. 

27:20 - John reads the article about the 1987 Night of the Champions contest called "Eyewitness to History" written by Ben Pesta from the October, 1987 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine.

42:40 - John reads the article "The Psychology of a Competitor" written by Mike Mentzer from the November, 1987 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. 

55:20 - John reads the article about the 1987 Mr. Olympia report called "Haney by a Mile" written by Jeff Everson for the February, 1988 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. 

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On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, former Muscle and Fitness writer Jerry Brainum is the guest to talk about the 2024 Mr. Olympia contest. In Part Two of his interview, Jerry and host John Hansen talk about the top competitors in the contest. They also talk about the Classic Physique Olympia and the retirement of Chris Bumstead. At the end of the interview, John reads the 1985 Mr. Olympia contest report written by Bill Reynolds from the February, 1996 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. 

Time Stamps:

2:15 - Chris Bumstead planning to compete in Open Men's Bodybuilding

4:20 - John's current diet to get ripped

10:09 - New videos up on YouTube

11:00 - Start of interview with Jerry Brainum, Part Two

11:05 - Andrew Jacked, 5th Place in the Mr. Olympia

19:45 - Hungry to win

23:42 - 2024 Classic Physique Olympia

27:00 - Chris Bumstead retires

33:30 - The popularity of the Classic Physique division

35:38 - Top competitors in Classic Physique

38:00 - Weight restrictions for Classic Physique

41:00 - Mandatory blood tests for Pro Bodybuilders

47:25 - Symmetry Round

51:00 - New divisions in Bodybuilding

1:02:50 - Prize money in the Mr. Olympia

1:15:42 - John Hansen reads the article "Haney: Two in a Row" written by Bill Reynolds for the February, 1996 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. 

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On this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast, former Muscle and Fitness writer Jerry Brainum, is the guest to talk about the recent 2024 Mr. Olympia contest. In Part One of the interview, Jerry and host John Hansen review the biggest competition of the year. They analyze all the top contestants and talk about their strengths and weaknesses and what they should do to improve for next year. 

Time Stamps:

1:53 - Chris Bumstead to compete in Open Bodybuilding 

4:00 - Today's Pro Bodybuilders Guest Posing

8:50 - Start of Jerry Brainum Interview, Part One

11:00 - Perfect balance in the arms

13:10 - The 2024 Mr. Olympia review

14:30 - Samson Dauda, the new Mr. Olympia

19:00 - Bloated Bellies

21:28 - Older competitors

25:48 - Nick Walker dropping out of the Olympia

35:24 - The sad ending of Shawn Rhoden

40:37 - Hadi Choopan, 2nd Place 

47:11 - Derek Lunsford, 3rd Place

52:46 - Improving as a Mr. Olympia winner

1:01:39 - Martin Fitzwater, 4th Place

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 Victor Terra, 1983 AAU Teenage Mr. America and NPC Teenage USA, NABBA Amateur and Pro Mr. Universe and the Short Class winner of the 1985 AAU Mr. America, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part Two of his interview, Victor talks about competing and winning the 1985 AAU Jr. Mr. America and Mr. America competitions and his experience competing at the NABBA Mr. Universe contest. Victor also discusses the details of his contest prep and what he is doing now after stepping away from the bodybuilding stage.

Time Stamps:

2:00 - Mr. Olympia review

17:18 - Start of interview with Victor Terra, Part Two

17:30 - Winning the Teenage Mr. America and Teenage Mr. USA

21:50 - Competing in the AAU or the NPC?

25:30 - Entering the NABBA Mr. Universe

29:45 - 1984 NPC Nationals

32:00 - Competing in the '80's

36:00 - 1985 Jr. Mr. America

37:24 - 1985 AAU Mr. America

41:00 - Guest posing in Europe

48:00 - Competing in the NABBA Mr. Universe

1:00:00 - The difference between the 90's and today

1:06:00 - Keeping the waist small

1:10:00 - Bodybuiders Victor admired

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Victor Terra, 1983 Teenage Mr. America and Teenage Mr. USA, NABBA Mr. Universe and Pro Mr. Universe and Short Class Winner at the 1985 AAU Mr. America, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part One of his interview, Victor explains how he started bodybuilding and meeting his mentor Bob Gruskin. Victor also talks about his succes competing in the Teenage Bodybuilding contests by winning both the AAU Teenage Mr. America and the NPC Teenage Mr. USA in the same year. 

Time Stamps:

2:46 - Florida Hurricanes

4:04 - Mr. Olympia this weekend

8:50 - Start of interview with Victor Terra

12:23 - Meeting Bob Gruskin

17:00 - Competing in teenage bodybuilding contests

22:00 - Victor's genetic potential

27:35 - 1983 Teenage Mr. America

32:00 - Intense training

35:00 - Victor's future after bodybuilding

39:15 - Victor's training to get bigger

43:40 - Developing weak points

46:30 - Keeping a 28 inch waist

50:30 - Stopping competition

55:10 - Visting Gold's Gym in the 80's

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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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Dan Solomon, the President of the Mr. Olympia competition, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Dan talks about the events that will take place for the 60th Mr. Olympia competition which will take place in Las Vegas on October 10-13, 2024. Dan gives the details on the new venue for the Mr. Olympia and what goes into putting on the biggest bodybuilding competition in the world. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads three articles from some old bodybuilding magazines including the 1968 Mr. Olympia report from Muscle Builder magazine, the first article written about Arnold Schwarzenegger written by Joe Weider in Muscle Builder magazine and a great article from Rick Wayne about Arnold's only real competition from a 1975 issue of Muscle Mag International. (Time Stamps below)

Time Stamps:

3:25 - Emails to the Podcast

8:08 - Interview with Dan Solomon about the 60th Mr. Olympia

10:40 - Remembering Joe Weider

14:08 - Former Mr. Olympia champions onstage this year

17:10 - Bodybuilding is bigger than ever

19:00 - Mr. Olympia back in Vegas

25:40 - Gold Sandow Statue

26:30 - The power of social media

28:50 - No one person is bigger than the sport

31:18 - Current Olympia Champions

33:00 - Future goals for the Mr. Olympia

39:58 - Mr. Olympia Watch Party

43:55 - John Hansen reads the article "The Frosting on the Cake" written by Dick Tyler about the 1968 Mr. Olympia contest from the January, 1969 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.

50:40 - John reads the article "Arnold Schwarzenegger" written by Joe Weider for the May, 1969 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.

1:12:42 - John reads the article "Don't Kid the Kid" written by Rick Wayne for the Summer, 1975 issue of Muscle Mag International magazine. 

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Nicolas Chemla, author of the new book Mister America, is the guest on the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast for Part Two of his interview. Mister America is a novel about the life of bodybuilder Mike Mentzer. Originally published in France in 2019, Mister America has now been translated to English and is available in the United States. In Part Two of his interview, Nicolas talks about Mike's trip to see the first Mr. Olympia contest in 1965, Mike's friendship with Dave Mastorakis, meeting Arthur Jones and Casey Viator in 1971, Mike's relationship with Joe Weider and the eventual decline of his life. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the article "Mike Mentzer - A Future Superstar" written by Armand Tanny for the January, 1976 issue of Muscle Builder magazine and then John reads an excerpt from the book Mister America when a young Mike Mentzer goes to see the first Mr. Olympia contest in New York in 1965. 

Time Stamps:

3:05 - Upcoming Mr. Olympia

4:00 - Emails to the Podcast

7:07  - Start of interview with Nicolas Chemla, Part Two

7:41 - Meeting Larry Scott and Dave Draper

10:30 - Joe Weider vs. Bob Hoffman

13:45 - John Ziegler and Mike Mentzer

24:30 - Rolling Stones concert

33:00 - Meeting Arthur Jones and Casey Viator

41:20 - Mike's relationship with Joe Weider

50:20 - Mike's magazine Workout

55:40 - The decline of Mike's life

59:30 - John reads the article "Mike Mentzer - A Future Superstar" by Armand Tanny from the January, 1976 issue of Muscle Builder magazine.

1:09:10 - John reads an excerpt from the book Mister America.

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