Dan Solomon and Jose Raymond

The Bodybuilding Legends Podcast features two interviews this week. Jose Raymond, one of the best 212 Pro Bodybuilders in the sport, gives his predictions for the 2021 Arnold Classic and the Mr. Olympia contest. In Part One of his interview, Jose talks about the favorites for the two biggest professional contests of the year and then offers his picks for the top placings. In the second part of the show, Mr. Olympia President Dan Solomon previews this years Mr. Olympia event, taking place from October 7th-10th, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Dan talks about the changes this year to the Expo, the stage design, the press conference and the Pay-Per-View broadcast. Dan also remembers the legendary writer Peter McGough, who passed away at the end of last year. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads an article from the April-May, 1978 issue of Muscle Builder magazine called "Close Encounters of the 5th Kind" written by Armand Tanny about the winning career of Kal Szkalak, 1977 IFBB Heavyweight Mr. Universe. (Time Stamps and Links below). Time Stamps 6:00 - John reads comments from last week's podcast 12:45 - Beginning of Jose Raymond interview, Part One 15:45 - Jose makes his predictions for the 2021 Arnold Classic 24:30 - Jose talks about the 2021 Mr. Olympia 37:15 - Jose explains the appeal of rookie Nick Walker 46:25 - Jose picks his top ten placings for the 2021 Mr. Olympia 49:50 - Dan Solomon interview 53:00 - Dan talks about the changes to this year's Mr. Olympia contest 1:09:00 - Dan remembers the legendary Peter McGough 1:20:45 - John Hansen reads the article "Close Encounters of the 5th Kind" written by Armand Tanny from the April-May, 1978 issue of Muscle Builder magazine about the career of Kal Szkalak, 1977 Heavyweight Mr. Universe winner. Mr Olympia website Mr. Olympia Pay-Per-View Bodybuilding Legends website John Hansen Fitness website Support the Podcast on Patreon John's YouTube Channel John's Instagram Page John's Facebook Page