In this episode your hosts Stevesmi and Da Mobster present to you the subject of today’s podcast winner of the 1982 Mr Olympia - Chris Dickerson. So pin back your earlobes and listen up as we get into

• What he overcame to become Mr Olympia – black, gay and issues with the AAU (bias)

• His genetics for bodybuilding - one of triplets – all with great calves from childhood

• Winning the Mr O in 1982 (London). I wish I’d gone as my interest started in 1980. Also winning the Masters Olympia in 1994

• How he was a man of many talents – including being a classical opera singer of profes-sional quality

• Training with Bill Pearl as a mentor and how this may have shaped his approach to training and nutrition

• How he competed over 4 decades – competing and winning multiples titles from 1966 through to 1994

• Competed with the IFBB, WBBG, AAU and NABBA

• Was training at 67 (2019) so is 69 at the time of our recording the podcast

• Great poser. This came from dancing and gymnastics, inc ballet, as a teen.

Forum links

Article on his steroid cycle: https://www.evolutionary.org/chris-dickerson-steroids

Forum Posts

Discussion of his cycle and the man: https://www.evolutionary.org/chris-dickerson-steroids