Mike Torchia, 1976 Teenage Mr. America and 1977 Collegiate Mr. America, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Mike talks about how he started bodybuilding as a teenager and transformed his body from a fat kid to a bodybuilding champion, eventually winning the Teenage Mr. America and the Collegiate Mr. America. Mike also shares his story of traveling to California as a young man to train with Arnold and Franco at Gold's gym, guest posing with Sergio Oliva and working out with Arthur Jones. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads the contest report of the 1976 AAU Teenage Mr. America from the MuscleMag Annual 77.

Time Stamps:

2:30 - 1974 Mr. Olympia - 50 year anniversary

5:27 - Interview with Mike Torchia

6:05 - How Mike started bodybuilding

9:50 - Mike's first bodybuilding competition

12:30 - Training at Gold's Gym in the '70's

17:00 - Posing lessons from Ed Corney

21:00 - Hanging out with Arnold and Franco

25:44 - Training with Casey Viator and Arthur Jones

30:00 - No cardio with old school training

33:00 - Guest posing with Sergio Oliva

36:15 - Training with Arnold at Gold's Gym

38:35 - Working out with Serge Nubret

40:20 - Winning the 1976 Teenage Mr. America

43:35 - The trend towards size

44:40 - Training Hollywood Stars

52:40 - Mike's Podcast

54:35 - Mike's acting career

59:35 - AI Mike

1:07:30 - Mike Tyson - Jake Paul fight

1:12:10 - John reads the 1976 Teenage Mr. America contest report from MuscleMag Annual 77

Links:

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