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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