Steve Brisbois, 1986 IFBB Amateur World Champion in the Bantamweight Class, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Steve talks about when he started competing in bodybuilding and his rapid rise to international competition. Steve was the only bantamweight competitor in history to win an overall national championship when he won the Canadian Nationals in 1986. Steve also talks about winning the IFBB Mr. Universe in the bantamweight class that same year as a natural bodybuilder. Finally, Steve talks about competing against the big boys in the professional competitions and the drug testing at the 1990 Arnold Classic. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads an article written by Frank Zane for the August, 1980  issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine about his preparations to win his fourth Mr. Olympia contest that year. 

Time Stamps:

7:45 - Emails from last week's podcast

12:05 - Beginning of interview with Steve Brisbois, Part One

15:30 - Competing in his first contest

20:20 - Winning the overall Canadian Championships as a bantamweight

25:50 - Winning the 1986 IFBB Mr. Universe

28:00 - The kidney disease Steve had as a kid

31:00 - Steve's decision to use steroids

33:00 - The 1987 NIght of the Champions

36:40 - How they did the drug tests for the 1986 IFBB World Championships

42:54 - When Steve competed in his first Mr. Olympia contest

46:22 - Ben Johnson and the 1988 Olympics scandal

54:22 - The first drug tested Arnold Classic in 1990

58:25 - John Hansen reads an article written by Frank Zane for the August, 1980 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine about his prep to win his fourth Mr. Olympia title.

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